Crop Protection and Irrigation Manager

Your profile

• Graduate in Horticulture, Floriculture or Agriculture
  
• 5 -7years’ experience in a Flower Industry preferably Roses Production.
  
• 3 years’ experience in a similar or related position
  
• Excellent leadership skills and management skills
  
• Analytical mindset, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and team player facilitating cross-functional collaboration.
  
• Good command of the English language, both verbal and written.
  
• Proficient computer skills in MS Office applications, particularly with Excel
  

• Preparing Chemical orders in accordance with the approved chemical budget.
  
• Ensure and oversee periodic inspection of spray equipment to ensure proper functioning.
  
• Oversee daily crop protection activities across the farm.
  
• Performs proactive crop protection analysis and evaluation on a regular basis. Evaluate current growing practices and make recommendations based on the results of the evaluation for maximum production
  
• Ensure hiccups are dealt with pro-actively. In case there are issues affecting your crop protection activities you are supposed to find out the root cause of the issue and pro-actively deal with it.
  
• Maintain budgets and optimize expenses, make sure we stay within the budgets that have been agreed on.
  
• Set policies and processes, ensure all processes are captured in policies and processes for all employees to access. Ensure crop protection procedures and policies are updated according to new developments.
  
• Provide appropriate training and education on the safe use and operation of equipment and spraying techniques.
  
• Ensure employees work productively and develop professionally. Employees are, our biggest asset, you with your team are responsible that staff is engaged, and satisfaction is maintained.