Resume of an experienced person for managing farm production

[muralitrm]

Muralidharan .T.R


HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED
PLANTATION DIVISION
DAVERASHOLA ESTATE
DEVARSHOLA POST
THE NILIGIRIS – 643207
TAMIL NADU - INDIA

Telephone : 04262 – 222256(Home)
04262 – 222228 (Off)
Mobile : 9443605406
E Mail : muralitrm@sancharnet.in
Date of Birth : 13th August 1968







Job Objective



Managerial Assignments in Agricultural sector to manage farm Production / Improve land and labour productivity for growth of self and organisation

Years Of Experience
14 years


Summary of Skills & Experience

A seasoned professional with 10 years experience in Tea plantations of Hindustan Lever Ltd. A subsidiary of Unilever Inc. and 4 ½ years with ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Ltd.
Experience in managing Tea, Coffee,Pepper, ginger and banana crops and Tea Manufacture.
Managed 387 Ha of Tea and coffee plantation, 70 Ha of wetlands.
Involved in preparation of annual plan, pest and disease management, nutrient plan, designing and managing Sprinkler and drip irrigation systems.
New planting of tea, coffee and pepper crops.
Managed 850 skilled and unskilled workforce, 32 staff and supervisors
Infrastructure and equipments management.
Experience in organic farming.
Implementation of Occupational health and safety systems in all jobs.
Experience in clonal tea nursery, green houses, clonal and seedling nurseries.
Promoted farm forestry, agro forestry, intercropping, recruitment of farmers,
technical support to farmers in tree cultivation and intercrops, liaison with financing agencies.


Experience

Dec’1995 – Till date – Hindustan Lever Limited , Plantation division,
Subsidiary of Unilever Inc. - UK

Growth Path

December 1995 – 1997 - Asst. Field Manager – Grade A
1997 – 2001 - Asst. Field Manager – Grade B
2001 – 2004 - Deputy Field Manger
Sept’ 2004 – till date - Field Manager

• Shown 160% improvement in employee productivity from Sept, to Dec 04 by motivating all in the team.
• Revived 30Ha of Coffee and Pepper crop in 2004

Achieved Safety statistics of nil LTA and RWC for the unit in 2003 and 2004, in charge of unit as Safety Coordinator.
• Involved in carrying out risk assessment studies for all jobs and implementing control measures.
• Installed sprinkler irrigation systems and brought 97 Ha under irrigation.
• Fully involved in resolving the wage negotiation unrest by workmen and unions in 2002, brought back normalcy in labour productivity, by formulating and implementing productivity incentive scheme.
• Set up 500 MT p.a. production capacity vermicomposting unit.
• Involved in mechanisation of harvesting and pruning operations.
• New planting of 25 Ha carried out.
• Experienced in managing ISO 9000 – 2000 Tea factory.

1991 - 1995 - ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Ltd, Plantation division
Junior Manager - Plantations

• Involved in setting up mist chamber for clonal Eucalyptus sapling production, with a capacity of 4 lakhs saplings per annum.
• Managed seedling tree species nurseries, producing 3 lakhs seedlings per annum.
• Marketed clonal and seedling tree species to framers, planted 750 Ha in 4 years, covering 7 districts of Andhra Pradesh.
• Provided technical support to farmers for tree farming and inter cropping.
• Liaison with nationalised banks and NABARD for farmers loans, released Rs.8.5 lakhs.
• Brought 200 Ha of tobacco farms in West Godavari district of AP under agro forestry.

Education

1986-1990 - Graduate in Forestry – Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Tamil Nadu – India

Other Qualifications

Trained in Dupont Occupational Health and Safety systems
Trained in ISO 14000 Environmental Safety Systems


IT Skills

Well versed with MS office Management and Database analytical skills

Other Distinctions

Unit Safety coordinator for the unit since 2003
Member of the Group safety committee
Leader of quality assurance team