Sotik Tea Company Job for Forestry Assistant.

The Sotik Tea Company is a leading Kenya tea producer, located in a rural environment 50kms West of Kericho town consisting of tea estates and two highly automated tea factories.

We have an innovative approach to the growing and manufacture of tea, with a deep knowledge and passion for our products ensuring the greatest care for the environment and community as a reliable, responsible and accredited supplier of quality tea.

We pride ourselves with the quality of our personnel and our productivity.

The Company is seeking to recruit a Forestry Assistant to be based in Sotik.

Key Responsibilities
* Implement all aspects of Forestry which are relevant to the company.
* Organize and manage the annual mensuration and inventory of the timber plantations and ensure that proper records are maintained.
* Plan and obtain the best possible seed and manage the nurseries for the timber seedlings, in liaison with the Estate management.
* Organize and manage the felling plan; all aspects of replanting; first year maintenance of the timber plantations and thereafter a general upkeep program of the mature plantations.
* Ensure preservation and conservation of all indigenous areas and the maintenance of these areas.
* Establish what hectarages is available from the annual inventory, mensuration and planned tea production.
* Organize and manage the felling and pole extraction from the selected fields.
* Establish contacts with the buyers of the various types of poles and ensure that adequate records are maintained in liaison with Deputy General Manager-Field and General Manager.
* Establish what the domestic timber and pallet requirement is and to supply the Estates and Factories accordingly.
* Source a market for sawn timber and produce accordingly.

The Candidate

The preferred candidate should have the following qualifications and qualities;
* Three years relevant experience,
* Excellent interpersonal skills,
* Team player and change agent,
* Honesty,
* BSc Forestry,
* Aged below 35 years.

If you are a self starter and believe that you have the qualities to inspire and innovate within this new role, please send your CV (with a contact number and details of 3 referees) and an indication of your salary expectation to;

The General Manager,
The Sotik Tea Companies
P.O. Box Private Bag,
20406 – Sotik.

The closing date for applications will be 10th December 2010.

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