Agricultural Engineer

PepsiCo

Job Description

• Organization of seed/chipstock production and keep track of the plan during plantation.
• Research on agricultural best practices and follow up trials on the field.
• Selection of the field which seed/chipstock potato will be planted, and support to farmers during operation.
• Support to farmer's operation team ( make sure that farmer has facility and skill for planting potato).
• For Growing Crop System, monitoring growing season (Planting, agronomic application and harvest).
• Follow up to latest technology about fertilizer, irrigation, crop protection and agricultural practices in the potato industry, in order to be able to advise farmers.
• Make sure that FLT is applying the correct agronomical applications ( field yiel<ds calculations, fertilizing and chemical usage type, dosage and timing )
• Follow up and organize potato harvest operations (pre-harvesting plan, warehouse plan, logistic plan)
• Perform regular farm visits as part of Growing Crop System to record and report FLT production
• Follow up potato storage performance (quality and losses)
• Coordinate all activities related to Vendor Assurance Programs about potato for agronomic and technical matters.
• Establish and follow up potato food safety and potato quality system in the part of field operation

Qualifications

• Experience in field crop, preferably have experience in potato
• University degree (Agriculture Engineering)
• Team work
• Agricultural team management competence.
• Driver's license holder and must be able to travel frequently.
• Productive communication skills (verbal and written)
• Analytical thinking and planning skills.
• Results oriented
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Influence and impact skills, organizational impact.
• Fluent English in writing and speaking skills.
• High level of computer literacy (MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint)