Bicar Jones Elington Sitorus

Area Manager

Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

TRANSFORMATIONAL PLANTER

My name Bicar Jones Elington Sitorus (Bije Sitorus), I was born on July 19^th 1971, I am married and have 1 son who I am very proud of. Currenly my family live in Perumahan Harapan Indah, Bekasi, West Java

After I graduated from Departement of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of North Sumatra (USU) Medan in 1995, I started my career in Plantations through Management Training Program, as Assistant Manager until as Division Manager (1997 - 2012) at the multinational company PT. Goodyear Sumatera Rubber Estate and PT. Bridgestone Sumatra Rubber Estate which is very disciplined in standardizing quality, environment and work safety with international standards. I also attended the informal of Middle Plantation Management Course (KMPM) at the LPP Kampus Medan for 1 month at 2005 and attended Plantation Seminars and Training, Plantation Labor Dispute Resolution, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS , SMK3 and Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) at local, national dan international levels.

Since 2012 until now, I was mostly worked on new plantation development projects for rubber, oil palm plantations and forestry in Jambi, South Sumatra, East Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan, with high levels of social conflict and sub-standard human resource skill.

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Professional Planters Journey

After I graduated from Departement of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of North Sumatra (USU) Medan in 1995, I passed selection to take part in the Training Assistant Program at PT. Goodyear Sumatra Plantation in Simalungun Regency, North Sumatra from October 1997 to February 1999. I also attended the informal of Middle Plantation Management Course (KMPM) at the LPP Kampus Medan for 1 month at 2005 and attended Plantation Seminars and Training, Plantation Labor Dispute Resolution, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS , SMK3 and Continuous Improvemen (Kaizen) at local, national dan international levels.

My career as a planter began in 1997 when I was accepted to work at PT. Goodyear Sumatra Plantation in the Simalungun area of North Sumatra and assigned as Assistant Sub Division G - Division II Dolok Merangir covering an area of 1105 hectares consisting of 750 hectares of Mature area and 355 hectares of Immature area. In 2002 I was transferred to Sub Division L - Division IV Dolok Ulu, in 2005 I was transferred to Sub Division B - Division I Naga Raja, In 2008 I was transferred to Sub Division AT - Division V Aek Tarum and in 2011 I was promoted to Division Manager Division III Dolok Ulu. During his tenure as Assistant Sub Division and Division Manager, every year, he achieved the production targets determined through Team collaboration and the innovations that we carried out.

In February 2012 I joined one of the rubber plantation companies, PT. Malaka Agro Perkasa, Harum Agro Group, located in Muara Bungo Jambi Regency with a concession permit covering an area of 28,000 hectares. I succeeded in compiling SOPs, building my own seedlings, refining the entres garden 100% and freeing up 7500 hectares of land which had been claimed by the local community.

I wanted to learn more about the commodity of oil palm, in May 2013 I accepted the challenge as Plantation Controller of Rubber and Oil Palm at First Resources Ltd, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan. While at First Resources Ltd, I managed to build my own rubber nursery 100% and opened 2 oil palm plantations which so far could not be opened due to land conflicts.

Due to family considerations, I decided to accept the offer as General Manager of rubber and oil palm plantations at PT. Buana Sriwijaya Sejahtera which is located in Musi Rawas Utara, South Sumatra in February 2015. While at PT. My BSS succeeded in increasing production by 200%, freeing claim area of 2500 hectares and rationalizing supervisors as needed.

May 2017 I joined Bima Palma Group as Head of Business Unit PT. Bima Agri Sawit located in Karangan, Kutai Timur, Esat Kalimantan to manages a plantation area of 6102 hectares and 1 PKS with a processing capacity of 30 tons per hour. The task and responsibility assigned to me was to settle a claim of 1400 hectares and increase the throughput of a very low factory. I succeeded in clearing claim land and increasing Mill throughput to 33 tons per hour through increasing FFB production in nucleus and plasma plantations after completion of land claims and FFB purchases from surrounding communities and increasing OER from 21% to 24% through improved harvest management to increase FFB quality.

In December 2018 Bima Palma Group was acquired by DSN Group and I got an offer to join MSAL Group as General manager of PT. Persada Sejahtera Agro Makmur in Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan Province. My duties and responsibilities are to build a garden covering an area of 11,800 hectares from an already planted area of 6,293 hectares and 1 factory with a capacity of 45 tons per hour. I succeeded in acquiring new land and claiming land as well as planting an area of 2,750 hectares and building a 50% Mill capacity 45 Tons per hour.

