Job Description

Anamet Farm, located in Marondera Rural District is searching for a farm supervisor with good business sense to join our team. His or her responsibilities include monitoring staff, crops, and livestock, ordering supplies for procurement, preparing budgets and reports, and ensuring maximum profit. You should be able to maintain professional networks and keep abreast of developments in agricultural science.
To be successful as a farm supervisor, you should be detail-oriented and keep in mind our global goal. Candidates should be keen to solve problems be focused on efficiency and take a hands-on approach to supervision.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyzing existing operations, crops, livestock, staff, and financial documents and recommending improvements.
• Preparing plans and schedules for planting and harvesting and ensuring staff understands expectations.
• Visiting the different divisions to inspect crops, livestock, and also perform tests on soil and water.
• Ensuring seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other supplies are regularly restocked.
• Scheduling repairs, maintenance, and replacement of equipment and machinery.
• Handling the marketing and sale of products produced on the farm like, vegetables, meat, and grain.
• Ensuring all staff adheres to health and safety regulations.
• Assisting with the recruitment and training of new staff members.
• Collaborating with senior staff to prepare budgets and financial reports.
• Building professional networks and keeping abreast of developments in agricultural science.

Qualifications and Experience

• A qualification in agriculture, both animal and crop sciences from a recognized institution of higher learning.
• Additional courses in business management or administration will be an added advantage.
• Extensive hands on experience in pig farming.
• Supervision experience would be a plus
• A passion for agriculture.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• The ability to make decisions in stressful environments.
• Superb communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to work overtime as required.