New Job at UNILEVER Tanzania , Field Assistant Manager

 New Job at UNILEVER Tanzania, Field Assistant Manager

Field Assistant Manager

Job ID: R-30777

Category: Supply Chain

Location: Mufindi, Iringa

Date posted: 01/26/2022

Business Context and Main Purpose of the Job

The Deputy Field Director supports leadership with personnel management and day-to-day operations of the assigned area of ​​responsibility. In this role, the individual is responsible for meeting established goals, uses good judgment to assess and escalate situations when necessary, and uses knowledge and skills in the area of ​​expertise while maintaining the quality standards expected from the sheet. green. The Assistant Director is expected to act as a leader by building constructive relationships and supporting USDA leadership in developing, defining, and implementing department goals and a strategic plan consistent with UTT's mission statement.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage the real estate division to the highest agricultural standards and improve productivity by expanding and maintaining automated harvest operations by providing the best harvest and post-harvest practices and identifying potential HM fields.
• Plan and supervise daily operations by supervising manual plucking and harvesting of staff to ensure acceptable quality standards of properly harvested and processed green leaves for the plant.
• Plan and implement the annual agricultural practices of the division of the farm and the use of pruning and fertilizers.
• Ensure management is managed by providing regular crop forecasts, validating salary inflows/outflows, employee payments, and financial expenses fully within budget.
• Manage industrial/employee relations in the real estate department, conduct disciplinary cases in accordance with CBA/Employment Law and company disciplinary procedures. Promote good coexistence between workers and the neighboring community.
• Manage the infrastructure of the department and maintain the required standards. Include all Rainforest Alliance best practices.
• Achieve business goals aligned with JTBD strategy and improve performance culture through business transformation.
• Feature-rich interfaces, eg factories, finance, HRBP, unions, legal, etc.

Property management

• Operation and maintenance of the site fully and productively throughout the year through judicious planning of irrigation timing, pruning, fertilization, weeding practices, etc.
• Ensure that the department is held to the highest possible standards at all times and that company infrastructure and associated facilities are robustly protected and maintained.
• Provide effective management of employees working within the department function consisting of four female/female managers.
• Manage, distribute and maintain plucking equipment within the department and reorder new plucking equipment from central stock when required.
• Monitor the progress of all tasks within the department to ensure that all specifications are met within the agreed time, budget, and quality requirements
• Comply with and assist in the implementation of standard policies and procedures within the department related to sustainability and related functions.
• Review the space requirements of the future new tea development area and develop and implement a management plan
• To carry out any other duties as directed by the line manager based on job level.

Department of Finance and Contracts

• Responsibility for controlling and managing production costs, field costs, general costs and the general budget; Work with the property manager on the budget for the next several years.
• Ensure cost-effective maintenance and support arrangements are provided and regularly reviewed, utilizing internal resources and external/external contractors where necessary.
• Anticipate future developments in areas, real estate infrastructure, pick up fixtures in advance, ensure proper planning and budgeting for maintenance and repair work, and improve continuity of service.
• Work with the property manager and other assistants to implement the best benefit arrangements and reduce costs where possible.
• Site Safety Operations supports the SHE site manager or coordinator in managing safety and health improvement activities to achieve site-wide excellence. He/she works with on-site SHE teams to define and implement improvement plans in order to achieve sustainable SHE excellence by reducing injuries and illnesses as measured by KPIs.
• Support on-site implementation of SHE global/cluster strategy, policies and standards to achieve excellent sustainable results
• Participate and command and Security Command Component
• Monitor the legal compliance of the site and ensure that the site complies with all local/national regulatory requirements and Unilever standards.
• Work closely with occupational health personnel to identify and mitigate risks that can lead to occupational health problems.
• Assist the SHE or Coordinator in the development and leadership of internal crisis committees and security committees; Support the site leader to lead the investigation and analysis of critical incidents
• Perform trend analysis of incidents, near misses, safe behavior observations, and in-depth compliance audits
• Assistance in the provision of training programs.

Basic abilities

• Crop production and field operations.
• Sources - raw materials of agricultural origin
• Plant Breeding - Tea Nurseries
• Infrastructure Management
• Project management / IT
• Industrial Relations/Employee Relations
• Related experience

At least 3 years of farm management experience and experience in a manufacturing or operational environment.

Experience in talent creation and people management.

Leadership behaviors/competencies

Must 'meet expectations' regarding leadership behavior standards or competencies relevant to WL for this job

growth mindset

Accountability and responsibility

Building talent and teams

Focus on the consumer and customers

bias to work

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