Mumias Sugar Company Director of Agriculture Job in Kenya

Position: Director of Agriculture
 

About Mumias Sugar Company:
 

Mumias Sugar Company Limited is the leading producer of sugar in the region. 

We have diversified and are exporting electricity to the National grid and have ventured into ethanol production and water bottling. 

As we continuously seek to maintain our tradition of leadership and excellence, we are recruiting valued talent to join our team.

Job Summary:

• To oversee the sustainable production of high quality sugar cane on the Nucleus Estates and Out-Grower farms and to ensure that harvested cane is delivered on time to the factory in the desired quantities and quality.
• To provide technical expertise in sugar cane farming – extension services, soil fertility management, farm management and other related operations.
• To motivate and lead staff in relation to increased production, higher yields and environmental and biodiversity management.

Roles and Responsibilities:
 

Production Planning

• In liaison with the factory team and with other executive team leaders, lead the formulation and implementation of Strategic and Operational Plans for the Department that are in line with MSC business goals. 
• Planning and managing all aspects of cane production to meet the production targets.

Research and Innovation

• On an on-going basis, lead agricultural research on seed cane, fertilizer and soil fertility, improve production per unit area of land.
• Avail latest research findings to production efforts ensuring on-going improvements.

Farm Oversight, Training & Extension

• Coordinate, supervise and evaluate the inspection, regulation and quality control standards across the cane growing zone.

Budget Management

• Oversee budget planning and production projections, both for nucleus estates and out growers’ scheme.

People Management

• Supervise and manage staff, programs and administrative functions for the department - In this regard, in liaison with HR, hire, discharge, transfer, and promote workers.

Logistics Management

• Ensure timely and efficient harvesting, transportation and delivery of cane to the factory and preparation of land and delivery of inputs to the farms.

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Food Production
• Strategy formulation and implementation acumen
• Soil fertility management
• Agricultural Economics and Entrepreneurship
• Research Methodologies
• Logistics Management
• Knowledge and experience in Enterprise Resource Planning and Agricultural Management Information systems
• Ambitious, enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with well-developed leadership and team management skills.
• Good communication skills are essential, as well as the ability to deal with people at all levels of the organisation.

Key Qualifications and Experience:

• Bsc Degree in Agriculture, Crop Production, Agronomy or related field.
• A Masters degree will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of 8 years experience working in a similar establishment at senior management level.

Interested candidates should send their applications, by email only to mumiasrecruitment@thehrpractice.net with ‘Application for Director of Agriculture Position’ as the subject heading.
 

The application should include an expression of interest and curriculum vitae only. 

The applications should reach us on or before 26th July, 2013.

Mumias Sugar Company Limited encourages teamwork and positive contribution from its employees and is an equal opportunity employer, guided by local laws and International Labour Organization conventions.
 

Any canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.