Field Technology Officer at LIPTON Teas and Infusions

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Harvesting and other Field Operations

• Responsible for building and reviewing the Mechanical Tea Harvesting strategy
• Responsible for the availability and servicing of MH and BH harvesting machines, pruning, grass cutting machinery and other machinery used in Agronomy Routine repair and maintenance of the machinery and equipment listed above
• Optimum utility of machinery and equipment
• Procurement and distribution of machines and spares
• Responsible for the training of harvester and tea cutter operators – developing all field machinery operation training modules in liaison with HR
• Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures and continuously review the procedures as necessary.
• Responsible for review of safety procedures in mechanization through assessments, audits and inspections.
• Responsible for the improvements of the operations through training on productivity, safety, modification and other best industry practices.
• Prepare mechanization annual plans to feed into respective unit’s revenue budgets and jointly with unit managers, ensure expenditure is in line with agreed plan.
• Monitor overall KPIs and impact on productivity and cost of production
• Process and analyze data to useful information (returns and reports) for business decisions
• Jointly with Manufacturing managers, link factory and field to match MH quality of raw material to that of made tea 
• Liaison between operations, engineering, Future technologies on improvements to harvesting machines to deliver products to Lipton quality standards.

Other Machinery

• Obtain technological solutions to tasks like weeding, grass cutting, hedge trimming, cultivation among others.
• Link up with support groups with the Company Supply Chain, Engineering and vendors for improvements and changes in general field technology.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Graduate in Mechanical Engineering or related field from a recognized institution 
• 3 Years’ relevant experience.
• Agronomy - Crop Production and Field Operations 
• Sourcing – Raw materials of agricultural origin
• Plant Breeding – Tea Nurseries
• Area Infrastructure Management
• Project Management 
• Industrial Relations/Employee Relations