Role:
Staff
- To ensure that the field managers working in the section allocate daily work targets to staff and record performance of all team members
- To ensure that all labour in the section is effective and efficient and that all staff achieve the recommended daily tasks.
- To maintain staff discipline and welfare in accordance with the company policy.
Planning
- To plan all the farm/section operations for the month, week, and day in consultation with the farm manager.
- To ensure that all crop husbandries ie land preparation, planting, weeding, irrigation and spraying etc are done to the highest possible standard.
- To confirm all picking predictions done by picking supervisors.
- To ensure that produce is picked on time, handled carefully and is of high quality in accordance with the packhouse standards.
- To co-ordinate produce shading and transport to the packhouse
- To communicate with packhouse daily and make regular visit to confirm quality issues
Audits/ standards
- To ensure the company field operations adhere to customer standards (as per audit guidelines)
- Handle and address any deviation on standards (customer responses
Record keeping
- To ensure that various team leaders, scouts and supervisors keep accurate records of all operations carried out in the section.
Irrigation
- To check and plan irrigation according to weather and stage of each crop
- Monitor flashing on weekly basis on drippers and main lines
- Checking EC/PH gets into the crop in consultation with the farm manager
- To make sure irrigation maintenance records are updated.
Crop Protection
- Follow up with scarab scouting system to make sure pest and diseases are identified at early stages
- Program spray with the person in charge of spray in consultation with the farm manager
- Records of scouting and spray are updated as required daily/weekly/monthly.
- Calibration records of spray pump and nozzles
- Re-entry intervals must be followed as per the chemical class
- Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the immediate supervisor