Regional Agronomist
Platinum Outsourcing & Logistics (EA) Limited wishes to notify any interested person with relevant skills and abilities to serve in the below mentioned post to tender in their application in accordance with job description and requirements below. They must be willing to travel and work in the field. Candidates must be physically and mentally fit.
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Implement and enforce agronomy SOPs and standard work in assigned zones, ensuring field teams and farmers understand what good looks like and how to do it.
• Conduct routine field checks and agronomy audits on priority operations (land preparation, planting standards, fertilizer timing/method, weed control and ratoon management) and document the results.
• Support rollout of the zone-wise planting calendar and give early warnings on agronomic risks (rainfall, soil moisture, disease pressure) with proposed mitigation.
• Identify and develop seed cane nurseries, provide routine technical oversight, and conduct seed cane field certification/verification checks to recommend qualifying seed sources.
• Support soil health and fertility programs and lead pest and disease surveillance, including field diagnosis of nutrient deficiencies, pests and diseases and recommending corrective action.
• Set up, maintain and supervise demonstration sites in line with approved protocols, and capture observations and results in the centralized demo tracker.
• Conduct spot-checks and quality inspections of contractor work (land preparation, planting, fertilizer application and spraying) using approved checklists and give corrective guidance.
• Support training and extension by contributing zone-specific agronomy content and participating in ToT and refresher trainings for field staff and Block Leaders.
• Raise field incident reports on non-conformities to the Lead Agronomy & Impact, maintain a case log of major agronomic issues, and submit weekly/monthly zone updates on adoption, risks and demo status.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Agronomy, Agriculture, Soil Science, Crop Science or a related discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience in field agronomy, extension, out-grower agronomy programs or commercial crop support.
• Strong practical knowledge of sugarcane agronomy and the ability to translate recommendations into field action.
• Comfortable with field data collection, trackers and structured reporting.
• Experience with demonstrations/trials and contractor quality checks is an added advantage.
• Strong communication and coaching skills, execution discipline and attention to detail.
• Motorbike riding license (Mandatory)