Saturday, 8 December 2018

Egerton University Job Vacancy : Horticulture Supervisor

Egerton Investment Company is an equal opportunity employer involved in Hospitality and Agribusiness. The company manages a 2 Star 90 rooms Hotel with conference facilities, Lord Egerton Caste and Resort with grounds for Team building, Weddings and Excursions. The Company also manages a mixed farm that spans over 2700 acres. The company is looking for self motivated and experienced personnel to fill the following positions. This will be a 3 years’ contract renewable based on performance. The persons will however be subject to a three months’ probation period before being confirmed

Responsibilities

  • The essential duties are to innovatively plan and take care of horticultural section, particularly ensuring efficient and optimal production levels throughout the year.
  • Additional duties involve supervising task staff in the section, maintaining records such as inventory; rolling out horticultural activities, soil health including fertilizer application, pests and diseases management, water management including irrigation systems and diversification in Horticulture section.

Qualifications

  • A degree in Horticulture from a recognised University, with a minimum of 2 years proven successful experience in managing a medium to large scale horticulture enterprise with greenhouse and outdoor horticultural activities.

Key skills

  • Initiative
  • Flexibility
  • Good communication
  • Analytical skills
  • Commercial awareness
  • IT skills
  • The ability to apply technical knowledge of the environment and legislation/public policy matters in a practical environment
  • Teamwork and leadership

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