Head of Agriculture Technical – Large Estate – Blue Chip – Significant operation with local and export markets – Management role

Jul 13, 2021 | Senior Managerial & Executive Positions

This senior role reports to the Chief Operating Officer. 

Your technical skills must include;

  • BSc degree in Agriculture/ Agricultural Engineering.
  • MSc in Agricultural Engineering would be an added advantage.
  • 10 to 15 years’ experience including senior general management experience.
  • Strong mathematical, analytical, and scientific aptitude. 

Your career must also include working for a large Estate or agricultural operation and not just a farm operation as senior managerial and leadership skills are required. 

The job requires the successful person to; 

  • Develop the Agric technical division strategic and annual business plans to achieve company objectives and targets.
  • Manage all land preparation, internal water civil infrastructure including roads through formulating and implementing machinery utilization programmes, sourcing, servicing and maintenance programmes.
  • Coordinate the formulation of irrigation systems and programmes on water, power supply utilization and optimization.
  • Approve annual plans on irrigation system designs for cost effectiveness.
  • Formulate plant protection and nutrition programmes and ensures adherence to good agronomic practices by the Estates.
  • Develops and manages agricultural information systems for use in the setting up of crop production targets and resource utilization efficiency parameters.
  • Manages and directs all Agric Training and SHE programs in the Agriculture Technical Department. 

This senior job would suit a person who has achieved senior status in the agricultural sector. 

This is a challenging and rewarding role for a senior executive who has left working on the land and developed skills directing the operations 

Email your CV to Colin Roberts in word format.