Production Manager at Kivu Choice Ltd: (Deadline 25 June 2022)
Job Title: Production Manager
Location: Nyamasheke
Compensation: Commensurate with experience Start date: As soon as possible
About Kivu Choice:
Kivu Choice is the sister company to Victory Farms, the largest fish farm in East Africa, based in Kenya. We launched our Rwandan business in Q4 of 2021 and will have all standing functions up and running this year across Hatchery, Production, Processing, Distribution, and Sales. Over the next 5 years our plan is to scale to become the largest and most sustainable protein producer in the country, producing and distributing over 50 million fish meals per year across Rwanda, DRC, and Burundi.
Description:
Kivu Choice is looking for an aspiring Production Manager to join our team and play an integral role in building the country’s premier aquaculture business. As Production Manager you will oversee management of all lake operations on the farm, and you’ll work closely with the heads of the various sections of the business to achieve our ambitious production goals. You will report directly to our Chief Executive Officer and play an integral role as we build out one of the largest hatchery operations in all of Africa.
What we’re looking for:
- The successful candidate is likely to have a good solid background in agricultural/aquacultural sciences and/or general management, preferably with at least a B.Sc. level of education
- 8+ years in farm management with experience managing large teams in a farm environment,
preferably in the aquaculture sector
- Excels in a startup environment by staying organized, not being afraid to take initiative and willing to jump in and help wherever needed
- Experience working on large-scale commercial fish farms.
- Be willing and ready to relocate to Rural Rwanda
- Open water scuba diving and boating experience
- Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel
- Fluent in English
Duties:
- Liaises with our CEO, CAO, and Finance team to plan and implement budgets
- Ensures that our farm is compliant with regulation and that all processes and equipment are being maintained to our standards
- Coordinates day-to-day operations across our hatchery, nursery, lake production, processing, and cold-chain and distribution functions
- Ensures Feeding, monitoring, counting, sampling, and upholding fish welfare for best growth results.
- Supervises the cage construction, placement, moorings, net maintenance, lake logistics, fish transfers and harvesting operations
- Develops and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance.
- Manages lake operations and grow-out employees including, training, scheduling, motivating and evaluating.
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