Highlands Plants Limited is a
horticultural and herbs farm based in Olkalou, Nyandarua County.
The company seeks to recruit
a suitable candidate to fill the following position:
Security Officer
Duties and Responsibilities
- In charge of
all security matters of the farm
- Protect
customer consignments, company assets and maintain a safe and secure
working environment for staff, customers and service providers
Qualifications
- college
training on security matters
- A valid
certificate of good conduct
- should be
above 35 years of age
Agronomist
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To be in
charge of health and well being of all crops - ‘crop doctor’,
- To provide
leadership and expertise in agronomy service programs for each customer
- Insects, weed
and disease monitoring / diagnostics and solving challenges related to the
same
- In charge of
all MRL’s control and spray programmes, field reports and permanent
records.
- Liaise with
external bodies and authorities in matters relating to agronomy e.g. PCBP,
KEPHIS
- In charge of
all laboratory tests, interpret them and advice on their outcomes
Desired Credentials
- Over 5 yrs
experience as an agronomist ¡n a commercial farm specializing in food
production
- Hold a
Bachelors degree or Higher Diploma in Agriculture from a reputable
institution
- Should be
above the age of 30 yrs
Grading Foreman
Key Performance Areas:
- Oversee all
the post harvest quality systems.
- Oversee
development and implementation of the relevant technical SOPs.
- Develop &
ensure a workable Pest / Rodent management system.
Qualifications
- Degree in
Horticulture or General Agriculture
- Minimum of
3years experience in fresh herbs production/grading
Herbs Supervisor
Job Responsibilities
- Ensure
preparation of daily and weekly production plans showing workflow and
schedules, while ensuring availability of resources to enable direct task
execution against clear, defined orders / instructions in the areas of:
- Make
appropriate production data and periodic reports timely available to the
production manager to improve decision making at that level
- Maintain
accurate production records with regards to acreage, plant density,
variety planting and establishment history, yield, pest and diseases
occurrence
Qualifications
- Degree in
Horticulture or General Agriculture
- Minimum of
3years experience in fresh Herbs production
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should
submit their applications to admin@highlandplants.co.ke on or before 23 June
2017.
