Production Lead
- SE Production Operations
- Ruiru
- Syngenta Seeds
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DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensures stock seeds are received and have all relevant quality information with them and communicates status to the SPM.
- Ensures timely nursery preparation to adhere to the sowing calendar.
- Ensure availability of necessary consumables in the nursery for smooth running of nursery activities.
- Ensures monitoring and reports germination percentages and deficits for action.
- Ensures proper labeling and color coding at all stages for traceability and purity control.
- Ensures timely sowing, pricking out and dispatch of seedlings for transplanting as per cropping schedule.
- Monitors and report any structural anomaly in the greenhouse for action.
- Ensures timely transplanting of seedlings in the greenhouses as per schedule and parent line location map.
- Oversees the implementation of the production plan to achieve the set forecasts.
- Trains production supervisors and ensures the rest of production teams are trained to enhance productivity and efficiency.
- Evaluates workers to measure performance and identify areas of improvement
- Co ordinates all production related activities {planting, labeling, training, desuckering, defoliation, rouging, emasculation, pollen harvesting, pollination and harvesting among others} to ensure good quality seeds.
- Prepares and submits monthly Vendor progress reports (VPR) to the SPM to ensure the customer is informed on the production progress.
- Ensures adherence to Phytosanitary standards in the field to control pests and diseases.
- Checks and reports irrigation anomalies to the relevant personnel for action.
- Enforces HSE rules and regulations and champions the implementation of the Syngenta HSE policy in all business operations.
- Any other tasks & projects as may be allocated from time to time.
Skills & Qualifications
- Post graduate degree in Agriculture, Horticulture or related field
- 5 years relevant experience in a similar, fast paced environment
- Ability to lead a diverse team
- Good communication and organization skills
- Ability to make sound decision within a reasonable time
- High level of integrity
- Team player
- Keen to details
Syngenta is a Global Agri-business Company with its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. We are a market leader in the breeding and production of Seeds and Cuttings of the high-quality bending and balcony plants. In Kenya, we have two production Sites; Kenya Cuttings Limited based in Thika, and Pollen Limited based in Ruiru.

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