Regional estate Manager

Job Title

Regional Manager - Plantation

Organization/Department

Plantation

Categories

Band E

Reports to

Kamantha Bandara

Location

Mouila

Job Purpose

The regional manager is responsible for operations and partly the administration for 3 estates as per OPG structure .

Principal accountabilities (Key activities)

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1.Proactively engage with estate managers/assistants and guide/assistants and managers to ensure the KPIs and the monthly, quarterly, by annually and annual goals are met. To act as a conduit between GM and Ems to achieve the productivity, cost controls, discipline and optimize the performances of the estates allocated to manage.

To meet these goals following areas should be looked in to.

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2 Production

2.1. Crop – To ensure the monthly crop and optimum crop is harvested maintaining the harvesting rounds and the FFB quality standards. The strategies to be developed for this purpose with guidance of GM/VP or monitor and align with the existing strategies, follow monitoring systems and daily monitor the block wise, division wise, estate wise crop intakes. Any delays or any nature or occurrences/ hindrances to crop achievements to overcome to achieve daily targets by fully supporting the team and subordinates.

Ensure the evacuation of FFB is done in time by monitoring the crop evacuation plan.

2.3 Cost: - The RMs should be cost conscious and guide the managers and subordinates to control the expenditure by improving the out puts. Observation to existing practices to be undertaken and should bring the followings to improve and enhance the productivity.

1. Training the subordinates by transforming knowledge/ using the experiences and get assistances from other departments.

2. Bring the required innovation by encouraging the subordinates for innovation and improvements.

2.4 Resources – Should analyse the optimum/ minimum resources need to function and put the resources to optimum usage to reduce waste. This will reduce over usage of resources and will have an impact on reducing cost.

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3. Work programmes

Guide managers/assistants to prepare monthly work programmes with the allocations of budgets and ensure the work programmes are carried out efficiently. To monitor this daily progress must be monitored.

3.1 Ensure the managers and assistants are planning the weekly/ daily work deriving from monthly work plan and attend daily/weekly.

3.2. To carry out the above ensure managers / assistants are attending the daily muster and spent required time in the field for proper supervision. Ensure the identification of daily low productive workers and take appropriate action to improve.

3.3. Standards: Guide the managers /assistants to carry out the activities as per the SOP with getting assistances from training/agronomy departments.

3.4. Agriculture standards – Guide the managers/assistants to carry out the activities as per the required agricultural standards/SOP by undertaking the good agricultural practices.

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4. Systems and procedures

Ensure the company systems and procedures are followed when carrying all transactions/granting recommendations and approvals for payments etc. Also educate, guide the managers/ assistants and subordinates on same.

Qualifications and certifications/Experience requirements

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Minimum 15 to 20 years’ experience in Oïl Palm Plantation

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Experience in managing 8000 ha of plantation

3.

Excellent management and leadership skills

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Ability and self-interest/ motivation to going to details and wiliness for continues learning

5.

Able to analyse and problem solve

6.

Good written and oral communication capabilities

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Able to manager a team of 3 estate managers, 3o supervisors throughout the région.

Level

Proof points

Fundamental awareness

(Basic Knowledge)

o    You have a common knowledge or an understanding of basic techniques and concepts.

Novice (limited experience)

o    You have the level of experience gained in a classroom and/or experimental scenarios or as a trainee on-the-job. You are expected to need help when performing this skill.

Intermediate (practical application)

o    You can successfully complete tasks in this competency as requested. Help from an expert may be required from time to time, but you can usually perform the skill independently.

Advanced (applied theory)

o    You can perform the actions associated with this skill without assistance. You are certainly recognized within your immediate organization as "a person to ask" when difficult questions arise regarding this skill.

Expert (recognized authority)

o    You are known as an expert in this area. You can provide guidance, troubleshoot and answer questions related to this area of expertise and the field where the skill is used.