Nava Avocado Limited is seeking a Division In-Charge for Avocado Production. This role is crucial for overseeing and managing large-scale commercial avocado production operations, ensuring optimal orchard productivity and fruit quality.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage large-scale commercial avocado production operations, ensuring optimal orchard productivity and fruit quality.
• Lead orchard establishment, management and maintenance, including planting, pruning, irrigation and harvesting activities.
• Develop and implement production plans for Hass and Fuerte avocado cultivars.
• Supervise irrigation, fertilization, soil nutrition and crop protection programmes to maximize yields.
• Monitor crop health, identify pests and diseases, and implement appropriate control measures.
• Oversee harvesting operations to ensure fruit maturity, quality and compliance with export standards.
• Manage production budgets, operational costs and resource allocation to improve efficiency and profitability.
• Utilize agricultural drones for crop spraying, orchard mapping and multispectral monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with GlobalG.A.P. standards and other relevant agricultural production requirements.
• Lead, train and develop production teams, ensuring effective knowledge transfer and adherence to operational procedures.
• Monitor production performance and prepare regular reports on yields, orchard conditions and operational progress.

Requirements

• Minimum 15 years' commercial fruit-production experience, including avocado, with at least 3 years managing avocado production at senior level.
• Hands-on expertise in Hass/Fuerte cultivars, orchard management, irrigation, nutrition, crop protection, harvesting, budgeting and GlobalG.A.P.
• Must hold a recognised Remote Pilot Licence/Certificate and have agricultural drone experience in spraying, mapping and multispectral monitoring.
• Strong team leadership and knowledge-transfer skills essential.

• Oversee and manage large-scale commercial avocado production operations, ensuring optimal orchard productivity and fruit quality.
• Lead orchard establishment, management and maintenance, including planting, pruning, irrigation and harvesting activities.
• Develop and implement production plans for Hass and Fuerte avocado cultivars.
• Supervise irrigation, fertilization, soil nutrition and crop protection programmes to maximize yields.
• Monitor crop health, identify pests and diseases, and implement appropriate control measures.
• Oversee harvesting operations to ensure fruit maturity, quality and compliance with export standards.
• Manage production budgets, operational costs and resource allocation to improve efficiency and profitability.
• Utilize agricultural drones for crop spraying, orchard mapping and multispectral monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with GlobalG.A.P. standards and other relevant agricultural production requirements.
• Lead, train and develop production teams, ensuring effective knowledge transfer and adherence to operational procedures.
• Monitor production performance and prepare regular reports on yields, orchard conditions and operational progress.

• Hass/Fuerte cultivars expertise
• Orchard management
• Irrigation
• Nutrition
• Crop protection
• Harvesting
• Budgeting
• GlobalG.A.P.
• Remote Pilot Licence/Certificate
• Agricultural drone experience (spraying, mapping, multispectral monitoring)
• Team leadership
• Knowledge-transfer skills

• Minimum 15 years' commercial fruit-production experience, including avocado
• At least 3 years managing avocado production at senior level
• Recognised Remote Pilot Licence/Certificate
• Agricultural drone experience in spraying, mapping and multispectral monitoring
• Strong team leadership and knowledge-transfer skills