Speedling Production Manager at Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL)

Job Purpose
The Speedling Production Manager
is responsible for providing direction, technical guidance, and
leadership in Speedling nursery production, to ensure long-term growth,
development, and sustainability as well as optimising Speedling
production and planting programs by holding teams accountable to the
highest standards of Speedling production and delivery, whilst meeting
the required volume and quality at the optimal cost.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive
  operational excellence by making informed trade-offs and driving
  initiatives that will deliver targeted Speedling production figures at
  optimal cost and quality levels
• Adopt and embed agreed best
  practices, frameworks, minimum standards, and processes for all aspects
  of Nursery production and replant programs

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• Achieve
  annual Speedling production targets ensuring that replant activities
  are prioritized and planned in a systematic and cost-effective way to
  optimise profitability
• Contribute to the development of production plans, goals and KPI’s where required
• Coordinate
  and approve annual Speedling production and replant plans with Agric
  Engineering, Crop Production and Agric Optimisation
• Provide input into business cases for key capital projects in Kilombero Estate Agriculture (KeA) and support delivery
• Develop, monitor, and manage Speedling and replant budget and resource plan, with inputs from managers in all sections
• Drive
  rigorous performance management, biased towards rewarding strong
  performance and compliance with critical behaviours, and including
  managing consequences where required
• Drive synergies across the
  group, effectively partnering with KeA sections and group counterparts
  to identify, share and embed opportunities for optimisation
• Oversee
  effective talent and performance management, and build a strong
  leadership team and talent pipeline within the nursery team
• Identify and monitor KPIs and balanced scorecards, track performance and flag any issues with individuals
• 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)

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Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Horticulture or equivalent from a recognized institution
• 7 years’ minimum in large-scale agriculture/horticulture operations
• 5 years’ minimum managing a large-scale horticulture nursery
• Experience in a research and laboratory environment (preferably involving tissue culture)
• Proficient knowledge in project planning and management, logistics and nursery programs
• Ability to build, develop and manage teams effectively
• Ability to capture, interpret and analyze agricultural data
• A high level of self-motivation and attention to detail
• Above average digital literacy
• Speedling Production Manager Job Opportunity at Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL)

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Terms of Service:
The successful candidate will be engaged on a permanent contract.
All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please click here to apply for the position before 07th February 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Kilombero
Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and
people with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.