Supervisor – Export

Job Summary

Our client is a leading exporter of fresh fruits and vegetables to the European and Middle East Markets. They currently are seeking to hire Supervisor who will tasked with managing a team of over 300staffs, ensuring quality, productivity, health and safety compliance and maintenance are done efficiently.

Minimum Qualification:Bachelor
Experience Level:Senior level
Experience Length:6 years
Job Description

Industry: Horticulture (Export)
Location:Nairobi
Salary:80k

Roles & Responsibilities.
• Sound leadership and direction in the pack house ensuring quality product output, accuracy and consistency in pack house processes and documentation
• Develop and train a team of pack house staff
• Monitor and maintain quality specifications of lines of fruit & vegetable from allocation to production line, through to the supply to marketer.
• Ensure that all packhouse policies & procedures are adhered to by staff and the production line
• Through a specified maintenance plan/checklist ensure that all machinery within the plant is properly maintained and in optimum working order
• Ensure all Health & Safety and Food Safety standards and policy are adhered to
• Through an understanding of HSE best practice ensure the safety of yourself and your staff
• Work with the Employment Officer to ensure the line is adequately resourced with staff
• Ensure all supervisors are properly trained and that they train their respective teams
• Resolve conflict and deal with disputes in accordance with company employment and disciplinary code
• Build rapport with team leaders and staff on the production line ensuring open lines of communication
• Management of the pack house operations including all pack house staff and operations
• Provide weekly/monthly and annual reports to the Operations Manager and Director
• Building and implementing best practice policies and principles

Requirements:
• Must have minimum of Six (6) years’ experience in managing large teams effectively.
• Must have excellent management experience.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills.
• Must have good planning skills.
• Must be self-disciplined, a team player, honest and of high integrity.
• Must be able to work under minimum supervision while meeting the set targets & deadlines.

If you feel confident that you meet or surpass these expectations, please send in your CV & Cover Letter with email subject (Supervisor – Export)beforeMonday 31st August 2020.

Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.