Eastern Produce has agricultural and horticultural operations in Kenya, Malawi and South Africa and is part of Camellia Plc group company. Producing a unique range of quality products from East and Southern Africa that meet legal, regulatory and customer requirements, we operate on the principle that diligent management of social and environmental welfare is paramount to the sustainable future of our operations.

Agricultural Trainee

Job TypeContract

QualificationBA/BSc/HND , KCSE

Experience

LocationNairobi

Job FieldAgriculture / Agro-Allied , Graduate Jobs

The Main tasks /responsibilities will include:

• Learning all aspects of black tea manufacture from field to factory
• Ensuring production of high-quality teas that meet the relevant international requirements/standards.
• Ensuring production of high-quality green leaf to meet the company leaf standards
• Planning for labour related activities with proper feedback to the Divisional Manager and or Factory Manager.
• Managing labour staff attendance.
• Monitoring and supervising labour related activities.
• Supervision of factory and field machinery by ensuring correct and efficient use, maintenance and prompt reporting of required repair work.
• Ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures / compliance to all relevant safety procedures and legislation
• Efficient supervision of labour and subordinate staff ensuring compliance to the relevant Company policies and procedures.
• Maintaining sound labor relations through regular communication at all levels.
• Supervision of Village Improvement Schemes and Village Environmental Committee (VEC) meeting schedules.

Qualifications and person specifications

• Must have achieved a mean grade of B+ in KCSE
• Must hold a Second-Class Upper Division Degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness or Food Processing
• Must have basic experience in field husbandry practices.
• Basic awareness of personnel management.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and supervisory skills.
• Be a positive and self-motivated individual.
• Be a person of high integrity.

Check how your CV aligns with this job

• Learning all aspects of black tea manufacture from field to factory
• Ensuring production of high-quality teas that meet the relevant international requirements/standards.
• Ensuring production of high-quality green leaf to meet the company leaf standards
• Planning for labour related activities with proper feedback to the Divisional Manager and or Factory Manager.
• Managing labour staff attendance.
• Monitoring and supervising labour related activities.
• Supervision of factory and field machinery by ensuring correct and efficient use, maintenance and prompt reporting of required repair work.
• Ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures / compliance to all relevant safety procedures and legislation
• Efficient supervision of labour and subordinate staff ensuring compliance to the relevant Company policies and procedures.
• Maintaining sound labor relations through regular communication at all levels.
• Supervision of Village Improvement Schemes and Village Environmental Committee (VEC) meeting schedules.

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Supervisory skills
• Basic awareness of personnel management

• Mean grade of B+ in KCSE
• Second-Class Upper Division Degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness or Food Processing
• Basic experience in field husbandry practices