Jobs at AAA Growers

Job objective

• As the The EPZ Manager you will be fully responsible for the entire EPZ Area (covering the Veg and Roses Packhouses) and to ensure that Industry and Company standards are adhered to, with any corrective action implemented. This includes overseeing site logistical operations, including equipment, machinery, and fabric maintenance
• The EPZ Manager will also oversee the expansion of new facilities and project management.

Your tasks and responsibilities

•  Ensure facilities are clean and well run while ensuring high hygiene standards are maintained.
•  Ensure that the packhouse comply with all the applicable local and international standards.
•  Liaise with farm managers to ensure that crop harvesting and deliveries to the pack house are efficient and timely.
•  Monitor raw material utilization; ensure that waste/rejects are within acceptable limits and all dumps are authorized.
•  Effectively communicate with the sales team on stock levels, labour numbers, pack plan, and outload volume and packhouses packing capacity
•  Co-ordinate all preparations for audits and customer visits along with the Technical Teams
•  Facilitate daily logistics for Shipments to Airport and check shipments of both veg and roses to ensure no discrepancies arise.
•  Develop work plans and budgets.
•  Ensure that the packhouse management systems (Veg and Roses Manager) are used appropriately and that the reports generated from them are a true reflection of the packhouse operations.
•  Arrange for prompt repair and maintenance of Packhouse equipment and external machinery - Cold rooms, Water system and Solar system.
•  Monitor the efficiency of the cold rooms to ensure that the specified temperatures for the various products are maintained while ensuring to maintain the physical condition of the facility.
•  Liaise with Head Office for the procurement of all materials required for maintenance.
•  Manage and oversee Packhouse teams including management of casual staff and permanent employee numbers - Casual labour recruitment, Leave, Salaries, Overtime.
•  Maintain staff discipline and welfare in accordance with company policy.
•  Oversee performance management, workforce planning and recruitment within the EPZ.
•  Organise and follow-up on weekly meetings to discuss various issues at EPZ including Labour, Security etc.
•  Ensuring a timely communication on each ripening process. Follow agreed format on communication.
•  Ensure raw material with correct quality attributes for ripening is used i.e., correct dry matter content, correct size profile etc. in liaison with the QA manager.
•  Ensure stocks for ripening consumables e.g., ethylene is adequate. Observe a re-order level for the consumables.
•  Liaise with maintenance manager to ensure scheduled maintenance plan for the ripening chambers is followed.
•  Maintain and updated ripening unit Planned Preventative maintenance data.
•  In charge of the overall security of the EPZ area while enduring adherence to EPZ/Customs access control required for all EPZ facilities.
•  Coordinate all the transportation requirements of the EPZ section, including logistical operations, release of trucks on schedule.

Your profile

•  Degree in Horticulture/ Agriculture or a related field.
•  Over 10 years of direct hands-on experience in a busy Packhouse/Site/Plant environment and fully conversant with factory operations in the food processing industry
•  A specialist in process engineering and process management with experience in organization, production, and supply chain management
•  Self-motivated, strategic thinker with excellent crisis management skills and able to bring solutions to the table.
•  Ardent advocate of systems and procedures, good manufacturing standards and other social welfare standards
•  Fully proficient in Kaizen, Lean management, and processing techniques
•  Strong administration, site management and people management skills with proven delivery on targets within a strict timeframe
•  Ideally well versed in factory building and project management

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Job objective

• As the The Crop Protection Manager your role in Vegetable crop production across AAA’s largest Farm site - Simba, a contact agent between workers and the production management. An enforcer, a follow-up agent to ensure programs are run accordingly, a standard operating procedure (SOP) executer. To coordinate all sprays, IPM and fields trials operations in the farm.

Your tasks and responsibilities

•  Plan weekly spray programs for all crops in consultation with the Farm manager.
•  Maintain high standards of spraying by ensuring proper spray coverage, use of correct spray volumes and zero loss or spillage of chemicals.
•  Ensure transportation and disposal of chemical products residuals within the farm are well handled.
•  Develop and implement integrated pest management (IPM) strategies to protect various crops.
•  Monitor crops for identification of major pest and disease challenges at the farm.
•  Ensure the spray equipment is in a serviceable state at all times so that they are well maintained in order to have a smooth spray operation.
•  Participate, coordinate and manage all activities that fall in the domain of the spray department.
•  Prepare and submit monthly reports to the Farm Manager.
•  Continuous supervision and training of the crop protection team for optimum results and safety of the spray team.
•  Monitor, in collaboration with the greenhouse management team the spray areas in the greenhouses if infestation is controlled.
•  Report without delay to the Farm manager when he/she encounters a problem in relation to spraying activities.
•  Prepare annual chemical and PPE requirements of the department at the start of new budget year.

Your profile

•  Degree in Horticulture/ Agriculture or a related field.
•  Over 5 years of direct hands-on experience in a busy Farm Site/Plant environment and fully conversant with factory operations in the food processing industry.
•  Proven track record in crop protection or pest management within horticulture farms, preferably in Veg section.
•  Self-motivated, strategic thinker with excellent crisis management skills and able to bring solutions to the table.
•  Familiarity with pesticide regulations, safety protocols and environmental stewardship principles.
•  Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic and diverse agricultural environment.
•  Strong administration, site management and people management skills with proven delivery on targets within a strict timeframe.
•  Report writing skills.