Exciting Career Opportunity – Del Monte Kenya Limited
The Company
Del Monte Kenya Limited wishes to fill existing vacancies for the position of Senior Research Agronomist.
He or she will join a high achieving management team, in our Research &
Development Department.The Company
Del Monte Kenya Limited wishes to fill existing vacancies for the position of Senior Research Agronomist.
The Job
Reporting to the Research & Development Manager, the person will be responsible for: -
- Study factors
affecting nutrient uptake and utilisation by plants.
- Identify ways in
which plants productivity can be enhanced by more efficient use of
nutrients.
- Develop
diagnostic tools for rapid detection of nutrient deficiencies.
- Study plant
water requirements and develop efficient irrigation scheduling tools.
- Develop
field/crop monitoring techniques for soil fertility, plant nutrition,
water requirement, plant growth, fruit development and fruit quality.
- Identify
knowledge gaps and carry out field and laboratory experiments in plant
nutrition, soil fertility, plant water requirement, and cultural practices
such as planting densities, seed materials, and spacing.
- Development/improvement
of agronomic packages required for optimum pineapple production.
- Coordinate
activities of the analytical chemistry laboratory.
- Supervising,
motivating and training of field workers on experimentation and data
collection.
- Health/safety of
the worker, environment, and product.
The Person
The ideal candidate should meet the following requirements: -
Essential
The ideal candidate should meet the following requirements: -
Essential
- Aged 30 - 35
years.
- Must have a
B.SC. Degree in Agriculture or related field and at least M.Sc. degree in
Soil Science, Integrated Soil Fertility Management, or any other related
course.
- Substantial
experience in soil fertility, plant nutrition, and integrated
soil-plant-water-nutrient management .
- Experience in
irrigation scheduling.
- Good data
utilization and analytical skills.
- The ability to
work meticulously and accurately under pressure of deadlines.
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills.
- A flexible
approach and an ability to work within a team.
- Computing skills
(experience of word processing, Excel spreadsheet, presentation, and
database package).
- Clean driving
license.
Desirable
- Working in a
research institution or research department of a large scale farming
business.
- Experience on
implementation of the Global GAP certification requirements at the farm
level.
- Experience in
chemical analysis.
- A self motivated
team player.
Applications to be submitted to
Human Resources Manager,
Del monte Kenya Ltd,
P.O. Box 147 - 01000,
Thika,
Email: hrkenya@freshdelmonte.com, by 20th April, 2012.
Human Resources Manager,
Del monte Kenya Ltd,
P.O. Box 147 - 01000,
Thika,
Email: hrkenya@freshdelmonte.com, by 20th April, 2012.
