Agricultural Operations Managers at Lorache Group
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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Agricultural Operations Manager
Ref Id: AOPM 202
Location: Ondo
Job Description
- Agricultural Operations Managers or farm managers are responsible for the daily planning, organisation, supervision and administration of activities on farm estates
Responsibilities
- Overall coordination of the company’s Oil Palm development program
- Optimization of FFB recovery
- Plantation management plan development
- Strategic redevelopment plan for old plantations
- Development of new plantations and coordination of its growth plan
- Forward planning
- Making policy decisions
- Budgeting and maintaining accurate financial records
- Organising sales crops and agricultural products
- Handling paperwork and keeping administrative records
- Recruiting, training/instructing and supervising farm workers
- Making sure that work progresses satisfactorily
- Ensuring compliance with government regulations and health and safety standards
- Keeping an up-to-date knowledge of pests and diseases
- Ensuring that the farm is profitable and meets projected financial targets
- Organising maintenance/repair of farm property, equipment and machinery
- Advertising and marketing farm products or the work of the farmer.
Qualifications
- B.Sc. Agricultural Management and Extension. A relevant higher post-graduate degree in addition to membership of relevant professional bodies will be an added advantage.
- The applicant must not be more than 40 years of age and a minimum of 7 years post-graduate working experience in an agro-based firm and specifically in an oil palm company that has a sizeable oil palm plantation.
Key required skills:
- Initiative
- Flexibility
- Good communication skill
- Analytical skills
- Commercial awareness
- IT skills
- The ability to apply technical knowledge of the environment and legislation/public policy matters in a practical environment
- Marketing and sales skills
- Teamwork and leadership.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using Code number as subject of the mail.
Job Features
Job Category | Agriculture / Agro Allied |
Qualification | BSC |
Closing Date | Not Specified |