Vacancy title:
Tea Plantation Agronomist
Jobs at:
Mulindi Factory Company LimitedDeadline of this Job:
Monday, December 09 2024
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, November 26 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Overall Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Farm Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for provision of tea extension services and training of farmers/plantation workers as well as monitoring of tea plantation activities in order to achieve maximum productivity at minimum cost.
Key Responsibilities:
• Carrying out extensive training for farmers and plantation workers on tea husbandry in the plantation in order to achieve maximum productivity per unit area/tea bush.
• Coordinate plucking regimes and ensure timely weighing, collection and transportation of green leaf. This should include ensuring collection centres are adequately equipped with required electronic weighing and recording equipment.
• Conduct field visits to ensure timely preparation of land for new planting, all planting out of seedlings is done professionally and proper aftercare maintenance is achieved.
• Participate in the timely distribution and application of farm inputs, ensuring all inputs are accounted for.
• Developing and promoting good tea agronomic practices
• Should be able to handle and drive Rainforest Certification and any other certification required by the company.
• Timely preparation and planting of tea seedlings.
• Maintaining accurate records, preparing and presenting reports as required.
• Ensuring effective and efficient utilization of farm inputs.
• Supervising plantation staff and ensuring that they achieve quality and quantity targets.
• Ensuring that all tea plantation activities are done in stipulated time without delay.
• Ensuring adequate number of pluckers in the assigned division and effective utilization of pluckers’ incentives.
• Ensuring timely weighment and delivery of plucked leaf to the factory.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Key qualifications, requirements and Skills:
• Bachelor’s degree in agricultural extension, in Agribusiness, science in agriculture, in Horticulture, in Forestry, in agroforestry
• At least three (3) years working experience in the similar role and similar field.
• Ability to work in a rural setting,under pressure and with minimum supervision
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills: Good written and oral proficiency in English and Kinyarwanda (speaking, reading and writing).
• Decision making, problem solving, negotiation and influencing skills.
• People management skills
• Practical computer skills and competence in MS Office.
• Valid Motorcycle riding permit (category A) will be an added advantage.
• Valid Motorcycle riding permit (category A) will be an added advantage.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
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• Send your scanned documents to: info@mulinditeas.com
• Notice: All documents must be in one downloadable PDF file.
• Applications deadline: 29th November 2024.
• Benjamin Yego
• Factory Manager
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