About This Role
This role involves the strategic and operational management of an oil palm estate, focusing on development, maintenance, harvesting, and replanting. The Estate Manager will oversee daily operations to ensure optimal efficiency and productivity, lead and motivate team members, and implement best agronomic practices.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute strategic plans for oil palm estate development, maintenance, harvesting, replanting, and related activities
- Oversee daily operations of the estate to ensure optimal efficiency and productivity
- Monitor, control, and evaluate estates regarding implementing and maintaining good agricultural practices according to the Group's directions
- Lead and motivate assistant manager and other team members to achieve high performance and productivity
- Set targets and implement best agronomic practices to maximize FFB yields
- Monitor water management, soil fertility, pest/disease control, harvesting, and other operation standards of estates
- Review and manage operational budgets, CAPEX, and OPEX
- Ensure compliance with environmental, labor, safety, health, and sustainability regulations/laws/standards (e.g., MSPO)
- Oversee estate infrastructures like roads, worker housing, and utilities
- Provide regular performance reports to senior management or the board
Requirements
- Degree/Diploma in Agriculture, Agronomy, Plantation Management, or a related field
- More than 7 years of experience in plantation management, including at least 3
-5 years in an Estate Manager position
- Strong leadership and decision-making skills
- Budget and cost management skills
- Excellent knowledge of plantation agronomy, relevant laws, and regulations
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Highly-analytical with strong attention to details
- Integrity and professional ethics
- Willing to frequent travel and stay in the estate
Important Details
- Team: assistant manager and other team members
About the Company
The estate is approximately 3,000 acres.
