Poultry and Fish Feed Production Company Job in Nassarawa for General Manager

Best Search Recruitment Limited – Our client, a Poultry and Fish Feed
Production Company, is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: General Manager Farming Operations


Location: Nassarawa

Job Description
The Position:

• The general manager of farming operations position will require a
  very strong candidate that has top level management experience in a
  farming company with at least 800 ha of seasonal cultivation.
• The position will be responsible for full performance of the
  farm and will require a person highly skilled in the management of such
  cultivation scale, while also being practical.
• It is expected that the agriculture activities of the company
  will utilize the latest technologies for crop performance management,
  such as drones and imagery technology to monitor germination rates and
  on-going crop health, while also using such technology for monitoring
  land clearing performances etc.
• They will be highly driven and efficiency focused.
• The position will report to managing director and will be
  responsible for overseeing the ongoing development and cultivation of
  1,600ha of land, with the expectation of mid-term cultivation levels of
  1,000 ha of maize and soya per annum

Job Roles/Responsibilities

• Day to day management of farming operations including but are
  not limited to over 1,000ha of annual seasonal cultivation, bush
  clearing and general farm development
• Responsible for short, medium and long term business strategy development and implementation
• Manage all agricultural equipment through and with the maintenance department
• Project manage all capital projects relating to the development of the agricultural activities.
• Manage all bush clearing activities ensuring clearing cost and time targets are achieved.
• Manage all imagery and imaging technologies such as UAV’s/drones
  etc for monitoring farming activity efficiencies, crop performance and
  health and where necessary theft/security.
• Responsible for regular report to managing director.
• Responsible for full agricultural business management including forecast and budget development, planning and implementation
• Responsible for developing the necessary business organizational
  structure and implementing such to optimize efficiencies and
  productivity in all aspects of the business.
• Responsible for working with key input suppliers to conduct
  trials and research on seed varieties and techniques to improve and
  maximize yields and farm output.

Key Skills/Experience

• 8 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience in seasonal farming activities in excess of 800ha essential.
• Very high level of computer literacy is essential.

How to Apply
 
Qualified and interested candidates should forward their resumes to: faso@bestsearchrecruitment.com

Deadline: 20th September, 2015.