Elengos Farming
Duties
Supervise staff, monitoring crops and animals, and handle various administrative tasks. Prepare budgets, maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders, and ensure maximum profitability.
Analyzing existing operations, crops, livestock, staff, and financial documents and recommending improvements.
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 right 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:
Degree/Diploma 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.
Knowledge of irrigation farming
A passion for agriculture.
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, communication and critical thinking skills.
The ability to make decisions in stressful environments.
Superb communication and interpersonal skills.
Willingness to work overtime as required.
Have sufficient knowledge in fuel operated machinery.
Have sufficient knowledge in accountancy and book keeping.
Method Of Application
Applications should be made to recruitments@elengosfarming.com
Closing Date 30th September, 2022