Enza Zaden Tanzania Ltd is a horticultural company that produces high-quality hybrid seeds. The seeds produced are all exported to the mother company based in the Netherlands. After thorough quality checks the seeds are re-exported all over the world under the Enza Zaden logo.
Objective of the Role:
To safeguard crop health and optimize greenhouse production through effective pest and disease management, crop monitoring, and adherence to quality, safety, and farm protocols.
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Main Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate crop protection, pest and disease management, scouting, and crop monitoring activities to maintain crop health, quality, and production performance.
- Supervise and develop crop protection and scouting teams, ensuring effective workforce planning, productivity, discipline, training, and adherence to operational and safety standards.
- Monitor crop health and protection performance, analyse relevant information, and ensure timely identification, reporting, and escalation of crop risks and emerging issues.
- Oversee the effective management of crop protection resources, materials, equipment, and related operational requirements, ensuring safe, efficient, and accountable utilization.
- Support the Production Manager in maintaining effective greenhouse operations, ensuring compliance with hygiene, health, safety, environmental, and farm protocols while contributing to continuous operational improvement.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Horticulture or a related field.
- Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in crop protection, greenhouse production, pest and disease management, or a related agricultural production environment.
- Good knowledge of integrated pest management, crop monitoring, pest and disease identification, crop protection principles, chemical safety, safe pesticide handling practices, and applicable occupational health and environmental standards.
- Proven ability to supervise teams, coordinate workforce activities, and maintain high standards of productivity, discipline, safety, and operational efficiency.
- Strong analytical and data management skills, with the ability to interpret crop monitoring information and prepare accurate operational reports.
- Excellent computer skills and proficiency in working with multiple related software with proficiency in data collection, analysis, and record keeping using agricultural software.
- Good communication and coordination skills with proficiency in English and Swahili languages, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Our offer:
We offer a competitive salary, benefit package and an innovative environment. Teamwork, entrepreneurship, drive, a passion to learn and to share knowledge, respect for sustainable development and integrity are our most precious values. Our international work environment offers a range of possibilities to motivated qualified people with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter to vacancies@enzazaden.co.tz by the 13th of October 2026. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Please include “Application for the Assistant Production Manager – Crop Protection vacancy” in the subject line.
