Issham Khalid

Experience 23 years of oil palm plantation management. Experience mineral soil and peat soil areas. Knowledgeable about estate management, annual budget and expenditure.

SENIOR ASSISTANT MANAGER PLANTATION CONTROLLER at TH PLANTATION BERHAD (2023-05 – Present)

Senior management role responsible for plantation operations, budget management, crop performance monitoring, and regulatory compliance.

• Assist Plantation Controller to achieve budget and monitor estate report
• Monitor crop performance, yield trends, and implement corrective actions to achieve targeted OER/FFB yields
• Lead for estate operations in managing field operations upkeep, to maintain optimum efficiency for all machinery, harvesting & collections, replanting and infrastructure as well as implementation and maintaining good agricultural practices
• Monitor budget and expenditure Estate
• Planning and managing the estate budget to ensure operations expenses and profitability are maximised
• Follow up the estate with a work progress report and monthly report
• Implementing and monitoring MSPO documentation including as well as safety and health requirements and environmental-related regulations
• Lead for FFB quality and evacuation mechanization in fields
• Osh Coordinator, conduct comprehensive workplace risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential hazards, ensuring a safe environment for all employees
• Responsibility for foreign worker (PMI) management including new recruitment and renewal, immigration and Labour Office application and dealing and other related matters
• Development of SOPs, operational governance, providing training systems, and productivity improvement initiatives

ASSISTANT ESTATE MANAGER at TRADEWIND PLANTATION BERHAD (2013-07 – 2023-04)

Assistant manager role overseeing estate operations, budget planning, FFB evacuation mechanization, and foreign worker management.

• Assist Estate Manager to manage estate work programme
• Lead for Estate operation in managing field operations, upkeep, maintenance, harvesting & collections, replanting and infrastructure, as well as implementation and maintaining good agricultural practices
• Prepare the Estate annual budget and expenditure
• Planning and managing the estate budget to ensure operating expenses and profitability is maximized
• Follow up the estate with a work progress report and monthly report
• Assist and prepare OSHA and MSPO reports
• 6 years controlling and lead FFB evacuation mechanization in field collection
• Responsibility for foreign worker (TKI) management including new recruitment and renewal, immigration and Labour Office application and dealing and other related matters

ASSISTANT ESTATE MANAGER at KRETAM HOLDING BERHAD (2012-05 – 2013-07)

Assistant manager responsible for labour documentation, harvester control, budget preparation, work planning, and estate maintenance.

• Prepare documentation for labour, immigration and for foreign worker matters
• Control the harvester and labour force
• Prepare annual budgets and manage expenditure
• Draw up detailed work plans in line with the annual work programs and ensure that these are carried out at a cost-effective and labour efficiency
• To ensure smooth /efficient operation of the Estate. Preventative maintenance of machinery and vehicles are carried out

ASSISTANT ESTATE MANAGER at SOLID OIL PALM SDM.BHD (2011-01 – 2012-04)

Assistant manager handling new development, land clearing, and estate production quality improvement.

• New development and land clearing
• Handling areas are immature and mature
• Handling areas of new development
• Responsible for briefing and advising estate group management on how to improve production quality
• P&D control and advice on how to solve problems in the field
• Follow fertilizer recommendations and foliar samples
• Prepare documentation for labour, immigration and for foreign workers

R&D FIELD SUPERVISOR at GUTHRIE RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL & SERVICES (2003-04 – 2011-01)

Research and development role focused on oil palm breeding, planting material improvement, and technical support to estates.

• Responsible for oil palm breeding and planting material improvement
• Leaf sampling, Mapping & Soil sampling
• Give technical support, such as training, field trial assistance and technical demonstrations to estates in all aspects of agronomy

PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA in PLANTATION MANAGEMENT – UNIVERSITY TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA (2024-12)

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE in MECHANICAL AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING (2001-02 – 2001-11)