Homefarm Manager Production Vegetable Seed
Location: Ica, Peru HM CLAUSE Perú is part of the HM. CLAUSE business unit, dedicated to the production, research and sales of vegetable seeds products to the world. A Company belonging to the LIMAGRAIN Group with a headcount of more than 9000 employees spread out over 41 countries, including more than 1750 employees in research.
HM.CLAUSE Perú, is located in ICA city, to 300 kms south of Lima, agricultural area in the region. The Production Team in Perú consists of 44 people with highly motivated production
activities.
We currently seek a Homefarm Manager for Station of Production to take charge of this position.
Responsibilities:
The Homefarm Manager is responsible for high quality seed production and the management of the production department. You will be directly responsible for creating and maintaining a highly motivated team.
The objective of the position is to ensure that all seed production process activities meet and comply with the requirements in terms of quantity and quality (germination, purity ,sanitary
parameters), agricultural, phytosanitary and security protocols, and that they are executed in a timely manner, establishing the production process steps and efficiently coordinating all resources for its execution.
- Ensure that all agricultural works in the Station are carried out in compliance with internal processes, protocols and security standards;
- Periodically report the activity status, communicating relevant information in a timely and reliable fashion;
- Plan his/her actions and that of the team, taking into account the necessary resources and the ones available to carry out those plans;
- Manage and apply disease prevention knowledge to the crops in order to control the risk of seed contamination;
- Coordinate with the production team the implementation, distribution and establishment of the various programs in the center, considering surface, crops, client priorities, etc.
- Monitor the programs, with regards to the quality requirements for each crop.
- Control the expenditure on crops and the costs centers, implementing efficient measures to comply with this objective;
- Monitor and evaluate the water needs for the crops and establish irrigation criteria;
- Coordinate implementation, development and follow-up of programs and crops according to the varieties received;
- Ensure the protection of the crops; in order to do that, a monitoring and analysis of meteorological data should be performed;
Education/Experience Requirements:
- Candidate must have a minimum of 5 years of hands on field experience in vegetable seed production.
- Candidate must have excellent skills in supervision and people management
- Candidate must be a team player and have excellent communication skills.
- Candidate must speak Spanish and English fluently.
- BS degree in horticulture or equivalent
Applications
Send applications to the attention of Human Resources, preferably by e-mail to luz.alvarado@hmclause.com.
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