Key Reponsibilities
Execute the harvest of ready onions.
Monitor the delivery of the freshly harvested onions.
Field supervision of onion harvest operations to ensure product is harvested with timeliness, efficiency, productivity and safely within Twiga Foods specification.
Coordination of the field harvest team to achieve output harvesting targets and maintain cost per kg targets.
Planning and coordination of harvest crop movement from field and farm to store including liaison with Twiga logistics personnel when required to ensure downtime of harvest operations is eliminated.
Planning and coordination of harvest equipment required to ensure downtime of harvest operations is eliminated. Working closely with the Onion Crop Manager on crop establishment planning and weekly labour requirements.
Monitors onion harvest operations to ensure the onion crop harvest completed weekly with high quality work, timeliness, efficiency, productivity and safely.
Verify that the settings and maintained on the harvest equipment to produce a crop stand as specified by the Onion Crop Manager. Set up and operate harvest equipment to harvest onions.
Detect potential equipment/machinery problems/ malfunctions/ risks early on and escalate to the respective team member as required.
Maintain operational records for onion harvested and crop traceability to ensure accuracy of records of machine work and farm yield per field and per ha.
Training and development of other harvest teams to maintain and continually improve operational efficiency.
Compliance
Adherence to plans and optimizing resource allocation within agreed standards.
Comply with all organization policies, procedures, and statutory guidelines. Minimize and mitigate risks to the organization and enforce zero-tolerance to non-compliance.
Close gaps/lapses identified as an outcome of audits; risk and/or any other compliance review; investigations; or other assessment mechanisms and take corrective/preventive actions within the agreed timelines.
Self-management
Model Twiga’s culture and way of working and inculcating this within the team.
Deliver the performance objectives set. Adhere to monthly 1-on-1 performance reviews with own line manager, and institute corrective action where performance falls below expectation.
Proactively manage own learning and development.
Adhere to the annual leave plan agreed with the line manager.
Adhere to people management polices.
Minimum Qualifications and Requirements
Be a certified tractor operator.
Have a post high school qualification education in Agriculture, Food Science, Crop Science or Agri-Business or a related field from an accredited institution of higher learning.
Have 3 Years’ experience in a onion cultivation or horticultural operation, fresh/processed vegetable production.
Be able to withstand the smell of onions and fresh temperatures. Knowledge of basic safety rules and precautionary measures.
Be a self-motivated individual with good attention to detail, keen on working with others, able to motivate people to perform with a practical understanding of mechanised farming operations. Awareness of industry trends, technology, and developments.
Bephysically fit and Proficiency with computers, especially MS Office and diagnostic scientific software.
Be exceptional active listening and verbal and written communication skills.
Have strong research, decision making, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
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