Careers
If you are looking for work in Hermanus, Abagold might just be your answer. Abagold has always embraced innovation and always focused on helping to ensure that Abalone Cultivation in South Africa is World Class. You can see it in our ground-breaking products and in our dynamic environment where your skills and your career can grow and develop. We know that every day, new ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. At Abagold you’ll be respected, you’ll contribute to the bottom line and you’ll produce quality in what you do.
To submit your CV or enquire about work opportunities at Abagold, please email applications@abagold.co.za
Career Development and Growth Oppertunities
Diverse Growth Potential
From your first day on the job you’ll be expected to learn, contribute and in this way help to grow your career. In your Abagold Way mini business you will learn about what happens in your department and how what you do contributes to the organisational objectives and vision. Our vision is to be the world’s leading brand for quality abalone cultivation, processing and marketing. We offer a variety of opportunities to further training. All training and development is role based, and will depend on the knowledge and expertise you have and that you need to fulfil your role effectively. We also offer extensive opportunities in Adult education, to ensure that you have a solid foundation of numeracy and communication expertise to be able to further develop from. We believe that to progress as a company, we must help individuals to progress. Your performance is measured and rewarded. Goal setting, coaching and feedback are essential components of effective Performance Management and growth. We have a business with diverse departments requiring a diverse set of skills and expertise. We do not only believe in vertical growth, but believe that broad, lateral experience, across the business will enable you to make a valuable contribution to our business and will offer you a broad range of opportunities.
Make your mark by making a difference
Twenty years from now, the earth’s population will need over 50% more food than it can produce at this stage. Abagold is working on ensuring that we produce quality abalone and feeds in a sustainable and natural way that brings no harm to the environment or people. Our processing facility is HACCP accredited. At Abagold you’ll be part of a sustainable company focused on reducing our environmental impact and promoting sustainability.
INNOVATION
At Abagold you’ll find a team-focused environment that thrives on innovation and encourages you to do extraordinary things. That’s because every day, we give you the chance to take novel approaches to aquaculture processes by actively recognising and rewarding people who strive to bring innovations about in all they do. These might be small or large innovations, but together they all contribute to us achieving our vision.
As abalone farming and aquatic feed company, Abagold was announced the national winner of the Innovation Award at the Productivity SA awards function held in Johannesburg on 30 October 2014.
Abagold won the award for their innovative new water reticulation system designed by their engineering manager, Christiaan de Wet.
The new system was recently commissioned and is up to 18% more energy efficient than the system it replaced.
Sea water is pumped through the system at a rate of more than 10 million litres per hour and the system is designed to handle more than 15 million litres per hour at full capacity.
Christo du Plessis, previous managing director of Abagold, said receiving the award “is very satisfying as innovation is one of Abagold’s values. The recognition received is a testament that the staff of Abagold live the values of the company”.
CULTURE
Abagold is proud of our Winning Culture. Over the years, Abagold has won numerous Awards in various sectors. Exporter of the Year Award 2008, Female Entrepreneur 2011, Exporter of the Year Award 2012, IDC Business partner Awards 2013, SADC Annual Quality award 2014, Exporter of the Year Awards 2014. It is based on several important foundational values:
- Integrity – Through purpose and principle we ensure natural and safe products
- Respect – For each other, shareholders, society and the planet
- Quality – Everything we do and produce
- Innovation – Striving for continuous improvement
- Responsibility – Towards the team and the long-term sustainability of our company
Our culture is team oriented, non-hierarchical and innovative.
It gives people a chance to make bigger, earlier and more frequent contributions than would be the case in many companies. For people who want to learn quickly and be given the opportunity to try new things in a high performing Aquaculture organisation, Abagold is a great place to work.
DIVERSITY
At Abagold, diversity is not a program or initiative; it’s the way we do business and one of the keys to our success. To sustain and grow our business across all areas, we require diverse business perspectives and the flexibility to work with a variety of people wherever we conduct business. Our work must reflect and respect the cultures, ideas and interests of the market we serve and the communities we touch and attract our employees from.
Abagold’s commitment to diversity is reflected in two key components of business philosophy:
Communication, we listen carefully to diverse points of view and engage in thoughtful dialogue to broaden our understanding of issues in order to better address the needs and concerns of society and each other.
Respect, we respect the religious, culture and ethics of people throughout the world. We recognise the moral and business value of equal opportunity, diversity and respect. We’re transforming our workforce at all levels, so that it reflects the demographics of our country and helps to ensure that those skills developed by all of our employees are being used optimally within our business. Enhancing diversity in our workforce has been a high priority for Abagold over the years.
SAFETY
Our priority is to ensure that our employees, contractors and visitors to all areas of our business are safe.
We offer extensive safety training and our team of safety officers continuously monitors workplace practices to ensure that we work in optimal safety conditions. We do not allow anyone to work under the influence of intoxicating substances and will regularly conduct random tests to ensure that all our employees are in optimal condition to work safely and to not place their peers at risk either.
We aim to create a healthy and positive work environment for all our employees, acknowledging the benefits this provides in terms of productivity. We have now implemented our Wellness Programme which focuses on HIV/Aids, sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis, and train our employees to live responsible lives. Our workplace Occupational health Clinic offers a valuable service to all employees.
