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.
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