The digitization of agriculture has opened up new opportunities and fronts in agribusiness. “The industry has hit a record of productivity in 2017. In addition, it generated about $ 96 billion in export, and part of that success can already be seen by the strong movement of innovation in the sector. In practice, farms are becoming connected environments. Small and medium-sized rural producers are using robotics and high-precision technology. Multinational engineering companies are creating sophisticated solutions for weighing livestock and robotic milking, tasks rooted in the imaginary about the industry, to stay in two examples, “says Lucas Toledo, director of Michael Page in Campinas, global recruitment company specialized in high and middle management.
Today, Toledo points out, Brazilian agribusiness is a true innovation laboratory. “And the new hiring demand proves that. Even the most traditional jobs are already immersed in the digital culture that is transforming society and now also the countryside. “According to the company’s survey, the advance of information technology in the day to day of agriculture has been creating demand for new jobs. Check out some of them:
Agricultural Maintenance Manager
What it does: supervises the teams that perform the maintenance of tractors, mobile and fixed production machines. In today’s scenario is responsible for the maintenance of equipment that can easily cost millions of dollars. Its objective is to have maximum availability of machines with the lowest cost / production.
Job profile: The professional must know about electrical mechanics, systems and automation. More and more the equipment communicates and interacts with integrated systems of management, sensors, machines of planting, preparation and harvest. Required knowledge of English.
Salary: R $ 12 thousand to R $ 20 thousand
Reason for high in 2018: is a strategic professional because it takes care of a very large volume of assets, in addition, through data analysis supports management, partners with suppliers to develop new solutions.
Percent increase in the quarter: 30%
Farm Manager
What it does: Responsible for the direct management of the farm, leads the field technical team and has a strong role in the development and retention of people. Recently it has assumed an even more strategic role, incorporating functions of financial management, analysis of software tools orientations and costs of the business.
Job Profile: Must be able to reconcile technical expertise with management. Preferably training in Agronomic Engineering and training courses such as MBAs focused on agribusiness.
Salary: R $ 10 thousand to R $ 35 thousand
Reason for high in 2018: In order to achieve increasing productivity of properties, companies have invested in bringing managers more prepared. In addition, investments have increased and more properties have hired professional management.
Percentage increase in the first quarter: 15%
Human resources manager
What it does: They are executives who manage all the human capital of the business. They bring expertise in recruiting qualified professionals, ensure all team training and development processes, strengthens talent retention, and creates employeer branding strategies.
Job Profile: Professional has to like people, have ease in managing indicators, ability to get involved in teams’ activities to provide solutions. As the demands for professionals more connected to new technologies have increased, there is a demand for profiles with experienced service companies and startups to bring new ideas to organizations.
Salary: R $ 13 thousand to R $ 25 thousand
Reason for discharge in 2018: There is a decentralization of HR activities to provide more business services at the cutting edge, both in the role of business partner and in the management of HR services.
Percentage increase in the first quarter: 15%
IT Architect – Agro digital
What it does: It programs systems that use data integration across platforms such as weather satellites, field sensors, machine technology and, of course, artificial intelligence and data science projects.
Job Profile: Ability to promote systems integration, analytical and cognitive algorithms, software development and cloud computing, to meet the needs of producers, companies and customers in the industry.
Salary: R $ 9 thousand to R $ 18 thousand
Reason for high in 2018: IT developers are on the rise in all sectors of the economy, among other factors, by the accelerated digital transformation that is in vogue in the market.
Percentage increase in the first quarter: 25%