Job Opportunities at Greenlands Agroproducers Ltd - 3 Positions

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate all agronomic practices from planting to harvesting of export horticultural produce in accordance with set international quality standards.
• Handle all staff matters within the farm
• Issuance and control of farm inputs
• Compilation of budgets reports
• Ensure proper storage, service and repair of all farm machinery, tools, and other implements
• Report any faults or break down of machinery to management for replacement or repairs
• Manage irrigation infrastructure in the farm

Qualification and experience

• Must be aged 30-40 years
• Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from a recognized university
• Over 7 years’ experience in charge of a large horticultural farm
• Must have excellent presentation and report writing skills

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Main Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that the company quality policy is well understood and maintained by all staff involved in all stages of production process in terms of product safety, quality and legality.
• Ensuring that traceability is implemented and maintained in all stages of the production process and at all times.
• Monitoring and advising on all matters involving maintenance of the packhouse sanitation, personal hygiene, first aid and pest control services.
• Maintain the HACCP system that identifies all hazards associated with the products and following the monitoring systems and controls to reduce or eliminate the hazards.
• Identify and recommend training needs of the staff involved in ensuring product safety and quality.
• Doing investigations in case of a product complain or rejection by the clients and ensuring measures have been put in place to avoid a reoccurrence.
• Coordinate all the aspects of quality assessment audit such as BRC Global standard on food safety, internal audits and second party audits.
• Ensures that there is enough and efficient labour in running of daily packhouse activities.
• Ensures that raw material sourcing is done in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ensures proper planning is in place to meet daily customers' orders.
• Ensure that all packed products are well labeled as per customers' specification.
• Coordinate third party audits which include: BRC, GLOBAL GAR TN 10, GRASP and all other audits carried out by KEPHIS, HCDA and other regulatory bodies.
• Company systems auditor both farms and packhouse.
• Is the HACCP Team leader.

Knowledge/skills/Competencies

• Bsc. in Food Science and Technology/Agriculture related science or any other relevant field from a recognized university.
• 10 years’ experience in the food processing industry with 4 years’ experience as a Quality Manager and 2 years as a Packhouse Manager.
• Trained as a Lead auditor. HACCP. Internal Auditor, First aider, Health and safety among others.
• Must possess excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills
• Good Managerial/leadership and Organizational Skills

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Main responsibilities

• Developing programmes that ensure effective and efficient utilization of farm plants, machinery and equipments
• Evaluating and making recommendations on optimum use of farms plants and machinery.
• Ensuring that farms plants and machinery are in good working conditions at all times.
• Design, installation and maintenance of irrigations systems incorporating overhead and Drip irrigation. In-charge of all the repairs and maintenance of plants, machinery and equipments
• Developing and implementing innovative mechanization techniques with a view to increasing efficiency and minimize costs of farm operations.
• Ensuring that farms' health and safety policies are adhered to by plant and machinery operators.
• Liaise with Procurement Manager in preparation of new plant and machinery specifications
• Conduct necessary tests on new plants, machinery and equipments.

Qualifications and experience

• Aged between 35-45 years
• Bachelor of Mechanical/Agricultural Engineering from a recognized university
• Must have at least 7 years hands-on experience in Agricultural Engineering works in a busy agricultural environment. Those who have experience in horticulture farms will have an added advantage.
• Must have adequate knowledge of Agricultural equipments', plants and standby generators
• Must possess adequate mechanical and engineering analytical skills
• Must have good communication and report writing skills
• Those with HND in Mechanical Engineering in addition to the above mentioned competencies will also be considered.