Job Expired
Head of Plant Protection and Agronomy
Kerchanshe Trading PLC
Natural Science
Agricultural Science
Debeka,Gelana
6 years - 8 years
2 Positions
2025-01-30
to
2025-02-06
protect plants during pest control
plant disease control
create crop protection plans
prepare planting area
Agricultural Engineering
Horticulture Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Full Time
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Job Description
To supervise and maintain all farmland are free from pesticide, herbicides etc.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Generic Duties
Sets deadlines in ways that comply with department’s plans and communicate them to subordinates,
Organizes workflow and ensure that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks,
Monitors employee productivity and provide constructive feedback and coaching,
Main Duties
Plans, organizes, coordinates, and executes all plant protection activities,
Prepares annual plant protection work program and budget,
Raises purchase requisition of all materials necessary for plant protection activates,
Leads the team in conducting pest and disease assessments,
Reviews and evaluates daily pest and disease assessments and pass decision on spray programs,
Ensure all necessary spraying equipment likes sprayers, tractors, and water available,
Control and approve pest control chemical preparation or mixing to the labels on the chemical containers or chemical mixing work instruction,
Instructs and assignee spray teams in accordance to the assessment based spray decisions,
Leads post spray assessments to prove spray effectiveness,
Conducts regular training of pest assessors, spray teams and spray equipment teams,
Avail protective device to sprayers, assessors, and spray equipment technicians,
Performs other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Job Requirements
Qualification and Skills
BSc or MSc in Agricultural engineering or Agronomy or Horticulture or Related fields of studies.
Experience
8 years for BSc
6 years for MSc
Skill
Leadership skills
Problem solving skills
Pest Control & Management skills
How to Apply
Applicants who fulfill the above-mentioned criteria could submit detailed curriculum vitae along with supporting documents/credentials accompanied by cover letter addressing hr@kerchanshe.com with the subject line of “ Head of Plant Protection and Agronomy ” from January 30,2025 up to February 5,2025.
Fields Of Study
Agricultural Engineering
Horticulture Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Skills Required
protect plants during pest control
plant disease control
create crop protection plans
prepare planting area
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