Current Vacancies at Presco Plc, 9th October, 2018

Presco is a fully-integrated agro-industrial establishment with oil palm plantations, palm oil mill, palm kernel crushing plant and vegetable oil refining and fractionation plant. It also has an olein and stearin packaging plant and a biogas plant to treat its palm oil mill effluent. It is the first of its kind in West Africa. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Entomologist Location: Benin City, Edo Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with Phyto Technical Officer, Phyto team and Research and Development on all insect pest related monitoring research activities
• Keep records from all observation and trials
• Report on all insect pest matters to Research and Development and Agric. Department entomological and field experiments
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the IPM
• All other tasks assigned by Management.

• Candidate must possess a minimum of B.Sc in Zoology or any related discipline.

• Candidates applying for this position must be Ex-Service or Military Officers or possess relevant qualification.

• Applicant must possess minimum of ten years relevant work experience in similar position
• Must be computer literate
• Must be above 50 years
• Ensure, on a day-to-day basis, proper surveillance over life and property in the company and other designated places
• Provide professional advice to ensure that strategies adopted meet all internal and external services delivery requirement
• Be proactive in relation to identifying, managing crisis, resolving complex risks issues and mitigating activities in response to security related emergency situations
• Applicants must have in the past exhibited considerable degree of competence, responsiveness and demostrable integrity in security matters in a similar organization
• Must be in good health to be able to endure the rigours of the duties of a Chief Security Officer.

• Ensure the provision of timely employee-related information to senior management as necessary.
• Provide advice, guidance and direct support on all aspects related to people management to senior management. Responsible for payroll functions as appropriate in the company.
• Manage staff and coordinate required recruiting in accordance with the company’s policies and applicable regulations and assisting senior management to: Outline key performance indicators for employees.
• Appraise employees’ performance and guide professional development.
• Reward and disciplining employees.
• Address employee relations issues and other related human resources developments.
• Oversee and manage all HR contracts. Develop strong and effective team relationships within the company.
• Develop, manage and oversee the functional HR budget and manage expenses within budget allocations. Lead all activities related to employment, legislation, HR systems, practices, procedures, compliance, day-to-day development and HR initiatives.

• Very high degree of discretion and confidentiality Good attention to detail
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications in particular MS Outlook, MS Word and MS Excel at an advanced standard.
• B.Sc or HND in any Social Science discipline or any related field in Industrial Relations/Human Resources Management. Must be certified; SHRM-CP/SP or PHR CIPM HRPL
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as HR Generalist in well structured environment preferably manufacturing environment Knowledge of Nigerian employment legislation Excellent problem solving, judgment and decision-making skills Strong verbal and written communication skills and very good interpersonal skills