Agronomy Technician Trainee at Japan Tobacco International (JTI)

Agronomy Technician Trainee
Agronomy Technician Trainee Opportunity at JTI May 2024
JTI (Japan Tobacco International)
Agronomy Technician Trainee
About the job
We
are JTI, Japan Tobacco International, and we are present in 130
countries. We have spent years innovating, creating new and better
products for the consumers to choose from. This is our business. But not
only. Our business is our people. Their talent. Their potential. We
believe that when they are free to be themselves, and they are given the
opportunity to grow, travel and develop, amazing things can happen.

That’s
why our employees, from around the world, choose to be a part of JTI.
It is why 80% of employees feel happy working at JTI. And why JTI is
recognized with various Employer of Choice certifications across
different countries and regions.
So when you’re ready to choose a career you’ll love, in a company you’ll love, feel free to #JoinTheIdea.
Local applicants are welcome

Job title Agronomy Technician Trainee
Department Agronomy
Location Tabora
Reporting Area Supervisor
Agronomy Technician Trainee

What This Position Is About – Purpose
The
purpose of the position is to build relationships and provide extension
services to all JTI contracted growers to deliver on the target crop,
sustainability and ESG commitments in line with the annual strategic
plans. The role will require the incumbent to conduct regular farmer
visits and trainings to ensure MAS (Minumum Agricultural Standards) and
MFS (Minimum Forestry Standards) implementation, deliver on efficiency
improvements and provide accurate volume, crop estimates and quality
projections.

What Will You Do – Responsibilities
Grower contracting

• Establish
  the required grower base within the allocated growing area to meet JTI
  contracting volume and quality needs. All contracting should comply with
  JTI’s minimum agronomic standards with a focus on barn infrastructure,
  grower woodlots, available space, crop rotations and other critical
  elements. All contracted growers are to implement and to be monitored on
  JTI Minimum Agricultural and Forestry Standards (MAS/MFS).

Grower visitations

• Visit
  each contracted grower a minimum of once in each 4 week or crop cycle,
  whichever is the greater. The Agronomy Technician will provide extension
  services that will monitor crop production from contracting through to
  marketing. These services will include training, monitoring, progress
  reporting, geotagging, barn program monitoring, afforestation
  monitoring, NTRM monitoring and other services as required from time to
  time. 
• The aim of the extension service is to drive grower performance
  improvements in support of JTI’s target crop and ESG sustainability
  objectives. 

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Sustainability

• Barn program
• Support
  and and monitor implementation of the JTI Barn upgrade program. –
  Deliver the required barn upgrades for the targeted production area and
  contracted growers Primary Society (PS), Grower and JTI Woodlots
• Initiate and monitor PS, Grower and JTI woodlot establishment throughout the lifecycle
• Responsible for grower woodlot establishment, monitoring, reporting and audit
• Support JTI Agroforestry coordinators in monitoring PS and JTILS woodlot establishments.

Data Management

• Participate
  in accurate and timely data collection as required for each crop phase,
  including forestry and barn programs. Provide accurate volume, bale,
  stored bales and other manage issuing of grower bale tickets in
  accordance with verified and quantified grower tobacco bales and actual
  measured volumes. Ensure full endo of season bale tag reconciliations of
  received, issued and returned bale tags.

Employee Health and Safety, assets and security

• EHS
  Understand the Health and Safety risks and follow all operational
  controls to prevent incidents, actively participate in health and Safety
  training programs, understand legal and JTI EHS requirements associated
  with their work and comply with all rules and demonstrate safe behavior
  and actively report ideas for improvement and report unsafe conditions.
  Company assets and security Maintain and monitor the Company Allocated
  assets to manufacturer specification or best practices while ensuring
  the safe use and overall security of all allocated assets (Motorcycle,
  safety equipment, mobile phones, GPS units, computers, etc.).

Agriculture labor practice
Monitor
and manage ALP observations, reporting and follow-up. Initiate best
practices sharing across your designated grower base to support the

Monitoring,
reporting and elimination of child labor in the designated growing area
– Monitoring, reporting and elimination of non-compliant Agricultural
Labor Practices (ALP) – Support ARISE initiatives launched in your
designated area.
To perform any other tasks or processes required by the incumbents Area Supervisor, Area Manager or Department Lead.

Whom Are We Looking For – Requirements

• University Degree or Advanced diploma in Agriculture or a related field
• Experience of 1 year or less in a tobocco industry is added advantage
• Valid driving license (motorcycle)

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Please, apply by June 03rd, 2024.