DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ø Conducts field research and trials intended for testing new fertilizer products
Ø Literature research for new product development and improvement of existing products including design of packaging materials
Ø Responsible for the design and production of promotional materials such as brochures, flyers and other advertisement materials
Ø Responsible for the conduct of technical updates for the marketing personnel including Agronomists and Field Research Assistants
Ø Liaises and coordinate with research institutions and agencies for collaborative scientific activities like field trials on rice and corn
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Ø College graduate with a degree in Agriculture (Fresh graduates are welcome to apply)
Ø Must have effective communication, coordination and interpersonal skills
Ø Must be proficient in MS Office Applications;
Ø Must be creative and resourceful
Ø Must be physically fit and willing to travel
Ø Has driving skills with a valid driver’s license.
COMPANY OVERVIEW:Atlas Fertilizer Corporation (AFC) is 100% Japanese owned and considered to be the oldest and one of the largest fertilizer manufacturing company in the Philippines, advancing for crop-specific and soil-specific farming technology. We have control of 42% of the Philippine NPK market with an extensive distribution network in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.In 1957, Atlas Fertilizer Corporation (AFC) became a separate corporation under the umbrella of A. Soriano Corporation (ANSCOR) Group of Companies as a result of the official spun off of the Fertilizer Division of Atlas Consolidated Mining & Development Corporation (ACMDC) in Brgy. Lutopan, Toledo. When AFC reached its 50 years of existence in the fertilizer industry in October 2007, it was also the time when it was fully owned and operated by Sojitz Corporation with Headquarters Office in Tokyo, Japan.Sojitz Corporation was fomed out of the union of Nichimen Corporation and Nissho Iwai Corporation, both companies that boast incredibly long histories. The Sojitz Group consists of approximately 420 subsidiaries and affiliates in Japan and throughout the world. As a general trading company, the Sojitz Group is engaged in a wide range of businesses globally, including buying, selling, importing and exporting goods, manufacturing and selling products, providing services, and planning and coordinating projects in Japan and overseas. The broad range of sectors in which Sojitz operates includes those related to automobiles, plants, energy, mineral resources, chemicals foodstuff resources, agricultural and forestry resources, consumer goods, and industrial parks.Atlas Fertilizer Corporation has over 400 employees with its Company Headquarters Office in Makati City, a manufacturing plant in Daanlungsod, Toledo City in Cebu and 7 satellite warehouses in Bulacan, Batangas, La Union, Bacolod, Iloilo, Davao and Cagayan de Oro. It offers competitive compensation and benefits package for its employees such as housing benefits, hospitalization benefits including qualified dependents, medical assistance, life and accident insurance coverage, sports and recreational allowance, leave benefits, retirement benefits, performance-based bonus and others.