SendMe Food Technology Limited
SendMe Food Technology Limited was founded in 2020 in the ancient city of Ibadan, we are the fastest-growing food technology company in Nigeria. Sendme is using social commerce and artificial intelligence to meet the animal protein demands of Nigerian households and businesses at excellent prices. We do not just sell animal protein, we are passionate about redefining the food experience because we believe that food should not be merely perceived as a means to satisfy hunger, rather, it is relished, appreciated, and celebrated for its unique taste and culture. We are driven by a zeal to “go for more”. Therefore, we are committed to leveraging our strengths in technology to model a seamless and effective system that ensures quality and efficiency.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Livestock Farm Manager
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- The Farm Manager optimizes better yield and profitability by deciding on livestock management, supervision of farm staff, planning farm activities, monitoring animals, and handling various administrative functions such as preparation of budgets, purchase of supplies, maintenance of relationships with vendors and clients, and ensuring maximum profitability.
- Outstanding candidates will be those that are keen problem solvers with good business sense,who are focused on efficiency and take a hands-on approach to management. Livestock include cattle, goats – ruminants.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyzing existing operations, livestock, staff, and financial documents and recommending improvements
- Budgeting the farm management and accomplishing the farm activities within the planned budget
- Ensuring all staff adheres to health and safety regulations.
- Assisting with the recruitment and training of new staff members
- Maintain production and other farm records including the estimated operating costs, ordering of farm inputs, and monitoring of animal health and feeding requirements
- Produce livestock to achieve volume, quality and cost objectives
- Clean and maintain buildings, sheds, equipment and facilities to ensure health standards and high quality of produce
- Ensure good animal health is maintained through provision of adequate quality and quantity of pasture and other feed
- Building professional networks and keeping abreast of developments in agricultural sciences
Qualifications
Education Level:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science or equivalent
Experience:
- 3 – 5 years relevant work experience.
- Extensive experience in a farming-related field.
- Management experience would be a plus
Requirements / Specific Skills:
- A passion for agriculture- enjoys working with animals
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
- Good computer skills
- Likesworking outdoors
- The ability to make decisions in stressful environments.
- Superb communication and interpersonal skills
- Outstanding organizational skills.
- Analytical mindset and good problem-solving skills.
- Quantitative ability
- Attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
Application Closing Date
12th July, 2022.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.