Del Monte Kenya Agronomist Job

Exciting Kenyan Job 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 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

• 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.

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