Agronomist - St. Thomas
Seprod Group of Companies (member of Musson Group)
- St. Thomas
- Not disclosed
- Permanent full-time
- Updated 14/11/2024
- HR
The largest manufacturing and distribution company in the Caribbean region currently seeks the expertise of an Agronomist, based in St. Thomas at one of our Farm properties.
Objectives and Purpose of the Job:
The incumbent will be responsible for overall operation of the estate for fodder production and pasture land management; developing and implementing crop production strategies to meet the feed/fodder requirement of the herd and improving overall farm profitability; maximizing land, manpower and resource utilization; implementing nutrient management plans, maintaining record systems and budgets; preparation of reports; reviewing and monitoring.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan, develop, and implement best management practices for forage cultivation and implement management procedures which will monitor the quality, yield and regrowth duration of forage.
- Oversee the establishment and management of pastures and forage crops to include:
- Introducing high-yielding grass/ fodder species
- Cultivation and weed control techniques,
- Implementing soil nutrient requirements/techniques
- Placement of type and form of fertilizer required.
- Monitoring of species variations and measure the effects on the establishment of pastures
- Manage established fodder crops
- Implement advanced methods of cultivation of forage crops, suggesting requirement of farm machinery & equipment.
- Arrange for soil and leaf analyses to be performed to ensure correctness of fertilizer purchase/application
- Develop plans for irrigation, draining and soil enrichment
- Investigate and develop methods to obtain quality
- Implement environmentally friendly pest and disease control programs.
- Work closely with research institute and scientists to implement latest technologies
- Study and apply scientific methods to obtain various valuable yields, both qualitatively and
- quantitatively
- Develop plans and projects on cultivation of pasture lands.
- Determine the technological processes for the planting of crops
- Manage and modify the agro-technical processes and work processes involved in pasture
- management.
- Training of employees to implement best management practices
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- A Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture with emphasis on agronomy, crop, soil, weed management, agro-business, or agro science.
- Five (5) years of experience in fodder/ pasture production/ farm management
- Experience in supervising and coordinating crop and labour management
Abilities; Skills; Experience; Aptitude and Judgement:
- Strong organizational and leadership competencies
- Disciplined, high attention to detail and ethically sound
- Safety management
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Good command of English language, reading, writing and speaking
- The employee needs to be in good physical condition and have excellent vision.
- Late work may be necessary as the work dictates. This may include weekdays, weekends, and /or holidays.
Other Personal or General Characteristics:
I.E. – Concentrate on ‘soft skills’ particularly where these are not available locally.
Liaise with General and Dairy Farm Managers
External Contacts (Level):
I.E. – Interface with external contractors/government bodies etc.
Liaise with SIRI Agronomist and Government agencies
