About the Company: Everest Enterprises Ltd, an exporter of horticultural produce with own farms and pack houses urgently requires an honest person of integrity to work in the position ofFarm Manager.
The Job: The Farm Manager is responsible for managing general operations of the farm ensuring that an effective growing program in the farm is developed and implemented to ensure continuity in availability of safe, good quality produce at a minimum cost possible.
The Job: The Farm Manager is responsible for managing general operations of the farm ensuring that an effective growing program in the farm is developed and implemented to ensure continuity in availability of safe, good quality produce at a minimum cost possible.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for implementation and monitoring of all agronomic decisions for crops in the farm
- Ensuring crops in your section are scouted for pests and diseases and preparing pests and diseases summary in time for the crop walk.
- Monitoring adequacy of irrigation and adjusting of irrigation is needed.
- Make sure crops are well managed to ensure maximum establishment and production to meet budgeted yields.
- Ensuring that all cultural practices on crops in the farm are carried out timely and to high standards.
- Facilitate land preparation in readiness for planting.
- Ensure timely planting schedule is observed
- Compliance with various standards – Global GAP, ETI, FFL etc
- Ensure that all tasks in your farm are performed to the required standards.
- To oversee labour planning and allocation ensuring efficient and effective utilization of manpower.
- Ensure that all the employees in your farm receive the relevant trainings.
- Ensure that all the resources in the farm are effectively utilized.
Desired Competences / Qualifications
- Diploma/Degree in Horticulture/Agriculture
- Minimum 3 years experience in vegetable growing.
- Experience in herbs growing is an added advantage
- Pest & Diseases identification skills
- Good team player
- Good reporting skills.
- Good organization skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills
- Good record keeping/ Analytical skills
If you fulfill the above requirements, send your letter of application, copies of certificates and testimonials together with a daytime telephone contact to reach the undersigned on or before 20th March 2014.
Human Resources & Admin Manager
Everest Enterprises Ltd
Nairobi-52448-00200
Applications can also be emailed to careers@everest.co.ke
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Human Resources & Admin Manager
Everest Enterprises Ltd
Nairobi-52448-00200
Applications can also be emailed to careers@everest.co.ke
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Everest Enterprises Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer.