Grassland Cameroon Ltd

B.P. 71715 Mankon, Bamenda, Mezam Division, North West; Cameroon. 674.94.56.58

Job Description: Production Engineer

Location: Obala, Center Region; Cameroon

Grassland Cameroon (GLC) leverages a combination of asset-based loans, critical training & post-harvest
services to enable smallholder farmers to increase their productivity & improve their livelihoods. We
offer our farmers two services: (i) financial services in the form of asset-based credit; (ii) extension
services. Each farmer in our program receives fertilizer, seeds & access to machinery on credit
relative to their farm holding size. At harvest, farmers reimburse the value of credit received in kind, and
we buy up the remainder of their harvest.

At GLC we believe in African farmers. We know that with the right resources, they can improve their
livelihoods and escape poverty. Our goal is to enable farmers to increase their productivity, access
markets and ensure that their production is properly managed after harvest.

We are looking for an experienced hard-working production engineer, who will organize and manage our
grain conditioning activities, ensure availability of necessary production resources & maintain safety
controls throughout production. This role will work closely with the quality assurance lead, warehouse
officer, procurement & operations teams. The ideal candidate is a highly organized individual who pays
close attention to detail, enjoys working independently & thrives in a non-scripted, fast paced environment.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Liaise with Senior Management to formulate weekly production objectives and understand quality
specifications, safety requirements
• Determine amount of necessary resources (workforce, raw materials, etc.)
• Organize production workflow keeping in mind necessary safeguards & quality specifications
• Monitor production & use discretion to solve urgent issues
• Supervise and evaluate performance of production personnel
• Identify & approve maintenance work, purchasing of equipment, etc.
• Ensure output meets quality standards
• Enforce health and safety precautions
• Prepare weekly production volume reports to Senior Management
Qualifications
• Demonstrated management experience (performance evaluations & reporting)
• Deep knowledge of mechanics & production management
• Strong understanding of production quality standards, health & safety regulations
• BSc in Engineering (preferred)
• At least four years of relevant professional work experience
• Must be fluent in English & French (written & oral)
• Strong technology skills (knowledge of Word, Excel, Google Docs, and Dropbox)
If you think this is for you, we are excited to hear from you. Please send your resume and cover letter to
careers@grassland-africa.com. In your cover letter, please state what excites you the most about this role,
and what you think will be most challenging about it.