Tea Plantation Agronomist at Mulindi Factory Company Limited: (Deadline 12 November 2025)

Tea Plantation Agronomist at Mulindi Factory Company Limited: (Deadline 12 November 2025)

Mulindi Factory Co. Ltd in Gicumbi district is seeking to recruit suitably qualified, detail oriented, dynamic and self-motivated persons to fill the following vacant positions.

Job Title: Tea Plantation Agronomist

Overall Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Farm Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for provision of tea extension services and training of farmers/plantation workers as well as monitoring of tea plantation activities in order to achieve maximum productivity at minimum cost.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carrying out extensive training for farmers and plantation workers on tea husbandry in the plantation in order to achieve maximum productivity per unit area/tea bush.
• Coordinate plucking regimes and ensure timely weighing, collection and transportation of green leaf. This should include ensuring collection centres are adequately equipped with required electronic weighing and recording equipment.
• Conduct field visits to ensure timely preparation of land for new planting, all planting out of seedlings is done professionally and proper aftercare maintenance is achieved.
• Participate in the timely distribution and application of farm inputs, ensuring all inputs are accounted for.
• Developing and promoting good tea agronomic practices
• Should be able to handle and drive Rainforest Certification and any other certification required by the company.
• Timely preparation and planting of tea seedlings.
• Maintaining accurate records, preparing and presenting reports as required.
• Ensuring effective and efficient utilization of farm inputs.
• Supervising plantation staff and ensuring that they achieve quality and quantity targets.
• Ensuring that all tea plantation activities are done in stipulated time without delay.
• Ensuring adequate number of pluckers in the assigned division and effective utilization of pluckers’ incentives.
• Ensuring timely weighment and delivery of plucked leaf to the factory.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Key qualifications, requirements and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in agricultural extension, in Agribusiness, science in agriculture, in Horticulture, in Forestry, in agroforestry
• At least three (3) years working experience in the similar role and similar field.
• Ability to work in a rural setting, under pressure and with minimum supervision
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills: Good written and oral proficiency in English and Kinyarwanda (speaking, reading and writing).

• Decision making, problem solving, negotiation and influencing skills.
• People management skills
• Practical computer skills and competence in MS Office.
• Valid Motorcycle riding permit (category A) will be an added advantage.

How to apply:

Send your scanned documents (Application letter, CV, working experience certificates, copy of degree, copy of ID, training certificates) to: info@mulinditeas.com

Note:– All documents must be scanned in one single downloadable PDF document.

• The job position must be the subject of your email for application.

Applications deadline: 12th November 2025 at 15h00 PM.

NAHAYO Philippe

Director General