Compliance Officer – VEG – AAA Growers

Job Description

Company Profile

AAA-Growers Limited is among the leading Kenyan exporters of different types of Vegetables, Flowers,
and Avocados. We are looking for a Compliance Officer for our Farm in Thika, Kabati.

Job objective
As the Compliance Officer, you will ensure that all the farm technical documents such as harvesting
records, spray records, fertigation/irrigation records, pests and diseases records, scouting records,
weather records, post-harvest records, chemical handlers medical and cholinesterase tests records are
up to date, well-kept and are always accessible.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• To ensure that the management is well informed of all technical aspects of the farm.
• To ensure that plant Protection Products are used at the recommended rates to ensure proper
  pests and diseases control and to avoid development of resistance by pests and diseases.
• To ensure that chemicals with different modes of action are used and alternated accordingly against
  pests and diseases as a crop protection management strategy.
• To ensure that all employees are trained in all technical aspects such as the use of cleaning
  detergents and cleaning of harvesting equipment.
• To ensure that the farm meets and passes all audit standards such as ETI, Global Gap, M&S F2F,
  WFA, KEPHIS/HCD farm audits and any other audit which may be requested by the customers.
• To ensure that all monitoring systems for notifiable pests such as Leaf miner, False codling Moth
  (FCM), Helicoverpa armigera, Fall Army worm (FAW), etc. are always in place and properly located,
• To ensure collection of data on the traps of the notifiable pests, analysis and advising the
  management of the situation. This requires raising of alarms to forestall a situation where product
  may be rejected/destroyed by the relevant Government agencies, such as KEPHIS and by
  equivalent bodies of the importing countries.
• To ensure that the farm uses only approved Plant Protection Products (PPPs) by PCBP and
  products which meet the customer requirements.
• To ensure that the farm is kept clean in terms of hygiene requirements and standards by strictly
  following the guidelines of the hygiene manual.
• To ensure that you participate and walk through the farm during the weekly hygiene audits and
  achieve the required scores.
• To ensure regular measurements of the PH of the spray solution to ensure that it is within PH 5.5
  – 6.0
• To attend HACCP meetings and ensure all areas of improvement highlighted in the report
  concerning veg field are addressed in a timely manner.
  
  Your profile
• Certificate/ Diploma or Bachelor of Science in Agriculture/ Horticulture.
• 3 years and above of work experience in a similar role.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Team player who creates top-down working relationship with general workers and management
• Good command of the English language, both verbal and written.
• High moral standing with impeccable integrity.
• Proficient Computer skills in MS Office applications, particularly with Excel.
• Report writing skills.
• Analytical mindset, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.