Main Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a team of strong professionals for Agro R&D & mini-tuber seed facility.
• Drive TPM culture to ensure effective planning and achievement of production targets from the facility (including export requirements) as per AOP and enable PSP delivery.
• Ensure mini-tuber/product quality, purity, hygiene, and people safety as per FL standards, harmonious industrial relations for uninterrupted operations.
• BUILD THE AOP FOR PLANT EFFICIENCIES OPTIMIZATION.
• Maintain the germplasm bank and the facility as per international standards.
• Lead people capability agenda for the facility and India Agro R&D team members.

Key Performance Indicators

• Analyze production and report progress against a clearly identified plan.
• Maintain and understanding of technical developments that may impact on productivity.
• Establish key performance indicators on cost and production efficiencies.
• Comply with all statutory requirements.
• Create region and variety-wise POPs and conduct trials and demonstration in the fields to prove new varieties with a view to get higher yield.

People Accountabilities

• Taking new recruits through the agro R&D and mini-tuber process as part of the induction training.
• Conducting regular performance reviews and providing regular feedback to the employees.
• Identifying gap areas and opportunities of development in consultation with the HR department.