Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The successful candidate must have more than 5 years’ practical managerial experience and be able to demonstrate hands-on such experience. Reliable referees are a critical pre-requisite to applications being considered.

Key Responsibilities
• To supervise the production and plant health in an expanding business venture.
• Oversee budget planning and implementation for all production operations.
• Overall management and cost control of the operations.
• Introduce and uphold the requisite standards and certification; GlobalGAP, GRASP, SMETA and others.
• To ensure all production practices are carried out in line with applicable standards with the application of all specific recommendations.
• Enforce Company rules, procedures and policies.

Education and Professional Qualifications
• Degree in Horticulture or Agriculture, with at least five years’ field management experience.
• Practical experience in growing avocados and other high value horticultural crops within greenhouses is essential.
• The candidate must have a sound knowledge of crop diseases, crop protection techniques and crop nutrition requirements. This will be tested extensively during the interview stage.
• A good understanding of the horticultural value chain including cold storage requirements.
• Good knowledge of farm certification for horticultural produce is required; GlobalGAP, SMETA (SEDEX) and other certification schemes.
• Good and proven administrative and management skills.
• Excellent people and Industrial Relations skills.
• High level of integrity.
• Self-Motivation, with the ability to motivate others.
• Good communication, data management, organizational and time-management skills.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified candidates to apply attaching CVs and supporting documents to career@agriemp.co.ke  by 31st July 2022. Please indicate your expected salary for this position
Agricultural Employers AssociationFSK Centre 3rd Floor Wing ‘C’ Along Nakuru-Kabarak Road P.O BOX 17783-20100 Nakuru, Kenya Tel:0722557039/+254512216744

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