Job Title : Outgrowers Superintendent
Category: Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing
Location: Jinja, Uganda
Employment Type: Full-Time
Summary:
About this Job:
We are seeking qualified Ugandans to fill the following vacancy in our company:
Description:
Reporting to the Outgrowers Manager, the successful
Applicant’s duties will be:
•Regular visits to the farmer’s field and guiding them in the sugar cane cultivation.
•Programming for varietal nurseries in the farmer’s field to propagate new varieties and ensuring varietal purity.
•Conducting demonstrations in the farmer’s field to effectively take the technology from lab to land.
•Ensuring continuous supply of mature green and clean cane from farmer’s field based on company need.
•Maintaining a cordial working relationship and effective environment with the subordinates i.e. supervisors and field assistants to ensure better out put from them.
•Exploring newer avenues for expanding the area under cane cultivation, to meet out the increasing demand for raw material by the factory, with its expanded capacity.
•Striking a good rapport with the farming community and keeping the channels of communication open for better understanding and relationship.
•Striving to improve per ha productivity, by better agronomic practices in the farmer’s fields, to reduce the cost of cultivation and healthier economic climate.
Requirements:
Age: 30 years and above
Requirement: Qualifications and Experience:
Applicants should have the following:
•A Bachelor Degree in Agriculture Science from a-recognised university with a minimum of five years hands on experience in out grower farming operations with the knowledge of sugar cane agronomy, planning, supervision and coordinating skills.
Salary: - USD/month
Experience: 5
How to apply:
Applications with photostat copies of testimonials, certificates and curriculum vitae, indicating a daytime telephone number, contact addresses of two referees and quoting the job reference number on the upper left-hand comer of the envelope should be sent to:
Job ID: 42989
Job Ref: 2011.11.667IAG-M-OW.
Date Posted: 19 December 2011
Closing Date: 18 January 2012
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Contact Info:
Kakira Sugar
Mr. Moses H. Thenge
Human Resources Manager
Kakira Sugar Limited
P.O. Box 121 JINJA-UGANDA
Tel: 0414444000.
