Farm Manager
2025-08-19T03:41:48+00:00
Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL)
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https://www.kilomberosugar.co.tz/en/
FULL_TIME
Morogoro, Kilombero
Morogoro
00000
Tanzania
Manufacturing
Management
2025-08-31T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
8
Job Purpose
Farm Manager will be the custodian of farming systems, crop production performance of farm and all farm assets (which may include villages and non-cane areas), Drive implementation of the “Illovo Way of sugar cane production” through Farm Supervisors and their Teams to ensure Illovo is the best in class sugar producer in the Country and Ensure adoption and embedding of best practices as guided by GEA, Agric Engineering and Optimisation by using a continuous improvement approach.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage all farming activities, timing and quality standards related to cane production
- Ensure all assets within the farm (which may include villages and non-cane areas) are maintained within Illovo standards.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationship with neighbouring villages and farms, where relevant.
- Develop, implement and manage farm resource and activity plans
- Monitor farm budgets and implement cost reduction measures to ensure budget adherence
- Ensure adherence to harvesting schedule and crop estimate cadence, and accurate reports submitted on time
- Secure materials and other farm inputs
- Ensure disciplinary codes are followed
- Ensure farm activity data is captured accurately and consistently in CanePro
- Foster and manage amicable neighbour relations and farm boundaries
- Ensure labour is recruited in line with farm plan and approve farm input data for monthly payroll
- Implement and monitor continuous improvement practices by driving work practices, and ensuring that tools and techniques are applied to deliver high quality, sustainable supply of estate sugar cane
- Oversee effective talent and performance management, developing skills within teams through on-the-job coaching
- Conduct on the job training and instruction on various operations, and identify new training needs where appropriate
- Identify and monitor KPIs and balanced scorecards, track performance and flag any issues
- Manage fire and security risks
- Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree / Diploma in Agriculture / Agricultural Development / Agricultural Engineering
- 3+ years’ experience in sugar cane agriculture,
- Preferably MIT graduate
- Good business acumen and agricultural expertise, with ability to anticipate, interpret and respond to changes impacting on functional area
- Strong data analysis skills
Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a permanent pensionable contract
Manage all farming activities, timing and quality standards related to cane production Ensure all assets within the farm (which may include villages and non-cane areas) are maintained within Illovo standards. Develop and maintain positive working relationship with neighbouring villages and farms, where relevant. Develop, implement and manage farm resource and activity plans Monitor farm budgets and implement cost reduction measures to ensure budget adherence Ensure adherence to harvesting schedule and crop estimate cadence, and accurate reports submitted on time Secure materials and other farm inputs Ensure disciplinary codes are followed Ensure farm activity data is captured accurately and consistently in CanePro Foster and manage amicable neighbour relations and farm boundaries Ensure labour is recruited in line with farm plan and approve farm input data for monthly payroll Implement and monitor continuous improvement practices by driving work practices, and ensuring that tools and techniques are applied to deliver high quality, sustainable supply of estate sugar cane Oversee effective talent and performance management, developing skills within teams through on-the-job coaching Conduct on the job training and instruction on various operations, and identify new training needs where appropriate Identify and monitor KPIs and balanced scorecards, track performance and flag any issues Manage fire and security risks Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)
Bachelor’s degree / Diploma in Agriculture / Agricultural Development / Agricultural Engineering 3+ years’ experience in sugar cane agriculture, Preferably MIT graduate Good business acumen and agricultural expertise, with ability to anticipate, interpret and respond to changes impacting on functional area Strong data analysis skills
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Vacancy title:
Farm Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL)
Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, August 31 2025
Duty Station:
Morogoro, Kilombero | Morogoro | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 19 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose
Farm Manager will be the custodian of farming systems, crop production performance of farm and all farm assets (which may include villages and non-cane areas), Drive implementation of the “Illovo Way of sugar cane production” through Farm Supervisors and their Teams to ensure Illovo is the best in class sugar producer in the Country and Ensure adoption and embedding of best practices as guided by GEA, Agric Engineering and Optimisation by using a continuous improvement approach.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage all farming activities, timing and quality standards related to cane production
- Ensure all assets within the farm (which may include villages and non-cane areas) are maintained within Illovo standards.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationship with neighbouring villages and farms, where relevant.
- Develop, implement and manage farm resource and activity plans
- Monitor farm budgets and implement cost reduction measures to ensure budget adherence
- Ensure adherence to harvesting schedule and crop estimate cadence, and accurate reports submitted on time
- Secure materials and other farm inputs
- Ensure disciplinary codes are followed
- Ensure farm activity data is captured accurately and consistently in CanePro
- Foster and manage amicable neighbour relations and farm boundaries
- Ensure labour is recruited in line with farm plan and approve farm input data for monthly payroll
- Implement and monitor continuous improvement practices by driving work practices, and ensuring that tools and techniques are applied to deliver high quality, sustainable supply of estate sugar cane
- Oversee effective talent and performance management, developing skills within teams through on-the-job coaching
- Conduct on the job training and instruction on various operations, and identify new training needs where appropriate
- Identify and monitor KPIs and balanced scorecards, track performance and flag any issues
- Manage fire and security risks
- Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree / Diploma in Agriculture / Agricultural Development / Agricultural Engineering
- 3+ years’ experience in sugar cane agriculture,
- Preferably MIT graduate
- Good business acumen and agricultural expertise, with ability to anticipate, interpret and respond to changes impacting on functional area
- Strong data analysis skills
Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a permanent pensionable contract
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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