Urban Farm Manager

Sunway XFarms; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunway XFarms in Kuala Lumpur seeks a hands-on Farm Operations Manager to lead the HQ and client-site farms, ensuring crops are grown to plan, at the right volumes and costs.

You will manage the operations team, drive production planning, oversee mobile farming, hydroponic NFT systems, climate control and IoT monitoring, and report performance to Sunway Group.

This role shapes urban farming in Malaysia with Sunway Group backing.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in commercial farm operations with management experience.
• Hands-on experience with hydroponics, ideally NFT, and greenhouse or controlled-environment growing.
• Comfortable with farm budgets, yield data and cost control.
• Experience with production planning and supplier or contract grower management.
• A degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy or a related field.
• Able to lead a team on the ground and report clearly to management.

Responsibilities

• Plan and run day-to-day operations across all farms, including planting schedules, nutrients, harvesting and crop quality.
• Own yield, cost-per-kg and fulfilment targets; track performance.
• Turn customer demand into production plans; manage contract farmer supply.
• Oversee mobile farms operations and client-site farms, including repairs and upgrades.
• Manage hydroponic NFT systems, greenhouse climate control and IoT monitoring.
• Lead integrated pest management and crop health monitoring.
• Manage and develop the farm operations team; oversee project management.
• Report production, yield and costs to management.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Budget management

Data-driven decision making

Production planning

Education

Bachelor's in Agriculture/Horticulture/Agronomy

Tools

Hydroponics NFT systems

Greenhouse climate control

IoT monitoring systems

Job description

Sunway XFarms is Sunway Group’s urban agritech company. We grow pesticide-free produce using hydroponic and controlled-environment farming, and we build and run farms for corporate clients across the Klang Valley.

The role

You’ll run all farm operations across our HQ farm and our mobile farms at client sites. You’ll lead the farm operations team and project management, and make sure we grow the right crops, in the right volumes, at the right cost.

What you’ll do

• Production: plan and run day-to-day operations across all farms, including planting schedules, nutrient management, harvesting and crop quality.
• Yield and cost: own yield, cost-per-kg and fulfilment targets, and track performance against them.
• Planning: turn customer demand into production plans, and manage contract farmer supply to fill gaps.
• Mobile farms: oversee operations and maintenance at client-site farms, including repairs, upgrades and planting plans, working with our business team on client needs.
• Systems: manage hydroponic (NFT) systems, greenhouse climate control and IoT monitoring.
• Crop health: lead integrated pest management, crop health monitoring and preventive maintenance.
• Team: manage and develop the farm operations team, and oversee project management of farm works.
• Reporting: report on production, yield and costs to management.

What we’re looking for

• At least 3 years in commercial farm operations, with management experience.
• Hands-on experience with hydroponics, ideally NFT, and greenhouse or controlled-environment growing.
• Comfortable with farm budgets, yield data and cost control.
• Experience with production planning and supplier or contract grower management.
• A degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy or a related field.
• Able to lead a team on the ground and report clearly to management.

You’ll help shape how urban farming grows in Malaysia, with the backing of Sunway Group