Indigenous Kenyans were barred by law from growing tea until the dawn of independence when the legislation was repealed for the indigenous people to commence on tea growing. In 1960, the colonial government created the Special Crops Development Authority (SCDA) to promote growing of tea by Africans under the auspices of the ministry of Agriculture. After Independence , Kenya Tea Development Authority was formed through legal notice No.42 of 1964 and took over the liabilities and functions of the SCDA to promote and foster the growing of tea in small farms, which were previously said to be unviable in view of the expertise and costs required, as witnessed in the plantation sector. Since then the growing of tea by the small-scale sub-sector in Kenya has carved a niche for itself in the global tea trade. Kenya Tea Development Agency Limited was incorporated on 15th June 2000 as a private company under (CAP 486) of the laws of Kenya, becoming one of the largest private tea management agencies. The Agency currently manages 67 factories in the small-scale tea sub-sector in Kenya

Main Duties and Responsibilities

•  Ensuring accurate records of all cargo received by inspecting, weighing, and stacking to the required standard and issuing arrival advises to clients,
•  Verifying of release documents, inspection and weighment of cargo before dispatch to clients,
•  Updating of incoming/ outgoing cargo into the TOS and generating reports,
•  Ensuring that all staff attendance registers are up to date and carrying out daily review of casuals’ recruitment based on volumes,
•  Carrying out daily inspection of the warehouse, enforcing safety regulations and protocols within the warehouse,
•  Ensuring all warehouse equipment are properly used and maintained as per the user’s manual and the servicing schedule, and all equipment breakdown are reported and handled in a timely manner,
•  Supervising and motivating staff, all while maintaining staff discipline,
•  Raising OT requests and forwarding for approval,
•  Custodian of the warehouse keys, ensuring timely opening and closing of the warehouse,
•  Ensuring maximum utilization of company resources at warehouse,
•  Generating and submission of accurate, timely and relevant reports,
•  Ensuring continuous process improvement of services,
•  Ensuring customer satisfaction for the consumers of the services offered by the department,
•  Performing any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

The job holder must possess:

•  Bachelor’s degree in Business Related field.
•  Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a similar role
•  Diploma in Clearing & Forwarding and Warehousing
•  Must demonstrate high integrity and ethical practice
•  Knowledge of warehouse management system and inventory system will be an added advantage
•  Must be a team player who is able to work cordially in teams
•  Must demonstrate ability to multitask.
•  Must demonstrate commitment to operational effectiveness
•  Should have ability to solve problems by applying relevant business knowledge
•  Must have the ability to communicate for both written and oral communication
•  Must be able to work under pressure
•  Must have knowledge in use of MS office packages