I accepted a new challenge to work in Sinarmas Forestry on December 2019 as Regional Head Plantation for East Kalimantan with a concession area of 140000 hectares with Eucalyptus and Accacia commodities on mineral and peat land. Responsible for land preparation, planting, upkeep and harvest preparation. In 2020, planting 18000 hectares of the target of 20000 hectares due to problems with the availability of seeds due to cylindro attacks.

From July 2020 until now working at Kencana Agri Ltd in Area 3 Kutai which consists of PT. Sawit Kaltim Lestari Palm 5.181 Has, PT. Agro Tirta Kencana 10,843 Has, PT. Agri Eastborneo Kenca 7,782 Has (total area 23,805 Has) and 2 Mills with a capacity of 45 Tons/Hour. While working at Kencana Agri Ltd, he was able to build a strong and solid team, improve harvest management and care for oil palm plants, conduct recruitment and supervision training programs through the BMDP program batch 1 at Kencana Agri Ltd, resolve community plasma problems, curb theft to zero percent, improving the proper rating from red to green and improving good relations with all stakeholders

With teamwork, able to achieve a green proper award from the Governor of East Kalimantan

Always actively participate in creating a cadre
of young Planters of the company

Work Experience

Area Manager

Kencana Agri Ltd Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan

Juli 2021 - Present

Plan, implement and supervise all company operations in Area 3 Kutai which consists of PT. Sawit Kaltim Lestari Palm 5,181 Has, PT. Agro Tirta Kencana 10,843 Has, PT. Agri Eastborneo Kenca 7,782 Has (total area of 23,805 Has) and 2 Mills with a capacity of 45 Tons/Hour
Make a strategy in meeting the company's targets and how to achieve these targets
Checking, supervising and determining all requirements in the Operational process Area 3
Planning, determining, supervising, making decisions and coordinating financial matters for the company's operational needs
Ensure the number of staff and employees as needed and ensure that all staff and employees are working according to their duties and responsibilities so that all Plantation and Mill operations can run effectively and efficiently
Responsible for the development of employee
Provide assessment and evaluation to all Area 3 staff
Maintain good relations with all stake holders (community leaders, traditional institutions and local government) for the smooth operation of the Plantation and Mill Area 3

Regional Head Plantations

Sinarmas Forestry

Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan

December 2019 - December 2020

Responsible for East Kalimantan Regional Plantation operations starting from handling over area, planting, maintenance to harvest preparation
Ensuring all operations in all districts are in accordance with the SOPs and targets that have been set
Ensure the Dept/Section Supporting runs according to the given
targets
Maintain good relations and support contractors as partners in the field
Monitor and ensure daily reports are updated
Prepare monthly reports and accountability to Management in monthly evaluation meetings (BOD Meeting)
Responsible for the preparation of the budget / annual budged

Maintain good relations with all stake holders (community leaders, traditional institutions and local government)

Play an active role in providing assistance to the local community

General Manager

PT. PSAM

MSAL GROUP

Katingan, Central Kalimantan

January 2019 - September 2019

Managing an area of 6.293 hectares and development of up to 11.800 hectares and Mill project 45 Ton/Hour
Prepare and supervise the plantation budget as an annual work program distributed to all Estates that are run efficiency and distribution into monthly, weekly and daily work program
Improve the quality of supervisors through training and guidance in class and in the field
Efisiency of the supervisors as needed based on competence
Ensuring that all operations are carried out according to SOP and company policies consistently
Carry out harvest operations according to the required intervals and maximize the delivery of FFB to Mill at main estate
Make monthly, quarterly, semester and yearly work progress
reports to BOD
Maintain good relations and communication with community leaders, relevant agencies and local government.

Head Bussines Head / VP

PT. Bima Agri Sawit

Bima Palma Group

Kutai Timur, East Kalimantan

May 2017 - December 2018

Manage all operations of Plantations 6.102 Has and Mill capacity 30 Tons/Hr
Managing for FFB purchases for local companies and communities
Ensure that all work programs are carried out in accordance with established schedules and standard
Arrange the annual budgets and labor requirements
Ensuring the operational cost of Plantation, Mill and Office are carried out effectively and accordance with the budget and make repairs if needed
Responsible for sending CPO and Kernel production to buyers according to a predetermined schedule
Coordinate so that all vehicle and heavy equipment are well maintained and roadworthy
Ensure all of operations in the Plantation and Mill based on ISPO and K3 standards
Maintain good relations with community leaders and local government

