Field Assistant Manager - Tea Plantation

Job Summary:

The Field Assistant is responsible for overseeing and assisting in day-to-day field operations in the tea estate. This includes supervision of plucking, cultivation activities, labour management, and ensuring field discipline and productivity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervision of Field Operations:
• Monitor and guide workers during plucking, pruning, weeding, and manuring activities. Ensure adherence to estate schedules and agricultural practices.
• Labour Management:
• Maintain daily attendance and work allocation of assigned labour.
• Report absenteeism, indiscipline, or any field issues to superiors.
• Motivate workers to achieve daily targets.
• Quality Control:
• Ensure quality of leaf plucked is in line with estate standards.
• Reject or guide against coarse/underdeveloped leaf plucking.
• Field Documentation:
• Maintain field diaries, work registers, and plucking records accurately.
• Report daily field activity updates to the Assistant Manager.
• Field Hygiene & Safety:
• Ensure proper field sanitation, upkeep of tools and PPE compliance.
• Raise timely alerts on pest/disease incidence or any unsafe conditions.
• Support Functions:
• Assist in fertiliser application, chemical spraying, and upkeep of irrigation systems if any.
• Support bush census, field audits, and yield estimations when required.

Skills & Requirements:

• Minimum qualification: Post Graduation in Science Background, Preferred in Agriculture
• Basic understanding of tea field operations
• Prior experience in plantation/agriculture sector preferred
• Ability to manage and interact with labour effectively
• Physically fit and willing to work in outdoor/field conditions
• Basic knowledge of Computer , record keeping and reporting

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Provident Fund

Work Location: In person