Assistant Member Services Supervisor at Doreo Partners

Responsibilities:

•     Managing a team of field officers
•     Assist in generating planting plans and budget inputs.
•     Design and implement systems to efficiently manage labour and equipment
•     Propose creative solutions to farming problems.
•     Work closely with other farm staff to produce the highest quality products.
•     Conduct and manage all preparations.
•     Follow and document planting plan.
•     Generate accurate crop survey and crop forecast.
•     Produce spray forecast according to the crop survey
•     Help supervise crop harvesting.
•     Help in quality control.
•     Comply with all safety requirements.
•     Design spray programs and spray crops with pesticides.
•     Maintain farm data for analysis
•     Train and supervise the assistant growers.
•     Maintains proper records for spraying and fertilizing
•     Calibrates and documents planting and spray equipment.

Qualifications, Requirements and Skills;

•     The ideal candidate should have a B.Sc or M.Sc in Agronomy, Plant Science or Horticulture.
•     2-3 years commercial farm management experience is desirable but not essential
•     Mechanical knowledge and agricultural tools expertise.
•     Strong Operations experience and ability to "roll up sleeves" with can-do attitude.
•     Ability to prepare daily written reports.
•     Ability to manage assets - equipment, labour.
•     Ability to budget, program, manage, schedule.
•     Results oriented manager.
•     Ability to plan ahead and to look at the whole picture.
•     Experience working in the rural setting is an added bonus