Head of Irrigation and Fertigation

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• Develop and implement irrigation and fertigation programmes aligned with crop requirements, production targets, weather conditions, and agronomic recommendations. • Oversee irrigation and fertigation operations across greenhouses and open-field production areas, ensuring timely, accurate, and uniform water and nutrient application. • Monitor and maintain appropriate EC and pH levels, water distribution, pressure, and fertigation accuracy. • Supervise, allocate, and manage irrigation teams to achieve 100% effective labour utilization, productivity, accountability, and discipline. • Ensure efficient utilization of water, fertilizers, energy, labour, equipment, and other departmental resources. • Oversee the maintenance and operational reliability of pumps, filters, valves, drip lines, tanks, pipes, dosing systems, and other irrigation infrastructure. • Identify and ensure timely resolution of leaks, blockages, pressure variations, system failures, and other irrigation-related issues. • Ensure compliance with company SOPs, safety requirements, certification standards, 6S, and applicable operational procedures. • Work closely with Production, Agronomy, Engineering, and other technical teams to optimize irrigation efficiency, crop performance, and resource utilization. • Maintain accurate irrigation and fertigation records and prepare timely daily, weekly, and monthly reports. • Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, cost reduction, water efficiency, productivity enhancement, and improved team performance. • Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Irrigation, Agricultural Engineering, Horticulture, Agronomy, Agriculture, or a related field. • At least 3–5 years’ relevant experience in commercial horticulture, preferably in greenhouse or flower production, with experience in irrigation and fertigation supervision or management. • Strong practical knowledge of irrigation systems, including drip irrigation, pumps, filtration, fertigation, valves, and water distribution. • Sound knowledge of EC, pH, crop nutrition, and fertigation management.