Farm Manager

Job Purpose:

• To oversee and manage farm operations.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Generic Duties

• Plans, leads, organizes, staffs & controls departments overall activities,
• Designs and implements procedures, systems, and tools to maximize departmental operating efficiency,
• Assesses risks by following industry trends to ensure profitability, company survival and provide solutions,
• Coaches, mentors, and develops employees through periodic performance evaluations and ongoing performance dialogue and feedback,
• Ensures adherence to company policies and procedures and undertake disciplinary actions if the need arises

Main Duties

• Manage and oversee field(s) preparation, soils amendments, fertilization, and ground cover plan development,
• Leads irrigation and Integrated Pest management tasks,
• Monitor and implement procedures to maintain and improve farmyards quality,
• Monitor Irrigation, erosion control, trellis and irrigation installation and maintenance tasks,
• Ensure that all necessary farm equipments are on site and in good operating condition prior to work, supervise equipment maintenance and make sure that workers properly utilize equipment,
• Prepares plans and schedules for planting and harvesting,
• Visit the different divisions to inspect crops, livestock, and also perform tests on soil and water.
• Ensures seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other supplies are regularly restocked.
• Monitor work environment cleanness in compliance with country, state, and federal regulations,
• Research, identify and assist in the determination of proper seeds varietals to be procured and planted,
• Work with nursery consultants to research, identify and assist in the determination of the best planting locations of the selected seed varietals,
• Research, identify and assist in the selection of trellis systems, irrigation methods, fertilization/herbicides, and predator methods of application or deterrent,
• Ensure all of predator fencing systems, trellis systems, irrigation/ fertilization systems and planting of the farmyards are asper the standard,
• Research, identify and assist in the determination of proper field equipment/ tool needs to maintain all related operations.
• Manage and oversee all planting, plant training, maintenance, fertilization, irrigation, herbicide / pesticide / predator controls systems/processes, and trellis systems and harvesting,
• Prepare, review, and submit timely reports to the relevant organ,
• Perform other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Qualification and Skills

• BSc or MSc in Agricultural Engineering ,Horticulture , Plant science ,Agronomy and related field of studies.

Experience:

• 10 years for BSc
• 8 years for MSc

Skills

• Leadership skills
• Problem solving skills
• Communication skills.