Kenya Bixa, one of the leading bixa growing and poultry breeding farms in Kenya is recruiting for the following positions:
1. Breeding Manager(1)
Qualification/Experience
1. Breeding Manager(1)
Qualification/Experience
- Degree in veterinary medicine or animal production from a recognized institution with a minimum of 3 - 5 years working experience in similar capacity in a busy poultry operation.
- A higher diploma in animal health /animal production with minimum 5 years working experience in similar capacity in a busy poultry operation.
- Experience in breeding operations will be an added advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure achievement of departmental targets
- Maintain highest biosecurity measures & general hygiene in the breeding farm
- Budget planning including flock replacement cycle, hatching eggs projection and infrastructure requirements.
- Regular review and implement a vaccination regime to ensure higher protection of the breeding flock as well as the day old chicks.
- Understand and advice on nutritional requirements of the breeders for maximum production.
- Diagnosis of sick birds including carrying out post modem on carcasses and prescribing correct medication
- As a team leader ensure high productivity from the breeding team through regular productivity meetings, training etc.
- Ensure ISO certification and maintenance of high poultry standards including review of breeding manual.
- Ensure compliance with Government directives especially from Veterinary services.
- Prepare timely appropriate reports as agreed by users
2. Farm Care Services Officers/Assistants (2)
Qualification/Experience
Qualification/Experience
- Degree in veterinary medicine or animal production from a recognized institution with a minimum of 3 - 5 years working experience in similar capacity in busy poultry operation.
- A higher diploma in animal health /animal production with minimum 5 years working experience in similar capacity in a busy poultry operation.
- Experience in marketing, customer service or extension services will be an added advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure achievement of department targets
- Prepare an effective extension services program for our farmers aimed at improving increased performance of our chicks
- Receive and review customer feedback and advice on appropriate action including veterinary services
- Advice the hatchery team on chick quality and other issues arising from extension.
- Marketing and sales promotion through regular seminars /workshops
- Collect marketing information and trends in the industry for review of our brand strategies
- Develop an appropriate vaccination regime for our chicks.
- Liaise with Government department especially Veterinary services to ensure compliance with new policy directives.
- Review and update the farmers handbook
- Ensure high productivity of extension team through regular productivity meetings, training etc
- Prepare timely and appropriate reports as will be agreed by users.
3. Crop Officer (1)
Qualification/Experience
Qualification/Experience
- Degree/diploma in crop production or agribusiness
- Minimum 3 - 5 years experience in senior level in large scale farming operations
- Knowledge in organic farming will be added advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure achievement of departmental targets
- Budget planning and production projection both from own farm and out growers scheme.
- Develop a cost effective weed control program suitable for organic farming.
- Ensure proper and timely harvesting of the crop for maximum production
- Maintain nursery for seedlings from selected high yield crops for distribution to outgrowers and expansion of our own farm
- Extension services to the small outgrowers and contract farmers
- Explore other propagation methods suitable for our crop/s
- Explore possibilities of intercropping with complementary and high value crops
- Manage farm equipment and implement cost effectively
- Update on industry trends and government directives
- Manage the farm personnel for high productivity
- Prepare timely appropriate reports as would be agreed by users.
The General Manager,
Kenya Bixa Limited,
P.O. Box 96245,
Mombasa.
Email: info@kenyabixa.com
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
The deadline for application is 9th July 2010.
“Kenya Bixa Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer”.
