Assistant Manager, Estate

"This position will be based at any estates across Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, or Sarawak, subject to managements decision. Therefore, priority will be given to candidates who are flexible and open to relocation."

Aim of the job

• To assist the manager on daily estate operations and ensure the targeted output and plan are achieved as set by the management.
• Support the Estate Manager in ensuring the output of production and quality targets are achieved by ensuring all expenditures are kept within the approved budget to achieve maximum profit.

Main responsibilities and activities:

• Oversee Division Operation (Set by Estate Management).
• To drive team works toward company directive.
• To prepare the overall estate budget and costing, set out the objective of the work proposal, progress planning, and direction are carried out in the manner required by the management.
• To carry out planning, target completions, monitoring, and progress reporting of the work to the Estate Manager.
• To ensure the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and its standard practice are being followed by all the employees in the work area(s) according to the requirement.
• To verify/confirm payment submissions and ensure all financial/claims/payments submission is as per the Company policies, and supporting documents are compiled accordingly.
• To provide training and coaching.
• Monitoring of daily cost and productivity through costing book.
• To assist in preparing monthly progress reports, monthly payment summary, and other necessary reports required by the management from time to time.
• Management of resources including labour, machinery, buildings, etc.
• To provide leadership skills to estate staff to achieve the target and deliver a good performance.
• Any other assigned role & responsibility as of and when required by the management.

Requirements:

Basic education and training:

• Degree / Diploma in Agriculture or equivalent
• Minimum 2 year(s) of working experience in oil palm plantation and agriculture.

Professional experience:

• Knowledge of email systems, including Microsoft Outlook.
• Proficient in the use of computers, including accounting software, database software, document management software and Microsoft Office.
• Good knowledge of budgeting and accounting standards and systems use in oil palm and agriculture plantation.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills, integrity, self-motivated with high degree of commitment and time pressure to meet deadlines and objectives with ability to work independently.

Personal qualities required, abilities:

• Excellent time management.
• Pleasant personality.
• Good communication and written skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
• Excellent interpersonal skill.
• Able to work with big team.
• The ability to work independently and seek help or assistance as needed.
• Self-motivated and highly organized.
• Distinctly dependable and trustworthy, with a strong and proven work ethic.