Karirana Estates Limited, manufacturers of Eden Tea brand, is an agribusiness company based in Kiambu County involved in growing, manufacturing and packing of high quality tea for local and export markets.

The company seeks to fill the position of Field Assistant in the Field Department.

Core Responsibilities

• Allocate, manage and maintain adequate labour requirements for field operations in a division inclusive of supervisors, clerks, pluckers and general field workers by monitoring field production, and adjusting appropriately for the maximization of required budgeted monthly green leaf volumes.
• Supervise and coordinate plucking operations within a division to ensure delivery of targeted volumes that meet set standards through follow up on adherence to proper agronomic practices and set procedures.
• Maintain clean fields by planning, managing and overseeing manual and chemical weed control within a division as per the annual approved budget.
• Manage the tea and tree nursery to ensure it has enough stocks to furnish the planting needs within the company, while observing sound agronomic practices and within the provided budget.
• Assist the management in planning, executing and reporting of operations required in tea production division by setting tasks and time frames needed to achieve specific outcomes within budget.
• Support decision making by providing periodic reports on the field operations

Minimum Requirements

• Diploma in Agriculture or its equivalent. Degree holders will have an added advantage.
• At least (1) year experience in a similar position.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-driven and ability to work independently.
• Attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Office.

• Allocate, manage and maintain adequate labour requirements for field operations in a division inclusive of supervisors, clerks, pluckers and general field workers by monitoring field production, and adjusting appropriately for the maximization of required budgeted monthly green leaf volumes.
• Supervise and coordinate plucking operations within a division to ensure delivery of targeted volumes that meet set standards through follow up on adherence to proper agronomic practices and set procedures.
• Maintain clean fields by planning, managing and overseeing manual and chemical weed control within a division as per the annual approved budget.
• Manage the tea and tree nursery to ensure it has enough stocks to furnish the planting needs within the company, while observing sound agronomic practices and within the provided budget.
• Assist the management in planning, executing and reporting of operations required in tea production division by setting tasks and time frames needed to achieve specific outcomes within budget.
• Support decision making by providing periodic reports on the field operations

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-driven and ability to work independently.
• Attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Office.

• Diploma in Agriculture or its equivalent. Degree holders will have an added advantage.