At Saroafrica International, we believe in turning challenges, stemming from customers' needs into success stories. This has motivated and inspired our journey from the beginning.
Our flagship company, Saro Agrosciences, was founded out of a desire to satisfy under-served customers in the crop protection industry especially with the departure of multinati...
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Support the achievement of plantation Fresh Fruit Bunchtargets within the agreed budget.
Assist the delivery replanting programme according to best practice international standards.
Maintain the plantation at the best upkeep level.
Organize and supervise agricultural workforce to improve outturn and workers productivity.
Contribute to improve oil extraction rate (OER) by delivering 100% ripe bunches to the mill and arranging for all lose fruit to be delivered within 24 hours of harvest.
Support the maximization yields and average bunch weight through appropriate fertilizer application.
Respect first in first out management of all plantation stores items.
Assist with the installation and management of nurseries.
Support the execution the planting programme to allow at least 2 months rainfall for seedlings before the dry season starts.
Assist in the training and upskilling of plantations managers and divisional managers to best management practices of oil palm plantation developing in country skills and capability.
Support and assist Agric Director and Edo State Government teams in the implementation of all environmental and health and safety initiatives.
Assist with reporting against targets and KPIs to relevant authorities to assess and improve business performance.
Requirements
Minimum of second-class upper division in Agronomy or Agricultural -Engineering or equivalent subject.
Relevant professional experience in a similar role and environment.
Knowledge and experience of agricultural operations, imperatively in the plantation sector, in Africa.