Production Specialist

Production specialists are responsible for planning and managing the production activities of a company based on job orders. The Production Specialist will support the Production Coordinator to manage all activties at the farm.

• Support daily coordination with the Farm Managers
• Daily Updates to the Production Coordinator and Technical Manager
• Work with the Farm Managers to monitor and ensure that what is proposed by the Technical Manager is being implemented
• Procure chemicals in a timely manner for all the farms and ensure that all needed inputs are available
• Procure all equipment needed at all farms and keep the records to ensure that everything needed is accounted for at each and all of the farms
• Manage relationships with the contract farmers to ensure that all land lease payments are made accordingly and in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all implementation of the crop planting schedule is followed and all planting dates are respected
• Implement spraying programs and irrigation programs set by Production Manager
• Implement crop planting schedule
• Coordinate land mobilisation activties
• Work closely with the farm managers and production coordinator to manage the costs once:
  • Budget preparation (weekly, monthly)
  • Budget reconciliation (weekly, monthly)
• Work with the Production Coordinator to maintain the Crop cycle end report
• Coordinate with the packhouse and quality management team on the status of the produce and feedback to the farm team what needs to be done
• Conduct site visits to ensure that all activties are running smoothly at all the farms

Deadline: 3rd August 2022

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