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Business Address & Location of Work: Wasimi Village, Ikire, Osun State.
Work Location Information:
Rural area; Staff accommodation provided
Education Requirement:
Minimum of HND in either Crop Science, Soil Science, Agricultural Science, or Agricultural Economics, applicants with OND and a minimum of 10 years related experience would be considered.
Experience Requirement:
3-5 years of related farm work experience.
Additional Skills
Operation and maintenance of farm machinery and equipment; and valid driving licence would be considered an asset.
Ability to Supervise and Manage
More than 4 people
Personal Suitability
- A positive attitude in the workplace is required as is the ability to adhere to all human resources, operational and health safety policies and procedures
- Team player with good physical fitness and stamina; able to work under pressure; and attention to detail.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops; reviewing professional publications; and benchmarking state-of-the-art practices.
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, oral and spoken) in English and Yoruba.
Job Description:
Reporting to the General Manager the Farm Manager’s duties will include:
- Coordinate seeding, nursery, green house, irrigation, spraying and harvest activities
- Coordinating activities and supervision of farm workers and harvest labourers
- Develop and implement work schedule, procedures and maintain quality control.
- Work with the General Manager to establish; and implement maintenance and repairs of farm buildings, machinery and equipment
- Develop prescription and post-harvest maps for seeding, fertilizer application and spraying; and yield maps for harvest
- Maintain farm inventories, records and logs; and production records
- Monitor and document performance of farm inputs
- Hire and train staff
- General farm duties as required
- Valid driver’s licence would be considered an asset.
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