Manager Agronomy at McCain Foods

Purpose:

Develop priorities and time frames for agronomy research and development objectives. Align agronomy objectives and priorities with Agriculture strategic plan. Devise a strategy for continuous improvement of yield and quality of process potato and vegetable crops. Oversee dissemination of agronomy technical information. Maintain a high level of innovation. Interact with industry role players, locally and abroad. Represent McCain SA on global platforms and participate when required.

Requirements:

• MSc Agriculture – Agronomy/Crop Science/Plant Science/Soil science or related field
• Minimum 10 years in agricultural science of which 5 years should be agronomy related, in a crop production and research role
• 5 years experience in a managerial role.
• Preferably registered as a Professional Natural Scientist with SACNASP (Natural Scientific Professions Act 27 of 2003)

Key Performance Areas:

• Determine potato and vegetable trials and allocate responsibilities
• Oversee dissemination of agronomy technical information to potato and vegetable Agriculture teams
• Determine sweet potato multiplication and coordinate production to adhere to raw material plan
• Strategic involvement in CSI projects
• Coordinate aphid monitoring project for mitigation of risks on potato and vegetable production
• Oversee remote sensing project
• Climate reporting
• Handle seed import permits and other legislative issues