Farm Manager

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St. Vincent Cocoa Company (SVCC)

Is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced individual to fill the position of

Farm Manager - Leeward

 

Job Purpose

Responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient day to day operations on assigned parcels of lands in accordance with SVCC’s guidelines and practices.

General Description/ Scope

Reporting to the Senior Farm Manager and Managing Director, the Farm Manager will:

  • Direct and coordinate worker activities, such as planting, pruning, disease control, harvesting,

  • Ensure effective staff management, discipline, discharge and transfer workers, enforce safety regulations, implement policy and manage payroll

  • Coordinate farms with our nursery, handling facility and main office

  • Record keeping of field establishment, maintenance and other operational reports.

  • Ensuring equipment is properly used and maintained

  • Ordering equipment, fertilizer and chemicals when required

  • Liaise with the necessary personnel at the office to ensure updates and deadlines are met.

Qualifications

  • At least four years’ farm management experience of larger-scale farming and management of labor

  • Driving licence

Skills and Competencies

  • Knowledge of general farm practices.

  • Strong organizational, team building and problem-solving skills.

  • Supervisory skills.

  • Effective communication skills including the ability to prepare reports

  • Committed to delivery of a quality product

  • Ability to meet deadlines and be able to work with minimum supervision

  • Computer Literate

  • Ambitious, energetic, enthusiastic, dependable, effective-communicator, flexible, problem-solver

Application should be submitted in writing to:

Managing Director

Position of Farm Manager

St. Vincent Cocoa Company Ltd

P.O Box 1774, Kingstown

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

 

Application should include CV / résumé, proof of qualification, two personal references and employment testimonials

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