Field Production Supervisor – Commercial Seed (North)

Job Description

Our client, a Global Healthcare and Crop Science Innovation company is looking to hire a Field Production Supervisor – Commercial Seed (North) who will be responsible for managing field production activities and process to ensure the achievement of commercial seed hybrid production volume and quality targets.

This will include sourcing and recruiting growers, providing agronomic support to the growers, and managing the relationship with the growers to ensure the delivery of high-quality seed to the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Carry out annual grower evaluation to ensure that compliant and high performing growers are retained on the grower register.

Ensure that field capacity allocations are in line with the country crop plan and implement grower assignments according to the crop plan.

Contingency planning and sourcing of additional growing capacity in the event of high-volume crop plans.

Ensure compliance with internal procurement policies and SCCI regulations in the engagement and management of growers. This includes registration of growers with SCCI as required.

Assignment of appropriate grower accounts in SAP and the full management of the SAP grower account processes.

Ensure full adoption of the SI 23 of 2018 of the Plant Variety and Seeds Act 236 in the management of growers and SCCI relationships.

Supervise land preparation, planting, crop development, detasseling, male removal, dry-downs, harvest, and post-harvest activities to ensure quality and yield volumes are achieved.

Participate in dispute management with growers.

Contribute to production performance reviews and improvement planning, and exercise diligence in full implementation of improvement actions.

Ensure the organization’s Human Rights fundamentals and ESH fundamentals are implemented in grower operations, and ensure appropriate action is instituted for non-compliance.

Desired Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Sciences or equivalent.

Minimum 7 years work experience in seed production management.

Current SCCI Inspector registration.

Demonstrable competence in seed production and seed processing operations.

Must be a holder of a valid driving license and must be willing to travel up to 90% of the time.