Pest and Disease Asistant (PSM 7)

Golden Agri Resources; Sintang; On-site; IDR 89,280,000 - 167,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Agri Resources (GAR) seeks a Pest & Disease Specialist to lead census operations and coordinate trial activities across departments. You will plan pest-related research budgets and communicate results to professionals and the public through courses, seminars, or workshops.

The role focuses on developing environmentally safe control methods and new technologies to reduce pesticide usage within GAR’s oil palm operations. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Has working experience in pest and disease control in oil palm plantation.
• Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities.
• Excellent analytical and people skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Placement in South Sumatera.
• Full-Time position(s) available.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Pest & Disease census runs on time and correctly.
• Coordinate trial related works (permit, location, equipment, worker) for intra- and inter-department activities.
• Plan strategy and prepare budget for research related to pest, disease and weed.
• Communicate research results to professionals or the public and deliver courses, seminars, or workshops.
• Conduct experiments to develop new or improved varieties focusing on pest and disease resistance.
• Develop new or improved methods using new technology or products to control pest, disease and weed and reduce pesticide usage.
• Provide information or recommendations to operational and smallholder farmers to avoid or correct pest/disease/weed problems.
• Develop environmentally safe methods or products for controlling pest, disease or weed.

Skills

Pest and disease control

Oil palm plantation

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

Job Description Summary: Ensure Pest & Disease census runs on time and correctly. Job Description: Communicate and coordinate trial related works (permit, location, equipment, worker etc) for both intra and extra department or division. Plan strategy and prepare budget for research related to pest, disease and weed. Communicate research results to other proffesionals or the public or teach for both internal or external in courses, seminars or workshop. Conduct experiment to develop new or improved varieties, focusing on pest and disease resistance. Develop new or improved methods by using newest technology or products and innovative approach for controlling pest, disease and weed and reducing pesticide usage. Provide information or recommendations to operational and smallholder farmers to avoid or correct problem cause by pest, disease or weed. Develop environmentally safe method or products for controlling pest, disease or weed.

Job Requirements

• Has working experience in pest and disease control in oil palm plantation
• Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities
• Excellent analytical and people skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Placement in South Sumatera
• Full-Time position(s) available.

We are a leading, publicly-listed, global seed-to-shelf agribusiness committed to sustainable palm oil production. Our palm oil plantations cover more than 138,000 hectares (including smallholder farmers). Our primary activities are cultivating and harvesting oil palms, processing fresh fruit bunches (FFBs) into crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel, and refining CPO into value-added products such as cooking oil, margarine, and shortening. We own 46 mills and operate 8 downstream facilities that manage refining and kernel crushing operations, across Indonesia. Besides bulk and industrial oil, our refined products are also marketed under several brands well-loved consumer brands such as Filma and Kunci Mas. Today, these brands have been recognised for their high quality and command significant market share in their respective segments in Indonesia. Based in Jakarta, we were founded in 1962 and listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 1992. A subsidiary of Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), we have Sinar Mas Oleochemical, SMART Research Institute (SMARTRI), and SMART Biotechnology Centre within our operations.

Why join us?

Palm oil and agriculture play a significant role in meeting the growing world population's demands for sustainable and innovative solutions to nutrition, energy and personal care products. As a leading global seed-to-shelf agribusiness, we want talents who are ready to overcome future challenges in this sector, and be part of sustainably feeding and fueling generations.