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 company operational targets through its maximum availability of a good quality network of roads and tracks throughout the estates
Organize and supervise the teams of Roads development and maintenance, in coordination with the Human Resources
Maintain, in cooperation with the Workshop Manager, a fleet of vehicles commensurate to the needs of the task, and issue documented recommendations with regards to additional or different equipment requirements
Ensure permanent availability of the required materials (culverts, concrete, laterite, gravels etc) for proper development and maintenance of the roads & tracks network on the Estates
Identify laterite and gravel quarries in the vicinity, put in place sourcing agreements in cooperation with the Agric Director, and organize logistics arrangements for regular ad-hoc supply
Keep updated planning of all Roads & Tracks development and maintenance activities, including traffic signage, visual warnings to users, and awareness campaign if/when required, in good intelligence with all Heads of Departments
Report regularly to the Managing Director, Agric Director, Technical Director and all other Heads of Departments about past, ongoing and planned activities, and flag all existing or potential issues, with proposed solutions.
Support and assist Agric Director and ESG teams in the implementation of all environmental and health and safety initiatives
Assist with reporting against targets and KPIs to GM/ MD to assess and improve business performance
Ensure the most efficient traffic conditions throughout the Estates, whilst maintaining the lowest possible costs.
Requirements
Minimum of a Second Class Upper B. Agric (Hons) Degree in Agronomy, Forestry or Bio-engineering or equivalent subject is a plus, but not essential.
5 - 10 years and above relevant professional experience in a similar role and environment.
Good knowledge and experience about heavy-duty equipment (Bull, grader, compactor, tipper truck, excavator)
Knowledge and experience of agricultural operations, imperatively in the plantation sector, in Africa.
Management / supervisory skills and experience in managing technical teams are advantages.
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