Farm Manager 133 views

A company in UAE is looking for a Farm Manager

About Employer:

Ultra-High Net Worth Individual in Abu Dhabi is seeking to employ a Farm Manager with extensive experience growing fruits and vegetables, experience in products such as tomatoes, capsicum, dates and alfalfa in a dry/arid region would be ideal.

Job Type: Full-time

Locations: Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman

Salary:

• AED 25000 (inclusive of housing allowance)
• Benefits outside of the package: Car, Fuel, Medical Insurance and Visa
• Round trip + once per annum 30 days leave

Summary:

You would be responsible for the overall management of the farm, overseeing scheduling, preparation, planting, growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, and delivery.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Agriculture or a related field
• Minimum of 10 year’s farm management experience including vegetable farming
• Experience in fertilisation and protection for date palm, fruits (especially mango, orange, banana, ziziphus) alfalfa and Rhodes
• Experience in irrigation water management using a scientific approach
• Plants propagation techniques
• Agricultural management in a dryland/arid region
• Knowledge of international best practice in the production of agricultural products
• Experience managing large teams
• Experience working with hydroponic systems (desirable)
• Valid passport

Responsibilities:

• Management of Open Field, Greenhouse & Net-house production environments
• Supervisory management of the following key activities:
• Scheduling
• Preparation
• Planting, Growing & Harvesting of crops
• Processing & Packaging of all produce
• Delivery of all produce from the farm
• Budgeting and costing of produce-related activities
• Organisation or fertility assurance and pest control measures
• Irrigation systems management
• Oversight of product quality control and post-harvest product management
• Field scouting, crop rotation and cover cropping

Interested candidates please apply.