Vege Growers is an organic vegetable farm located in Ijebu axis of Ogun State. We are starting up with a one hectare and we have a plan to grow into a ten hectares farm in the first quarter of 2017.
Job Title: VEGETABLES FARM MANAGER
Job Location : Ogun
- A Bachelor’s degree or HND in Agronomy, Crop Science, Soil Science, Horticulture or any other related discipline.
- Two or more years of practical experience in growing fruit and leafy vegetables on a commercial scale.
- Great passion for organic agriculture and environmental safety.
- Smart marketing abilities
- Very organized
- Attention to details
- Ability to make sound business decisions
- Familiarity with basic finance and accounting
What you will do
- Overall responsibility for farm administration and processes.
- Plan farm finances and maintain all financial records
- Develop and implement vegetables growing schedules to ensure maximum profits
- Ensure production of organic, safe and high quality vegetables
- Monitor soil fertility and water quality
- Manage compost pile
- Monitor the incidence of pest and diseases and make efforts to prevent their occurrence
- Responsible for managing staff
- Marketing farm produce
- Ensure compliance to the farm’s HSE policy
- Assess the farm’s risk exposures and suggest appropriate insurance policies to be subscribed to
- Make contingency plans to manage exposure to weather risks;
- Responsible for the maintenance of farm assets
- Responsible for procuring all farm inputs
Remuneration
- A competitive fixed monthly salary
- Variable incentive pay after every profitable harvest
- Free accommodation
- Health insurance
Work hours
- Six days in a week; 7am – 6pm every work day; 2hours break
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Deadline: 17th January, 2015
