Farm Manager D1 – First Line Manager job at Zambia Sugar
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Vacancy title: Farm Manager D1 – First Line Manager

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Manufacturing , Category: Management ]

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Zambia Sugar

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, May 02 2023 

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka, South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted:Tuesday, May 02 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Zambia Sugar Plc. is a subsidiary of Illovo Sugar Africa (Pty) Ltd Group and is the leading sugar producer in Zambia. Its main activities are the growing of sugar cane, the production and marketing of sugar and other sugar downstream products.
The Company invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the position of Farm Manager for Crop Production Pivots in Agriculture Department
The position reports to the Crop Production Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for Overseeing and drive the execution of the approved Nakambala Crop Production Pivots Farm 14.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
• Manage all farming activities, timing and quality standards related to cane production.
• Ensure all assets within the farm (which may include villages and non-cane areas) are maintained within Illovo standards.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationship with neighbouring villages and farms, where relevant.
• Develop, implement, and manage farm resource and activity plans.
• Monitor farm budgets and implement cost reduction measures to ensure budget adherence.
• Ensure adherence to harvesting schedule and crop estimate cadence, and accurate reports submitted on time
• Secure materials and other farm inputs
• Ensure disciplinary codes are followed.
• Ensure farm activity data is captured accurately and consistently in CanePro.
• Ensure labour is recruited in line with farm plan and approve farm input data for monthly payroll.
• Implement and monitor continuous improvement practices by driving work practices, and ensuring that tools and techniques are applied to deliver high quality, sustainable supply of estate sugar cane
• Oversee effective talent and performance management, developing skills within teams through on-the-job coaching.
• Conduct on the job training and instruction on various operations, and identify new training needs where appropriate.
• Identify and monitor KPIs and balanced scorecards, track performance and flag any issues.
• Manage fire and security risks.
• Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s degree / Diploma in Agriculture.
• 5+ years experience in sugar cane agriculture.
• Good business acumen and agricultural expertise, with ability to anticipate, interpret and respond to changes impacting on functional area.
• Strong data analysis skills.
• Experience in running of Centre Pivots will be an added advantage.


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Should you be interested in applying for any of the roles, please submit your detailed CV, copies of relevant qualifications, relevant professional accreditation, registrations and ID/Passport for the attention of the HR Business Partner to careers@zamsugar.zm  clearly stating the role applied for in the subject line.
Closing date for applications: 2nd May 2023 at 17:00hrs
Applicants may be required to complete pre-employment checks (qualification, credit, security, background, and medical assessments) as part of the recruitment process where applicable.



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Job Info
Job Category: Environment, Forestry and Agriculture jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 02 May 2013
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 22-04-2023
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 22-04-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 22-04-2066
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