Job Purpose

• 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.

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.