General Manager, Dairy Farm at a Leading Manufacturing Company - Dmot Enterprises

Dmot Enterprises - Our client, a Leading Manufacturing company in Lagos State with branches nationwide, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: General Manager, Dairy Farm (Expatriate)

Location: Sagamu, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Offer recommendations to optimize business performance in terms of operations, profitability, management, structure and strategy.
• Offer business and technical advice across all key areas of a Dairy Farm start up project (pre , during and post setup) , and not limited to budgeting , planning , designing , construction, equipment procurement , herd management , milk production , storage and transportation etc..
• Offer recommendations to build a strong base for technical protocols.
• Review the existing start-up project plan to assess the pros / cons of set strategies.
• Review the existing start-up project budget, and share observations.
• Plan and implement project milestones.
• Conduct negotiations with third parties - designing , construction and equipment supplying companies , and recommend suitable fit.
• Lead the contract management of above-mentioned third parties , ensuring governance on quality and speed of delivery viz a viz the signed off work plan.
• Evaluate and recommend process improvement initiatives for Dairy Farm & Arable Farm (operational and production areas).
• Detect issues / challenges proactively and resolve in consultation with the Company’s team.
• Monitor the project status closely to avoid delays.
• Share project status / risk reports regularly with the Management for review.
• Create a training program for the company’s workforce to improve efficiency.
• Support design and construction phase with guidelines that ensure that the right-man-machine-animal matrix is in place.
• Define project milestones and provide guidelines on constructions that facilitate future animal welfare, cow flow and manure handling.
• Provide directions on financial analysis for present and future scope of large capital investment.

Qualifications

• A Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Graduate OR Degree / HND ( Higher National Diploma ) in an Agricultural / related discipline
• Minimum 25 years experience in Dairy Farm Management with global experience.
• Experience of Operational and Administrative running of a Dairy Farm.
• Experience of leadership roles with overall accountability for the budget , business management and profitability of a Dairy Farm.
• Successful track record of setting up Dairy Farm startup’s (minimum 3000 cow’s).
• Prior experience in Dairy Farm designing and construction must.
• Prior experience in contract management of third parties in a start up Dairy project – Designing & Construction companies and Equipment suppliers.
• Knowledge of Cow nutrition, health & fertility, forage production , milking , storage and transportation of fresh milk.
• Experience of installing milking line’s and storage tanks added advantage.
• Experience of managing logistics and transportation in a Dairy farm preferred.
• Experience of managing Arable Farm (Crop / silage production) added advantage.
• Experience of working in a diverse multicultural work place is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of relevant HSE ( Health, Safety and Environment) guidelines for Dairy Farm.
• Experience of creating training programs for Dairy Farm workforce in key areas.

Application Closing Date
1st November, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.