DMOT Enterprises provides Business Center, General Trading, Contract Management with companies, Consultancy, Resource hiring, training and counseling services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Arable Manager (Nigerian or Expatriate)

Location: Ota, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Directly responsible for maize crop growing and silage production activities.
• Determine budgets and responsible to deliver budgeted quantity of maize silage.
• Help General Manager manage dairy cattle feeding.

Duties and Tasks

• Plan and direct production of hybrid maize varieties with high yield or disease and insect resistant characteristics.
• Plant, irrigate, weed, harvest, ensile maize crop and supply budgeted quantity to dairy cattle feeding.
• Hire, train, direct and coordinate worker activities, such as planting, irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, grading, payroll, and recordkeeping.
• Determine machinery requirement, define specifications, help purchase, train local staff, and operate to attain budgeted yield.
• Make contract with farmers or independent owners for raising of maize crops or for management of crop production.
• Record information, such as production, farm management practices, and prepare financial and operational reports.
• Enforce safety regulations and interpret policies.

Qualifications

• B.Agric or B.Sc in Agri-Agronomy
• Years of experience: Minimum of 10 years in Maize farming. Soyabean farming experience too will be added advantage . Africa / Middle East Africa experience will be an advantage

Skills:

• Strong decision-making.
• Analytical, Problem-solving and Proactive.
• Excellent communication ( written and spoken ) must – English language.
• The ability to work with local people / farmers.
• Leadership.
• Administration skills.
• Knowledge of key farm equipment’s and related practices – tractors, harvesters, planter, harrow, and plough.

Application Closing Date
2nd April, 2024.