Production Director— fish farms in Africa

ACF is looking for a Production Director to help ACF become the lowest cost producer of tilapia in Southern Africa.

The Production Director will be responsible for all biologi-cal production issues on the two fish farms in Lake Kariba with production teams reporting to him/her. The Produc-tion Director will report directly to the Group CEO and will play a senior role on both fish farms’ executive com-mittees. The position will be based in Kariba, Zimbabwe. The candidate will also provide guidance on production issues at SON in Uganda.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise production planning with production co-ordinators on land (broodstock and hatchery) and lake (grow-out), including improvement in data manage-ment
• Fish health, biosecurity and R&D strategies and action plans for land and lake operations
• Establish procedures and systems for monitoring fish performance and environment
• Training of staff in disease prevention and treatment
• Oversee water quality and recirculation systems
• Fish health related protocols and production systems
• Vaccination programmes and communication with vac-cine companies, laboratories and external fish health resources
• Procurement and application of ingredients for en-hancement of fish health (e.g. probiotics, immune stim-ulants, etc.)
• Oversight on feed quality and formulations in liaison with our strategic feed partner, Skretting
• Genetics and broodstock performance with recommen-dations for improvements

Qualifications

• Experienced production manager with a track record of practical and viable fish farming
• Formal aquaculture or fish health education
• An extensive record from working on fish health and biosecurity
• Management experience, creative and ability to work independently
• Preferably experience with warm water/tropical spe-cies and tilapia production in particular
• Good skills in English, both written and oral
• Structured, analytical with good communication skills
• Adaptive and appreciation of different cultures
• Honesty and loyalty

Conditions
• Employment contract for a minimum 2 years period
• Salary and benefits to be agreed based on quali-fications and experience
• Accommodation, health cover and transport provided

Company web page

Contact persons:

• James de la Fargue; tel: +263 772 145 060; e-mail: jamesdlf@africancentury.com
• Øystein Falch; tel: +47 924 63 001; e-mail: omf@inocap.no

Application deadline: 25 February 2018
Supplementary information: www.inocap.no/jobs

Submission of CV and application: A short application (one page) and CV to e-mail: jobs@inocap.no with ‘ACF production director’ in the subject field.