Duties & Responsibilities

• Plan, manages, coordinates & directs the company’s agricultural development and agro-processing functions throughout the country.

• Oversees and ensures the timely development of operational plans of the farms and agro-processing units. 

• Initiates the need for and designs framework of relevant agricultural development policies, strategies, and guidelines after approval from the company’s top management.

• Oversees and ensures core operational functions such as planting/seeding, weeding, collecting, and quality inspection in the plantations/farms and agro-processing units.

• Provides technical specifications for the purchase of raw materials (seeds, pesticides, fertilizer, etc.); machinery, and spares as well as participates in the purchasing decisions. 

• Ensures the planning, assignment, and proper utilization of the relevant operational resources & services (personnel, material, equipment, etc.) on all plantations/farms and agro-processing units.

• Ensures that operational policies, guidelines and procedures are strictly adhered at all farms and agro-processing units.

• Ensures that the plantations/farms and agro-processing units’ operational targets are met.

• Draws up the quarterly and monthly production plan & program (schedule, quantity, & types) with inputs from the marketing department regarding customer order (foreign & domestic) or sales plan/forecast.

• Oversees & ensures the agricultural operations are smooth & up to the schedule. 

• Monitors the operational performance of all plantations/farms and agro-processing units of the company in terms of productivity, efficiency, quality, etc. 

• Oversees installation of efficient and up-to-date systems in all plantations/farms and agro-processing units of the company.

• Follows up proper inspection, maintenance, and repair of agricultural machinery, equipment, etc., in all plantations/farms and agro-processing units of the company.

• Ensures safety in all plantations/farms and agro-processing units of the company by implementing safety policies & procedures of the company.

• Develops strategies for reducing, production costs, maintenance costs & other related costs in all plantations/farms and agro-processing units in collaboration with responsible bodies.

• Ensures the maintenance materials & spare parts are procured as per technical specifications& available when required. 

• Generates periodic reports about its performance and presents to the DMD.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the DMD & other top level managers of the company.

Job Requirements

• BSC Degree in agriculture & other related fields

• 10 years relevant experience

• experience in coffee plantation is preferably

How to Apply

Interested applicants shall submit their Curriculum Vitae, application letter, non-returnable copies of relevant documents in person to our office Addis Ababa kirkos Sub city near sarbet square Elilta Building 4th floor. For further information you can call us through phone number 0111-264351 or you can send us via e-mail awokeeneyew2017@gmail.com  within 7 working days from the date of this announcement.