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Ondo |
Posted 2 years ago |
JOB TITLE: Agribusiness Operations Manager
JOB LOCATION: Okitipupa, Ondo
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting Line: Position reports to the Managing Director.
JOB DETAILS:
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- Primary responsibilities will be to maximize the quality and yield of the various farm crops, while minimizing the cost of inputs. Included is supervision of all farming operations & farm staff, and participation in senior management decision making for the company.
- This role can reside in Lagos but will be required to travel to Farm Locations
Duties / Responsibilities
- Management of farm operation and seed plant employees as well as contract labor.
- Liaison between farm operations, business office and management.
- Improve efficiency across operation, increase income/profitability and decrease expenses
- Be a positive spokesperson and representative of our company in the community.
- Inspect fields to determine crop maturity, condition, detect disease and insect issues. Direct crop operations such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting.
- Monitor activities such as chemical applications and harvesting to ensure adherence to safety regulations and industry/company standards.
- Participates in key decision making for company as related to farming and seed cleaning operation.
- Supervise the Operation of standard farm equipment including tractor, sprayer and truck
- Maintain paper and/or electronic files for crops and seed plant.
- Adhere to and follows all safety procedures in accordance with training and reports any dangerous conditions to management immediately.
- Coordinates maintenance and repairs on all farm equipment as needed such as troubleshooting malfunctions and completing minor/major repairs.
- Maintains an updated and accurate maintenance/repair log on all machines for reference purposes.
- Maintains financial, operational, production and employment records for farm operations as requested.
- Attend and participate in company meetings.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Education: Agricultural Degree preferred (Farm Management, Crop Management or Agribusiness Ideal).
- 5+ years agricultural experience
- Management & Leadership
- Management and supervisory experience. Ability to instruct and manage others constructively.
- Excellent people skills to utilize with staff, owner(s), customers and business partners/vendors
- Mentoring
- Ability to work productively with others as a team leader in a team environment.
- Ability to lead change in an organization.
- Ability to delegate.
- Must possess Innovation capabilities
- Previous Crop Production Experience with: Palm Trees as well as other potential crops
Farming Knowledge:
- Precision farming techniques, technology and equipment.
General:
- Technology savvy with ability to use common office equipment such as desktop/laptop/tablet computer, smartphone. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time and meet agreed upon deadlines.
- Progressive thinker and open-minded, especially to learning new technologies to improve productivity and profitability.
Skills / Abilities:
- Coordination.
- Monitoring and controlling resources.
- Deductive reasoning.
- Enterprising and calculated risk taking.
- Integrity.
- Independent and dependable.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume titled “Agribusiness Project Manager” to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Deadline: August 31, 2022
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Job Features
Job Category | Agriculture / Agro Allied |
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