Zhuli Recruiters, a recruitment / HR Consulting firm, is recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Farm Manager
Locations: Agbara, Ogun and Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Responsibilities
- Analysing existing operations, crops, livestock, staff, and financial documents and recommending improvements.
- The farm manager’s responsibilities include monitoring staff, crops, and livestock, purchasing supplies, preparing budgets and reports, and ensuring maximum profit.
- Preparing plans and schedules for planting and harvesting and ensuring staff understands expectations.
- Visiting the different divisions to inspect crops, livestock, and also perform tests on soil and water.
- Ensuring seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other supplies are regularly restocked.
- Scheduling repairs, maintenance, and replacement of equipment and machinery. • Handling the marketing and sale of products produced on the farm like fruit, vegetables, dairy, meat, and grain.
- Ensuring all staff adheres to health and safety regulations.
- Assisting with the recruitment and training of new staff members.
- Collaborating with senior staff to prepare budgets and financial reports.
- Building professional networks and keeping abreast of developments in agricultural science.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, Animal Science, or equivalent.
- Additional courses in business management or administration are recommended.
- Extensive experience in a farming-related field
- Management experience would be a plus.
- A passion for agriculture.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
- The ability to make decisions in stressful environments.
- Superb communication and interpersonal skills.
- Willingness to work overtime as required
- Willingness to learn hydroponics and soilless agriculture techniques.
Skills / Competencies:
- Seed selection
- Nursery management
- Scheduling / Crop management
- Harvest & post-harvest
- Nutrients Mix as per the crops leafy and vine
- Be able to interact with sales team and farm staff to plan production
- Be able to predict production and coordinate with sales team
- Have knowledge and experience of Integrated pest management
- Be familiar with basic software tools such as MS Excel for data collection and reporting
Salary
N200,000 – N500,000 / Month.
Application Closing Date
12th June, 2024
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: hirezhulirecruiters@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.