JOB OPPORTUNITY-DRYER SUPERVISOR
Agricultural Employers Association commonly known as AEA was started in 1962 and registered in 1966 as an Association representing the collective interests of Employers in the Agricultural industry in matters connected with Employment of Labour. The AEA is an affiliate member of KEPSA, KAM and ASNET.
Our client involved in the controlled cultivation and the gentle post-harvest treatment (drying, cleaning, packaging) of medicinal and spice-plants seeks to fill the following vacancy that has arisen in their company:
Vacancy: DRYER SUPERVISOR
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing all the activities from preparing the dryers up to offloading the dryers. The role will report to the Production Manager.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure that raw data is recorded accurately and on time.
- Ensure cleanliness of the driers
- Proper and up to date record for data logger
- Accurate record for all dried crops
- Ensure sufficient wood chip, crotons or macadamia shells are available for drying purposes.
- Ensuring that there are 2 to 3 shifts per day to ensure maximum utilisation of the driers to ease backlog.
- Routine checks for damages in the driers and informing the Technical team immediately
- Ensure that all persons operating machinery have received basic training for the machine
- Work with QA department to ensure all the required data, SDs and SOPs are up to date.
- Work with the quality department to ensure that all machinery records are kept up to date.
- Ensure that the machines are cleaned before and after use. Also, to ensure that all organic and conventional crops are handled as per the SOPS and SDS.
- Coordinate with the production team on harvesting plans as per the available driers.
- Ensure proper PPE has been issued and is being used by all employees
Desired Qualifications, skills and experience;
- Certificate / Diploma in General Agriculture
- Computer literate
- Independent, target-oriented, dependable, flexible, reliable, enthusiastic
- Leadership experience
- Opportunity thinker and problem solver
- Good communicator
- Strategic thinking
- Willingness to engage in further training
- Very good computer skills
Only qualified candidates should apply attaching detailed curriculum vitae and supporting documents to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 8th February 2024 quoting the job title on the email subject (DRYER SUPERVISOR). Please indicate expected salary for this position (mandatory requirement).
*Please note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted, if you do not hear from us please consider your application unsuccessful. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. *
Our contact information:
CEO, AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYERS’ ASSOCIATION Tel: +254512216744
P.O. BOX 17783-20100, Cell: 0722/36 557039
NAKURU, KENYA. www.agriemp.co.ke