Crop Production Manager - Durban, South Africa - Code Red Recruitment

Code Red Recruitment

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Durban, South Africa

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

My client on the South Coast of KZN is currently looking for a suitably qualified person for the position of Crop Production Manager, within the Agricultural function.

The position reports to the Estate Agriculture Manager.

Key Performance Area

Drive operational excellence by making informed tradeoffs and driving initiatives that will deliver greatest possible yields at optimal cost and quality levels.
Adopt and embed agreed best practices, frameworks, minimum standards and processes for all aspects of crop production and crop removal.
With Group CoE's identify best practices (internal & external) and review policies and procedures to improve yield and financial performance.
Contribute to reviewing standards and operating procedures to sustainably improve yield and financial performance.
Achieve yield forecasts (together with Farm Managers), ensuring that farming and crop removal activities are prioritised and planned in a systematic and costeffective way to optimise profitability.
Provide alignment between Crop Production Farm plans and Factory Production Crush plans to achieve budget cane volumes and quality in line with S&OP.
Coordinate approved annual crop production, harvest plans, crop establishment plans and crop husbandry plans with Farm Managers across relevant farms.
Develop, monitor, and manage approved cane production budget and resource plans, with inputs from Farm Managers and service departments.
Drive rigorous performance management, biased towards rewarding strong performance and compliance with critical behaviours, and including managing consequences where required.
Develop and implement a programme to Identify and address problems and improvement opportunities with Farm Managers.
Identify and implement sustainability initiatives including land and water conservation to prevent soil erosion, soil degradation, pollution, and invasive weeds and to improve water footprint and water quality.
Drive synergies across the group, effectively partnering with optimisation function and group counterparts to identify, share and embed opportunities for optimisation.
Provide input and support delivery into the business case for, and implementation of key capital projects in Agriculture.
Oversee effective talent and performance management and build a strong leadership team and talent pipeline within crop production, by coaching, mentoring and guiding Farm Managers.
Identify and monitor KPIs and balanced scorecards, track performance and flag any issues with individuals.
Promote and adhere to Illovo's procedures, policies, and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).

Minimum specifications / Requirements areas

Bachelor's degree / Diploma in Agriculture / Agricultural Development / Agricultural Engineering.
510 years' experience in sugar cane agriculture, responsible for managing at least 1,000 ha having demonstrated ability to lead and manage outcomes through team members.
Able to build, develop and manage teams effectively.
Able to capture, interpret and analyse agricultural performance data (cost, productivity &technical)
Key Culture Attributes: Demonstrates the importance of safety, quality & teamwork; effectivelyleads and communicates because our people matter.
Good business acumen and agricultural expertise, with ability to anticipate, interpret andrespond to changes impacting on functional area.
Key Culture Attributes: Demonstrates the importance of safety, quality & teamwork;effectively leads and communicates because our people matter.