Agribusiness Operations Manager at Edgewood Consulting Limited

Edgewood Consulting Limited - Our client in the Agricultural Business Sector is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Agribusiness Operations Manager

Location: Okitipupa, Ondo
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting Line: Position reports to the Managing Director.

Job Summary

• 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.

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2022.