General Manager Rubber & Oil Palm Plantations

PT.BUANA SRIWIJAYA SEJAHTERA

Musi Rawas Utara, South Sumatera

February 2015 - April 2017

Implement strategic policies with clear, analytical and practical concepts for the development of the company's business without forgetting the company's vision and mission in achieving the set targets
Carry out the best operational management of the company effectively and efficiently on all production factors to achieve high productivity with the best quality
Conduct analysis and evaluation of the achievement of realization through monthly and semester reports to be used as reference to correct weaknesses and shortcomings both in term of management and human resources.
To maintain a line of communication and liaise with local and provincial government authorities if required to do so

Plantation Controller Rubber & Oil Palm Plantations

First Resources Group

Kutai Barat. East Kalimantan

May 2013 - January 2015

Responsible for the construction and development of rubber and oil palm plantations that are under supervision
Build your own rubber seedlings so you don't have to buy seeds from outside that are still in doubt about the purity of the clones
Ensuring that all plantation operations, both rubber and oil palm, starting from LC, planting, maintenance, control of HPT and fertilization run according to SOPs and K3 and use costs according to the budget
Prepare annual and monthly budgets and their supervision
Make short, medium and long term work plans to management and make periodic reports on their achievements
Evaluating the achievement of team work results and providing input and solutions to teams that are still under-performing

General Manager

PT. Malaka Agro Perkasa

Muara Bungo, Jambi

February 2012 - April 2013

Manage all of operation from land acquisition, nurseries, land clearing, planting and maintenance ± 28.000 Has
Ensure that all work programs are carried out in accordance with established schedules and standards
Purifying superior rubber clones on the source nursery and ensuring that the seed planted have passed the selection
Developing Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) of Rubber
Coordinate the implementation of the SOP and administrative procedures in accordance with the provisions of the company
Responsible to arrange manual budgets and labour requirements
Provide technical guidance and internal training to staff and field supervision
Maintain good relations with community leaders and local

Division Manager

PT. Bridgestone Sumatra Rubber Estate

Simalungun, North Sumatera

October 1997 - January 2012

Supervise the Field Assistant in the areas of Mature, Immature and Replanting with cover area ± 3.000 Has
Provide work guideline to control cost and improve efficiency of operations
Supervise the field administration of the Division including the preparation the time sheets, tapping premiums, rice distribution, progress report and annual expense budget
Control of tapping quality, task and inspection of Field Assistant thereby maintaining the standard of exploitations
Ensure collection of daily crop and delivery to latex stations in accordance with the Field Standard Practice (SOP), the maintenance, cleanliness and security at the latex stations.
Participate in the implementation of ISO 9001 QMS and 14001 EMS
Active and participate in the implementation of continuous improvement in all staff Division
Ensure all of work activities in the field already meet the rules of SMK3 and OHSAS
Responsible for employees facilities, housing and their environment

Education

University Of North Sumatra (USU)

Departement of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture

1995

Skills

Operation of Rubber, Oil Palm and Forestry integrated to the processing

Strong Leadership in Team Building

Training & Development

Solving of Social Conflic

Microsoft Office

ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS and ISPO

Languages

Indonesian — Professional English — Intermediate Javanese — Fluent

Best Achivement

Achievement Yield of Dry Rubber > 2 Tons/Ha/Year in PT. BSRE
Active in the implementation of continuous improvement (kaizen) for the operation of plantation in PT. BSRE
Build the own source and budding nurseries with purification 100% in PT. MAP and First Resources Ltd
Arrange Rubber Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) in PT. MAP
Increase the yield of oil palm > 100% above target in PT. BSS, PT. BAS and PT. PSAM
Increase the SPH (stand per ha) of oil palm plantation to standard (136 trees/Ha) in PT. PSAM
Rationalization of supervisor and worker local according to competency and standard without conflict in PT. BSS, PT. BAS and PT. PSAM
Land claim acquisition covering of mature area of 1.400 hectares in PT. BAS
Increasing OER from 21% to 24% in PT. BAS
Increase utilities and throughput of mill up to 100% in PT. BAS
Resolve the problems of plasma plantations with the community at PT. ATK and PT. AEK
Improve harvest management with orientation on the completion of harvested hectares to minimize production losses
Achievement of GREEN of rank PROPER in 2021/2022 from the previous RED rating in PT. SKL and PT. AEK Kencana Agri Ltd