Twiga Foods is looking for suitable candidates to fill the position of a Mechanisation and Engineering Manager. The role holder will be accountable for all mechanised operations, management of the centre pivot irrigation for all crops grown on 500 ha of irrigated land and ensuring all farm equipment is maintained and kept in good working order.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing precision machinery and irrigation service to the crop managers for production of year round, to attain the highest crop yield of high quality fresh Red Onion, Tomatoes and Water melon in line with Twiga Foods Limited product demand planning
• Coordination of all mechanised operations from cultivations, planting, fertilizer application, crop protection products through to mechanised harvesting
• Maintenance of centre pivots and irrigation equipment and fabrication of necessary equipment for farm operations.
• Timely preventative maintenance and repairs of all farm equipment, focused on machinery being available at the correct timings for crop production and post harvest farm operations.
• Training and development of operators on problem identification and reporting with all machinery.
• Training and development of the tractor and machinery operations team and the workshop and machinery operation team for continual professional improvement.
• Working closely with the Twiga Value Chain experts for all crops to produce a world class cropping ‘blue print’ for Twiga to replicate in other regions.
• Retaining good staff working relations and a high standard of Health and Safety.

Minimum Qualifications And Experience

• A bachelor’s degree from a recognized accredited university in Agricultural engineering or associated disciplines.
• A valid Kenya driving licence.
• A minimum of 10 years at Mechanisation and Engineering Managerial level, within the fresh produce industry with relevant experience in Kenya.

Twiga Foods is looking for suitable candidates to fill the position of a Block Manager - Tomatoes and Onions. The role holder will be accountable the production of a crop in specific block in a pivot. A pivot is divided into 4 blocks. A Block Manager is assigned a single or multiple blocks under a pivot.

Key Responsibilities

• Production of year round, high quality fresh Tomatoes/onions in line with Twiga Foods Limited product demand planning
• From land preparation and planting, through the crop production process to harvest up to packhouse level.
• Implementation of the advice given from the Agronomy team for irrigation/nutrition/crop protection.
• A key focus on harvest team management and personnel management of up to 250 harvesters for tomatoes and additional support staff daily. Onion harvesting is mechanised as per the attached video.
• Yearly and seasonal crop production planning, in line with Twiga Foods demand planning and quality specifications with a current planting program of 6 ha of Tomatoes every week. All grown under centre pivot irrigation
• Training and development of the Tomato team for continual professional improvement
• Retaining good staff working relations and a high standard of Health and Safety.

Minimum Qualifications And Experience

• A bachelor’s degree from a recognized accredited university in Agriculture/horticulture or associated disciplines. BASIS & FACTS qualifications an advantage.
• A valid Kenya driving licence.
• A minimum of 7 years direct accountability for production of crops on an acreage of 25 – 50ha, within the fresh produce industry with relevant experience in Kenya