British American Tobacco BAT Jobs Field Officer
British American Tobacco BAT Jobs Field Officer
Job description:
- To arrange for tobacco plantation and production in the given area as per the Depot’s requirements
- Ensure implementation of Advanced Agronomic practices required for the production of quality leaf
- Supervision of crop at all stages to get quality tobacco
- Supply of targeted quantity to the Buying Court
- Education as well as motivation of farmers for adopting Best practices
- Ensure implementation of EHS aspects at the depot as well as at farmers’ level
- Active involvement in Afforestation programme of the Depot
- Active support and contribution to various projects going on in the company like MRP II, ISO, etc
- Keep an eye on the competition activities in his area to provide information to the line manager about the competition intelligence and enable him to take necessary strategic decisions
- PR with all concerned external parties to ensure smooth operations
Procurement of seed from Leaf Agronomy Section as per the requirement and onward distribution to farmers
- Farmers’ registration as well as arrangement for seed sowing
- Periodic arrangement of growers’ meetings/workshops in his area for conveying the company’s message regarding the volume as well as quality requirements & education of growers
- Ensure plantation of a suitable crop size in his area of jurisdiction to avoid shortage/surplus during the buying season
- Timely finalization of seedbed, crop & yield assessment surveys to enable the management in getting to a real crop size
- Provide crop extension services to contracted growers for crop improvement, safe use of agro chemicals, implementation of Best practices, better curing techniques
- Take guidelines from the in charge wherever it is required to enhance knowledge about the crop husbandry practices & then their implementation at farmer’s level
- Farmers’ categorisation as per the format for record and reference
- Keep an eye on the competition activities in the area of jurisdiction
- Afforestation
- Arrangements for nursery raising
- Distribution of saplings to the interested parties and ensure their planting as per the recommendations
- Selection of better species
- Training of the planting parties about post planting care to ensure maximum survival
- Post plantation surveys
- Record keeping in PC based database
Additional InformationContext / Environment
- Farming community is less flexible to the change, there is low literacy rate among the tobacco farmers due to which they are slow to adopt advance technology for crop production
- Highly labour-intensive crop due to shortage of labour as the new generation of farmers is more inclined towards urbanisation where better prospects of livelihood are available
- Costly crop inputs, therefore arrangement of bank loans for solving the financial problems of farmers
- Surplus/short crop size & its adverse consequences on growers
- Local Government Nazims & Farmer Associations Office Bearers for their non-genuine demands
- Unethical practices by competition
- Adverse weather conditions & natural calamities like floods, hails, as the afectee from natural calamity will not be interested to plant a crop, which is so weather prone.
Essential RequirementsKnowledge, Skills & Experience
- Agriculture Graduate with 1 – 2 years of experience.
- Knowledge about tobacco production, curing, grading and buying
- Job related PC knowledge
- Job required competence in extension techniques
- Arrange plantation and supervision of Project plots
- Introduction of Best practices through method/result demonstration
- Seedbed, plantation and production surveys
- Understanding and implementation of Environment, Health & Safety policies
- Fair knowledge of Co’s job related controls procedures and instructions
- Abreast with the competition strengths & weaknesses
- Interpersonal skills for communication, negotiation, training/coaching and motivation
- Commitment with the job
- Dare to take initiatives Apply
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