Production Lead

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.