Baraka Agriculture College Organic Section Operation Officer Jobs in Kenya

Job Description

Baraka Agriculture College Farm is one of the income generating units that practice organic farming for training and selling of organic products.

We are currently looking for an Organic Section Operation Officer.

As an organic section operation officer you will be responsible for the efficiency and growth of production plans. Our production starts from the seed and continues until our high quality product is sold. You will manage casual laborers and must ensure that they are effective and follow farm and safety standards.

Requirements

• Extensive experience and a proven track record with organic production minimum of 2 years

• Experience in Harvesting skills of the organic produce/products

• Experience in creating operation and production Budget and working within budget parameters

• Experience in full scope of Organic Crops from Seed to Sale

• Good people skills with the ability to learn and teach financial analysis, planning, recordkeeping, and labor management skills

• Ability to encourage and motivate people working in organic section

• Knowledge of soil and nutrient management, crop rotation and succession planting, plant pathology, pest and weed management and post harvesting handling

• Supervisory Experience

• Organized and Multi-tasking oriented.

• Ability to contribute ideas on how to expand and diversify the operation

• Excellent communication skills

• Proficiency with computer skills Excel, Word, Email

• Ability to make independent decisions

Responsibilities & Duties

• Operate daily, and weekly production plans that increase efficiency and productivity

• Track daily labor and product yields.

• Verify accuracy and quality of product

• Troubleshoot operation and quality issues

• Monitor organic

sites on daily basis; track soil health and water quality

• Oversee equipment handling and organize repairs and maintenance

• Responsible for Department Budget

• Responsible for Organic Crops from Seed to Sale

• Working closely with other enterprise heads

• Other duties as assigned

• Oversee daily operations in the organic livestock production

• Ensure sufficient supply to college kitchen and green market on daily basis

Education

• Diploma in organic farming with 2 years of working experience in organic farm or certificate in SARD or General Agriculture with 3 years of working experience in an organic farm.

• The person MUST have passion for organic farming.

Ideal Candidate

Our Ideal candidate will have an extensive production background, with knowledge of Organic crop management; including soil, crop rotation, succession planting, weed management, harvesting, livestock management etc.

She/he must work well with people, have great problem solving skills, and knows how to motivate others

How to Apply

Applications including relevant testimonials and salary expectations should be addressed to the undersigned to reach Baraka Agriculture College NOT LATER THAN 3.00pm on FRIDAY 15TH January, 2021.

The Human Resource Manager
Baraka Agriculture College
P.O Box 52-20106 Molo.

Email: info@barakaagricollege.ac.ke or humanresource@barakaagricollege.ac.ke

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