Osirwa Wines Ltd Vineyard Farm Manager/Agronomist Job

Vineyard Farm Manager/Agronomist Job, Current Agricultural Jobs In Kenya. 

Company: Osirwa Wines Limited,

Title: Vineyard Farm Manager/Agronomist,

Industry: FMCG,

Location: Kajiado,

Gross Salary: Competitive,

Osirwa Wines Limited is looking to hire a competent Vineyard Farm Manager/Agronomist

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

Vineyard Management Duties:

• Manages and schedules Viticultural activities to maintain healthy and productive vines.
• Oversees cultivation, thinning, pruning, tying, suckering, canopy management, planting and replanting, irrigating and harvesting.
• Manages pest, fungicide, and herbicide application by safe viticultural practices.
• Manages irrigation maintenance; monitors progress and reports recommendations related to vineyard and fruit quality to the Director.
• Oversees and coordinates erosion control, trellis installation, irrigation installation, frost protection, vineyard installation, fence installation, and R&M.
• Maintains orderly inventory of Vineyard equipment and tools.
• Ensures county and national government regulation compliance.
• Reasonably estimates harvest equipment needed; provides accurate harvest estimates; works within assigned budgets.
• Increases/improves fruit and wine quality through observation and viticultural decisions.
• Works with the Director of Winemaking to review vineyard performance and wine quality to determine annual pruning strategies, or other vineyard practices that may affect yield and fruit quality.
• Ensures that all necessary equipment is on-site and in good operating condition before work.
• Participates in safety and quality inspections and audits; serves as a member and/or supports the vineyard team member on the safety committee.
• Maintains a safe work environment.
• Maintains all required spray records according to regulations.
• Assigns and enters all vineyard work orders.
• Utilizes available data through BI or other sources to evaluate efficiencies, and monitor budget goals, and the overall status of vineyard operations.
• Provide informative bi-monthly manager updates and detailed quarterly updates.
• Performs annual departmental planning and management of departmental goal completion.

People Management Duties:

• Manages personnel including full-time, part-time and seasonal vineyard staff.
• Plans and efficiently schedules labor and work.
• Develops training for all employees, focusing primarily on Policy, Procedures, and Safety.
• Performs employee evaluations and development planning.
• Enforces company policy, supervises to make sure all work is carried out safely and correctly.
• Effectively communicates and works cooperatively with other departments.
• Works with Human Resources to develop vineyard job descriptions; participates in the hiring,
• onboarding and management of vineyard staff.

Other Duties:

• Maintains Creekbend Vineyard as a hospitality asset including special event prep, farmhouse
• management and conducting VIP tours.
• Assists with winemaking as needed.
• Additional duties, as assigned by Management.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or other related field.
• Three to five years of experience in an agricultural environment.
• At least two years of supervisory or managerial experience will be an added advantage.
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs. regularly.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods and repetitively bend/kneel.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and ability to be insured on company vehicles.
• Due to the nature of our business, must be at least 21 years of age.

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

• Detail oriented and quality driven.
• Possesses solid management and communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel) and ability to generate and utilize data reports.
• Communicates and interacts well with customers and employees at all levels (Oliver executives and those from outside companies, fellow managers, customers, and part time event staff).
• Seeks new knowledge and experiences to enhance value as Oliver Winery employee.
• Accepts direction and constructive criticism from others.
• Exhibits a strong interest and appreciation for wine.
• Takes ownership of responsibilities, including meeting deadlines for reports & filings.
• Has a willingness to communicate in a persuasive and constructive manner that leads to positive change.
• In addition, all successful winery employees are able to:
• Use your attitude and effort to contribute to a positive work environment.
• Be thoughtfully engaged and do your best work. Every day.
• Model the winery values: Respect People, Expect Quality, Think Differently, Get Stuff Done

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