| Date | 2024-12-07 |
|---|---|
| Job Title | Agronomy Manager Cereals |
| Employer | Mayfly Agri More Information |
| Salary | 0 |
| Category | Professions |
| Location |
Western Cape / Caledon |
Job Summary
Minimum requirements for the role:
- Must have a B. Sc. (Hons) in Agronomy, Crop Production, Plant Breeding, Agri-Economics, or related field with field crops experience
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in agronomy as well as experience working in seed
- Technical knowledge in overall cropping system, agronomy, seed production and data generation for field crops with a specific focus on Malting Barley is essential
- Must have a proven-track record of demonstrating the business impact of improvements to agronomic practices
- Technical knowledge of production of crop in Irrigation, soils science, seed, crop management [Crop protection, PGR’s] is essential
- Must be willing to travel extensively in production areas (80% of the time)
- Work extended hours when required
- Fluency in Afrikaans and English
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Ensuring the right seed quantity, variety, and quality at the right place and right time in accordance with the Barley Variety Steerco.
- Demonstrating expert knowledge of the primary agronomic cropping systems in all regions’ where malting barley is cultivated, including Canola, Wheat, Oats, Lupins, and Cover Crops.
- Serving as a domain specialist to all regional agronomists in areas such as fertilization and soil management, pest and disease management, planting density, optimization of crop inputs, digital agriculture, and alternative rotational crops.
- Leading regional agronomists to drive execution, strategy, priorities, and actions for supply security of malting barley in each sub-region.
- Bringing balance between improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of barley operations from seed to sip.
- Providing input and driving the implementation of our sustainability strategy and regenerative agriculture programs.
- Building effective partnerships with all regional procurement and global agronomy stakeholders, crop subject matter experts, and external experts to deliver high-quality malting barley.
- Promoting a safe work environment and a strong safety culture.
- Maintaining a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Developing and delivering regular updates to internal stakeholders and governance bodies regarding the status and progress of the crop and contracting with Co-Ops.
- Ensuring the identification, assessment, and management of key risks in our production environments.
- Maintaining effective communication and interaction with collaboration partners to ensure execution of short-term plans and to support alignment of long-term strategy for our collaborations.
Please note that subsequent to the screening and shortlisting process, all further communication will be entered into, only with the shortlisted candidates
Agronomy Manager Cereals position available in Western Cape, Caledon. This job position was posted by Mayfly Agri. The job has been posted as a char8000 ad on 2024-12-07 at 01:02:40 in the Professions category
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