Purpose of Role

The Estate Manager leads the Agricultural function in accordance with laid down company policies and procedures to ensure that the Estate is managed to highest agricultural standards & ensure quality of tea and productivity is maximized

Accountabilities

• Ensure the Estate is managed to the highest agricultural standards & tea quality & productivity improvement.
• Ensure that the financial expenditure is in line with the budget.
• Train & develop all staff & manage IR in the Estate
• Implement SHEQ policy in the Estate.
• Deliver the business targets aligned to the Company Strategy.
• Provide counselling services to employees in the Estate.
• Main interface with many roles e.g Factories, Finance, HRBP, Unions, Corporate Relations, R & D Legal etc
• Responsible for effective performance of 400 – 600 (350 – 400) Ha area in the Estate
• Participate in the preparation of Estate budgets & performance
• Responsible for the Company assets in the Estate/Estate.
• Responsible for cascading Company information to the employees.
• Implement all company policies and procedures in the Estate

Administration

• Checks and verifies labour pay records regularly
• Ensures reconciliation of the green leaf register against the weighment sheet.
• Maintains and update the weeding book
• Ensures that all office registers including the Overtime sheets, transport log sheets, history cards inventory cards are all up to date at all times.
• Maintain detailed records of all in-filling, and field sanitation.
• Reconciles the muster sheet with the labour distribution sheet & payroll outputs.
• Issues register, and regularly check all tools and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ensuring their proper maintenance. (Monthly-Tools check).
• Responsible that all reports are made accurately and submitted on time.
• Be responsible for the proper administration of the general stores.
• In consultation with the manager, be responsible for authorisation of Compassionate, sick leave, maternity/paternity leave and annual leave.
• Ensures that appropriate and comprehensive records in areas of Operations are established and properly maintained.

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Graduate in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering or Bachelor of Science.
• 4 Years experience.
• Crop Production and Field Operations
• Sourcing – raw materials of agricultural origin
• Plant Breeding – tea nurseries
• Infrastructure Management
• Project Management
• Industrial Relations/Employee Relations

Travel

As per job/site requirements, local travel likely.

Leadership Behavior

Should meet expectations on the ekaterra Choice Values relevant to the work level.

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