Position:
Director of Agriculture
About
Mumias Sugar Company:
Mumias Sugar Company
Limited is the leading producer of sugar in the region.
As we continuously
seek to maintain our tradition of leadership and excellence, we are recruiting
valued talent to join our team.
Job Summary:
- To oversee the
sustainable production of high quality sugar cane on the Nucleus Estates
and Out-Grower farms and to ensure that harvested cane is delivered on
time to the factory in the desired quantities and quality.
- To provide
technical expertise in sugar cane farming – extension services, soil
fertility management, farm management and other related operations.
- To motivate and
lead staff in relation to increased production, higher yields and
environmental and biodiversity management.
Roles
and Responsibilities:
Production
Planning
- In liaison with
the factory team and with other executive team leaders, lead the
formulation and implementation of Strategic and Operational Plans for the
Department that are in line with MSC business goals.
- Planning and
managing all aspects of cane production to meet the production targets.
Research
and Innovation
- On an on-going
basis, lead agricultural research on seed cane, fertilizer and soil
fertility, improve production per unit area of land.
- Avail latest
research findings to production efforts ensuring on-going improvements.
Farm
Oversight, Training & Extension
- Coordinate,
supervise and evaluate the inspection, regulation and quality control
standards across the cane growing zone.
Budget
Management
- Oversee budget
planning and production projections, both for nucleus estates and out
growers’ scheme.
People
Management
- Supervise and
manage staff, programs and administrative functions for the department -
In this regard, in liaison with HR, hire, discharge, transfer, and promote
workers.
Logistics
Management
- Ensure timely
and efficient harvesting, transportation and delivery of cane to the
factory and preparation of land and delivery of inputs to the farms.
Key
Skills and Competencies:
- Food Production
- Strategy
formulation and implementation acumen
- Soil fertility
management
- Agricultural
Economics and Entrepreneurship
- Research
Methodologies
- Logistics
Management
- Knowledge and
experience in Enterprise Resource Planning and Agricultural Management
Information systems
- Ambitious,
enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with well-developed leadership and
team management skills.
- Good
communication skills are essential, as well as the ability to deal with
people at all levels of the organisation.
Key
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bsc Degree in
Agriculture, Crop Production, Agronomy or related field.
- A Masters degree
will be an added advantage.
- A minimum of 8
years experience working in a similar establishment at senior management
level.
Interested candidates
should send their applications, by email only to
mumiasrecruitment@thehrpractice.net with ‘Application for Director of
Agriculture Position’ as the subject heading.
The application
should include an expression of interest and curriculum vitae only.
The applications
should reach us on or before 26th July, 2013.
Mumias Sugar Company Limited encourages teamwork and positive contribution from its employees and is an equal opportunity employer, guided by local laws and International Labour Organization conventions.
Any canvassing will
lead to automatic disqualification.
