Field Assistant at Karirana Estates Limited

The company seeks to fill the position of Field Assistant in the Field Department.

Core Responsibilities

• Allocate, manage and maintain adequate labour requirements for field operations in a division inclusive of Field supervisors, Field clerks, Pluckers and general field workers by monitoring field production and adjusting appropriately for the maximization of required budgeted monthly green leaf volumes.
• Supervise and coordinate plucking operations within a division to ensure delivery of targeted volumes that meet set standards through follow up on adherence to proper agronomic practices and set practices and procedures.
• Maintain clean fields by planning, managing and overseeing manual and chemical weed control within a division as per the annual approved budget.
• Manage the tea and tree nursery to ensure it has enough stocks to furnish the planting needs within the company while observing sound agronomic practices and within the provided budget.
• Assist the management in planning, executing and reporting of operations required in tea production division by setting tasks and time frames needed to achieve specific outcomes and within the budget.
• Support decision making by providing periodic reports on the field operations

Minimum Requirements

• Diploma in Agriculture or its equivalent
• At least (1) year experience in a similar position.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-driven and ability to work independently.
• Attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Office.