Trainee Program

Agricultural Trainee Programme

Eastern Produce Kenya

Nandi Hills

Overview

Posted 9 hours ago
Experience: Not Specified
Min. Education level: Bachelor's Degree
Specialism: Agribusiness / Agriculture, Horticulture or Aquaculture / Food Related Studies
Deadline: Monday, September 21, 2026

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Vacancy Description

Trainee Program
Nandi Hills
Posted 9 hours ago
Closes: September 21, 2026

Eastern Produce Kenya, one of the largest private tea producers in Kenya, offering a 2-year Agricultural Trainee Programme in Nandi Hills. This is an opportunity for a passionate agriculture graduate ready to build a career in tea production and agribusiness. The company’s estates and factories are based in Nandi Hills, west of the Great Rift Valley, with a corporate office in Nairobi.

EPK is looking for hard working and pro-active individuals with a desire to grow their career to be Agribusiness professionals.

He or She will be part of the Managerial team whose objective is to produce high quality black tea as efficiently and cost effectively as possible. They will be required during this raining programme, through people, to ensure acceptable work standards are achieved on a consistent basis.

Your Role

The Main tasks /responsibilities will include:

Learning all aspects of black tea manufacture from field to factory
Ensuring production of high-quality teas that meet the relevant international requirements/standards.
Ensuring production of high-quality green leaf to meet the company leaf standards
Planning for labour related activities with proper feedback to the Divisional Manager and or
Factory Manager.
Managing labour staff attendance.
Monitoring and supervising labour related activities.
Supervision of factory and field machinery by ensuring correct and efficient use, maintenance and prompt reporting of required repair work.
Ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures / compliance to all relevant safety procedures and legislation
Efficient supervision of labour and subordinate staff ensuring compliance to the relevant Company policies and procedures.
Maintaining sound labor relations through regular communication at all levels.
Supervision of Village Improvement Schemes and Village Environmental Committee (VEC) meeting schedules.

About You

Qualifications and person specifications

Must have achieved a mean grade of B+ in KCSE
Must hold a Second-Class Upper Division Degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness or Food
Processing
Must have basic experience in field husbandry practices.
Basic awareness of personnel management.
Have excellent interpersonal skills and supervisory skills.
Be a positive and self-motivated individual.
Be a person of high integrity.