Production Manager at AAA Growers

Reporting To : FARM GENERAL MANAGER

Responsibilities for the Production Manager Job

Staff

• To recruit staff and allocate them to the various teams.
• To ensure that the field managers working in the section allocate daily work targets to staff and record performance of all team members
• To ensure that all labour in the section is effective and efficient and that all staff achieve the recommended daily tasks.
• To maintain staff discipline and welfare in accordance with the company policy.

Planning

• To plan all the farm/section operations for the month, week, and day in consultation with the farm manager.
• To ensure that all crop husbandries i.e. land preparation, planting, weeding, irrigation and spraying etc. are done to the highest possible standard.
• To confirm all picking predictions done by picking supervisors. To ensure that produce is picked on time, handled carefully and is of high quality in accordance with the set standards.
• To co-ordinate produce shading and transport to the pack house.
• To communicate with farms daily and make regular visit to confirm quality issues.

Audits / Standards

• To ensure the company field operations adhere to customer standards (as per audit guidelines).
• Handle and address any deviation on standards (customer responses).

Record Keeping

• To ensure that various team leaders, scouts and supervisors keep accurate records of all operations carried out in their section.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the senior management.

Qualifications for the Production Manager Job

• Bachelor of Science in Horticulture / BSc Agriculture Resource Management.
• Above 5 yrs. experience in a busy Agricultural Sector.
• Team player, dynamic and a great communicator.