Production Lead, VEG at Syngenta

Role Purpose

To ensure timely and consistent production of vegetable seeds of the required quantity, quality in line with the GSPP protocol.

Accountabilities

• Ensures stock seeds are received and have all relevant quality information with them and communicates status to the SPM.


• Ensures timely nursery preparation to adhere to the sowing calendar.


• Ensure availability of necessary consumables in the nursery for smooth running of nursery activities.


• Ensures monitoring and reports germination percentages and deficits for action.


• Ensures proper labelling and colour coding at all stages for traceability and purity control.


• Ensures timely sowing, pricking out and dispatch of seedlings for transplanting as per cropping schedule.


• Monitors and report any structural anomaly in the greenhouse for action.


• Ensures timely transplanting of seedlings in the greenhouses as per schedule and parent line location map.


• Oversees the implementation of the production plan to achieve the set forecasts.


• Train’s production supervisors and ensures the rest of production teams are trained to enhance productivity and efficiency.


• Evaluates workers to measure performance and identify areas of improvement


• Co ordinates all production related activities planting, labelling, training, desuckering, defoliation, rouging, emasculation, pollen harvesting, pollination and harvesting among others to ensure good quality seeds


• Prepares and submits monthly Vendor progress reports (VPR) to the SPM to ensure the customer is informed on the production progress.


• Ensures adherence to Phytosanitary standards in the field to control pests and diseases.


• Checks and reports irrigation anomalies to the relevant personnel for action.


• Enforces HSE rules and regulations and champions the implementation of the Syngenta HSE policy in all business operations.

Qualifications

Knowledge Skills & Experience

Degree in Horticulture, Agriculture or any other relevant qualification.

Key Skills

Supervisory skills

Organizational skills

Experience

5 years in relevant field

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