Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 02 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
• Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the position of Farm Manager. The position reports to the Crop Production Manager -West and operates within the agriculture function.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for Ensuring highest possible cane quality and farming productivity, whilst optimizing crop volume and yield at the lowest possible cost.

Key Performance Areas
• Manage all farming activities, timing and quality standards related to cane production.
• Ensure all assets within the farm are maintained within Illovo standards.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationship with neighbouring villages and farms, where relevant.
• Develop, implement, and manage farm resource and activity plans.
• Monitor farm budgets and implement cost reduction measures to ensure budget adherence.
• Ensure adherence to harvesting schedule and crop estimate cadence, and accurate reports submitted on time.
• Secure materials and other farm inputs
• Ensure company policies are followed.
• Ensure farm activity data is captured accurately and consistently in CanePro.
• Ensure labour is recruited in line with farm plan and approve farm input data for monthly payroll.
• Implement and monitor continuous improvement practices by driving work practices and ensuring that tools and techniques are applied to deliver high quality, sustainable supply of estate sugar cane.
• Oversee effective talent and performance management, developing skills within teams through on-the-job coaching.
• Conduct on the job training and instruction on various operations, and identify new training needs where appropriate.
• Identify and monitor KPIs and balanced scorecards, track performance and flag any issues.
• Manage fire and security risks.
• Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)

Minimum specifications / Requirements areas
• Bachelor’s degree / Diploma in Agriculture.
• 3+ years’ experience in sugar cane agriculture.
• Good business acumen and agricultural expertise, with ability to anticipate, interpret and respond to changes impacting on functional area.
• Strong data analysis skills.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• All interested in applying for this position, please submit your detailed CV & copies of relevant qualifications, ID/ Passports in PDF format as a single document, for the attention of HR Business Partner: Nakambala to careers@zamsugar.zm  stating clearly the position applied for – Farm Manager.
• All internal employees are expected to complete Internal Application Form and obtain relevant signatures when applying for vacancies. No hard copies applications or phone calls will be accepted.
• Closing date for applications: 9th November 2023 at 17:00hrs.
• All applicants may be required to complete pre-employment checks (qualification, credit, security, background, and medical assessments) as part of the recruitment process where applicable.
• If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

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