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  • Posted: Jan 22, 2019
    Deadline: Jan 31, 2019
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    Corporate Staffing Services is a leading recruitment agency in Kenya providing complete recruitment services. In the last ten years we have been partners to local and foreign businesses looking to hire Kenyan professionals. We have recruited for diverse clients in different sectors and industries.
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    Farm Manager

    Our Client is an innovative hydroponics farm located in the Kirinyaga County that produces a variety of Vegetable, Fruits, and Fodder. They seek to recruit an experienced Agronomist who would serve as the Farm Manager overseeing the overall operations within the Farm. The incumbent will be tasked to produce high-grade quality horticultural crops, optimize farm operations and maximize production outputs to realize revenue. All are encouraged to apply.

    Salary: Competitive

    Responsibilities

    • Managing all on-farm activities to include planning of all seeding, nursery, growing and harvesting, sorting, packaging, pruning, record keeping, maintenance of standards of health and safety as per G.A.P Certificate
    • Overall welfare of the plants in order to meet the 90% yield quota
    • Assign duties, such as cultivation, irrigation, harvesting, pruning, packaging, grading, and equipment maintenance
    • Management, training, and supervision of all farm staff.
    • Observe workers to detect inefficient or unsafe work procedures or to identify problems and initiate corrective action as necessary
    • Ensure that all the SOPs stipulated by the Head office are met
    • Ensure that proper clothing is worn during the handling of any produce or while within the Greenhouses
    • Review and inspection of reports made by subordinates on the Greenhouse conditions
    • Oversee the Nutrient balancing and management of the hydroponics system, plant health, control of pests,
    • Water quality testing (including pH, EC, temperature and other critical parameters Stock control;
    • Adherence to and where required improvement of Standard Cultivation Operating Procedures and health and safety requirements, and ensuring that all farm activities are carried out accordingly
    • Providing periodic operations reports to the management team, reporting on progress vs targets and production reports
    • Requisition or purchase of supplies, such as insecticides, machine parts/lubricants, tools and implementation of stock control measures.
    • Ensure adherence to Horticultural Crops Development Authority regulations, including Food Safety and Quality, Environment Safety and Workers Welfare, Health and Safety
    • Post-harvest processing including storage and packaging in preparation of sale
    • Coordination with logistics and sales staff to ensure correct timing of harvest-ready produce

    Qualifications

    • Degree in Agricultural Sciences/ Horticulture
    • Must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in hydroponics farming (nutrient formulae, preparing solutions, nutrient requirements, deficiencies, toxicities, pH, Do, conductivity, salinity, growth regulators)
    • 5-7 years of extensive practical experience and knowledge about cultivating common greenhouse crops. Additionally, knowledge on Mushroom, Cattle and Goat farming would be an added advantage though not deciding factor.
    • A proven track record of meeting various targets set.
    • Knowledge of organic farming and permaculture techniques is an advantage
    • Keen on learning, growing, and contributing to a small team of experienced people in a dynamic environment
    • Ability to work independently while constantly informing the head office in terms of reports, charts, and memos.
    • Demonstrated computer skills and proficiency in all MS Office applications
    • Demonstrated ability to multitask, prioritize responsibilities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
    • Strong leadership capabilities with minimal supervision and ability to take initiative.

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    Medical Representatives

    Job Description

    Salary: Negotiable

    Responsibilities:

    • Organizing appointments and meetings with physicians- and hospital-based healthcare staff
    • Demonstrating or presenting products to healthcare staff including doctors, nurses and pharmacists
    • Provide the organization with up-to-date market research information to guide in data driven decision making and insights in where to play in the chosen market segment.
    • Data analysis of the product and or services in the assigned portfolio to provide performance status in comparison to set organization objectives and goals
    • Meeting both the business and scientific needs of healthcare professionals
    • Attending and organizing trade exhibitions, conferences and meetings
    • Timely preparation and presentation of business reports to the stakeholders.
    • Reviewing sales performance

    Qualifications:

    • Degree/ Diploma in nursing.
    • Have a minimum of 1 or 2 years in a medical sales representative role.
    • Must show strong communication and interpersonal skills
    • Must be proficient in MS Office
    • Some Knowledge of Stock Management

    Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV.

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    Admin Assistant

    Job Description

    Responsibilities:

    • Assist with the overall maintenance of the organization and its offices as well as maintain office equipment and supplies.
    • Maintain good filing systems for smooth data retrieving.
    • Open, sort and distribute incoming correspondence, including mails and emails and respond to correspondence containing routine inquiries.
    • Liaise with relevant government bodies to obtain work permits for non- resident employees, site permits for our projects.
    • Review and update health, insurance and safety policies.
    • Attend to visitors and walk in clients, handle telephone calls.
    • Review procurement requests from sites, initiate and carry out procurement procedures.
    • Manage stock & inventory of materials and equipment, distributing to Sites as requested, keeping a clear record of the same.
    • Process accounts payable/ receivable ensuring accuracy of information.
    • Input and maintain records which include but not limited to Invoices, Delivery Notes, Statements and allocate each to various sites for final Project costing.
    • Petty cash allocation and management.
    • Prepare reimbursement claims/ wages on a weekly basis for casuals/ sub-contractors at Sites
    • Receives, issue receipts, and deposits all cheques collected from external and internal clients
    • Complete a broad variety of administrative tasks for the Director including calendar management, making travel arrangements, answering calls and managing correspondence.
    • Provide a bridge for smooth communication between the Director and internal departments; demonstrating leadership to maintain credibility, trust, and support with staff.

    Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s Degree in a Business Related field
    • Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar position, preferably from a busy construction or logistics firm
    • Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
    • Must demonstrate the ability to move with speed and handle multiple tasks at once.
    • Strong prioritization and administrative skills
    • Ability to handle matters with integrity and follow through with projects till successful completion.
    • Ability to meet pressing deadlines, collect data and communicate it in a comprehensive report
    • Ability to join immediately is preferred.

    Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV.

    Method of Application

    If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Farm Manager – Kirinyaga) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 31st January 2019 Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV.

    N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for the interviewing process. Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.

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