Role Purpose
To monitor and control crop nutrition process, greenhouse climate and water treatment for use in the farm.
Key Responsibilities
Supports in location planning to ensure that each variety in the production assortment has the M2 needed, appropriate day length, Growing media, certification levels and climatic conditions to meet the production focus (planning as per the specified growing requirements).
Ensures sterilization of irrigation water as per the protocols to achieve set standards.
Samples the different input and drain solutions in different crop stages for analysis by an accredited laboratory.
Corrects the recipe formulations as per lab analysis and visual crop observation to deliver a well-balanced crop for quality cuttings production (consultation required).
Ensures timely requisition and mixing of fertilizer
Ensures timely dosing of various fertilizer solutions (recipes) to achieve the desired target pH/EC.
Monitors irrigation of the crops in the greenhouses to ensure it is done with the appropriate right recipe specifications and with prevailing weather conditions in mind.
Ensures that all Fertigation machines and equipment including drip lines are in good working conditions and promptly reports any malfunction for repair.
Supports the production team on matters regarding water management to achieve a healthy crop throughout the season.
Facilitates plant treatment through drips (drenching) in liaison with crop protection supervisor.
Ensures all irrigation related data is collected, tabulated, analyzed, and presented on time and actions taken to achieve a healthy crop throughout the season.
Ensures supervisors on duty are aware and coached and assisted on fertigation processes including trouble shooting and reporting when on weekend and Holiday duty for effective running of operations in the Fertigation station.
Ensures all the vendors and service providers are guided while working in the Fertigation for compliance and communicating to the relevant personnel on the progress.
Monitors all the greenhouse vents and irrigation machines and valves to ensure they are in good working condition.
Ensures all equipment and structures are serviced regularly and records kept accordingly (liaison with production Lead - Growing and Engineering team)
Ensures all climate sensors (Example: Data loggers/ Sigrows etc.) are downloaded and data analyzed, disseminated and maintained for decision making.
Maintains and updates all Fertigation documents and prepares Necessary/required reports for decision making and compliance.
Ensures adherence to Phytosanitary standards in all Fertigation processes to control pathogens.
Ensures all Quality Management Systems(QMS) documents concerned with irrigation are reviewed at least annually as per the document to capture any process changes.
Trains the Fertigation team to enhance productivity and efficiency.
Train the fertigation section representative and monitor performance.
Set targets for the team and evaluate the day today performance
Evaluates Fertigation team to measure performance and identify areas of improvement.
Enforces Health Safety and Environment (HSE) rules and regulations and champions the implementation of the Syngenta HSE policy in all business operations.
Any other tasks & projects as may be allocated from time to time.
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
Degree/ diploma in Horticulture/Agriculture
Experience
2yrs in relevant field
Knowledge in hydroponics
Key Skills:
Computer skills,
Supervisory skills
Communication skills.
Analytical
Organizational skills
Personal Attributes
Integrity
Team player
Patience
Pro-active