Farm Manager Oil Palm Plantation (Preferably from Okomu Oil Palm or PRESCO etc)

  • Full-time

Company Description

Our Client is a prominent player in the Nigerian Farms & Agro Allied industry. With over 3,000 Hectare of Oil Palm Plantation and processing facility-palm oil mill & palm kernel crushing plant. Business expansion has necessitated the need to hire a prolific Farm Manager. The successful candidate must be willing to relocate to the Southern part of Nigeria.

Job Description

Overall responsibility for farm activities e.g. site clearing, nurseries establishment and management, planting, harvesting, plantation maintenance

Plan finances and production to maintain farm progress against budget parameters

Oversee farming activities e.g. riving tractors, operating machinery, feeding livestock or spraying fields

Maintain and monitor the quality of yield

Ensure regulations concerning farm activities are complied with

Maintain a knowledge of pests and diseases and an understanding of how they spread and how to treat them

Apply health and safety standards across the farm estate

Responsible for the development of the plantations e.g. extensions and replanting

Organizing of the crop transport to the mill

Farm budget and cost control

Preparing and forwarding monthly Operations Report to Executive Management.

Training and guidance of plantation staff

Qualifications

Must possess at least a degree in Agriculture / Forestry / Plantation Management or equivalent

 At least 10 years’ experience in oil palm nursery and plantation management

Proficient in use of Microsoft Office packages: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel

Additional Information

Salary and Benefits 

• Pay/benefits are competitive based on industry standards