Arable Manager at Dmot Enterprises

DMOT Enterprises provides Business Center, General Trading, Contract Management with companies, Consultancy, Resource hiring, training and counseling services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Arable Manager (Nigerian or Expatriate)

Location: Ota, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Directly responsible for maize crop growing and silage production activities.
• Determine budgets and responsible to deliver budgeted quantity of maize silage.
• Help General Manager manage dairy cattle feeding.

Duties and Tasks

• Plan and direct production of hybrid maize varieties with high yield or disease and insect resistant characteristics.
• Plant, irrigate, weed, harvest, ensile maize crop and supply budgeted quantity to dairy cattle feeding.
• Hire, train, direct and coordinate worker activities, such as planting, irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, grading, payroll, and recordkeeping.
• Determine machinery requirement, define specifications, help purchase, train local staff, and operate to attain budgeted yield.
• Make contract with farmers or independent owners for raising of maize crops or for management of crop production.
• Record information, such as production, farm management practices, and prepare financial and operational reports.
• Enforce safety regulations and interpret policies.

Qualifications

• B.Agric or B.Sc in Agri-Agronomy
• Years of experience: Minimum of 10 years in Maize farming. Soyabean farming experience too will be added advantage . Africa / Middle East Africa experience will be an advantage

Skills:

• Strong decision-making.
• Analytical, Problem-solving and Proactive.
• Excellent communication ( written and spoken ) must – English language.
• The ability to work with local people / farmers.
• Leadership.
• Administration skills.
• Knowledge of key farm equipment’s and related practices - tractors, harvesters, planter, harrow, and plough.

Application Closing Date
2nd April, 2024.

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