Crop Operations Officer job at Kaleya Smallholders Company Limited
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Vacancy title:
Crop Operations Officer

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Business Management and Administration , Category: Management ]

Jobs at:

Kaleya Smallholders Company Limited

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, November 13 2024 

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka, South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 30 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
The Crop Production Officer reports to the Estate Manager. The successful candidate should be able to apply acceptable agronomic practices and produce high quality crops.

Main Responsibilities
• Establishes physical requirements for each crop field based on the budget and analysis of soil requirements.
• Produces production statistical reports and crop evaluation reports periodically.
• Supervises weather station to facilitate irrigation scheduling. and ensures that the field irrigation requirements are met.
• Monitors crop growth.
• Implements quality and quantity standards.
• Coordinates pest and disease surveillance, weed control and infield slashing.
• Monitors ripping/ridging on Estate fields.
• Carryout maintenance works on all existing canal and drainages on the Estate and establish new ones as per agreed budget.
• Manages forest conservation on the Estate.
• Arranges and coordinates land preparation for Estate fields.
• Coordinates herbiciding for Estate fields.
• Timorously arrange for the planting/replanting of identified fields.
• Ensure that trash management is carried out immediately after harvest.
• Timorously request for the necessary resources in agreed quantities and quality.
• Scheduling and monitoring irrigation drip, overhead and flood irrigated fields and ensures that the field irrigation requirements are met.

Qualifications and experience
• Degree in Agriculture/ Crop Science/ or other Agriculture disciplines.
• 5 years’ experience in sugarcane production.
• Working knowledge of farm equipment will be added advantage.
• High level computer literacy in Microsoft office, word and excel desired.
Strengths in Agronomy & Agric business planning / management will be added advantage.
• Experience in working with sub surface drip will be added advantage.
• Must have a valid driver’s licence.
• Must be a member of AIZ


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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• An attractive package which includes accommodation, commensurate remuneration will be given to the successful candidates.
• Suitably qualified applicants should apply sending their curriculum vitae with full career and current salary details, copies of relevant certificates and two traceable references to; The Chairman of the Selection Committee via e-mail to humanresource@kascol.co.zm . Closing date for applications is 8th November 2024.
• The Chairman
• Selection Committee
• Kaleya Smallholders Company Limited
• P.O. Box 670371
• Mazabuka


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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, November 13 2024
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 30-10-2024
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 30-10-2024
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 30-10-2066
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