
Moses Ouru
Agriculture and Operations professional with hands-on experience in compliance support, warehouse coordination, and packhouse operations
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About
Results-driven Agriculture and Production professional with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and 3+ years of progressive experience supervising shift personnel, warehouse workflows, and packhouse operations. Proven track record enforcing Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS), managing raw material intake, and executing First-In, First-Out (FIFO) and First-Ripe, First-Out (FRFO) systems to optimize processing yields. Highly adept at coordinating cross-functional teams, managing casual labor, reducing floor waste, and maintaining strict compliance with SHEQ procedures in fast-paced agricultural manufacturing environments.
Experience
Assistant Team Leader – Production & Packhouse Operations (Acting Supervisor) at Mzurrie Flowers Ltd – Majimazuri Flower Farm (2026-03 – Present)
- Supervise day-to-day processing and packhouse activities for a shift of over 20 workers, ensuring strict adherence to daily production schedules and targets.
- Monitor floor workflows and enforce Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), quickly escalating equipment bottlenecks or staffing issues to the Production Coordinator.
- Coordinate the smooth, efficient movement of raw materials from warehouse reception and sorting areas straight to the final packaging lines.
- Enforce rigid workplace hygiene standards and Occupational Health and Safety procedures to maintain a safe, clean, and compliant food-grade handling environment.
- Oversee shift data verification and maintain rigorous traceability records, ensuring clerks accurately log product movement and stock metrics.
- Track floor waste and product damage during grading and sorting phases; implement immediate corrective actions to minimize losses and maximize processing yields.
- Assign daily operational tasks to shift staff, forklift handlers, and casual workers, actively monitoring performance and training team members on operational discipline.
Warehouse & Post-Harvest Operations Intern at National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) (2025-03 – 2026-03)
- Supervised raw material offloading, quality sorting, and structured stacking across storage facilities to guarantee maximum warehouse space utilization and clear transport pathways.
- Managed safe material handling workflows, enforcing strict FIFO (First-In, First-Out) storage protocols to minimize commodity damage, prevent deterioration, and reduce warehouse waste.
- Maintained meticulous digital and manual inventory records, verifying warehouse tracking sheets and data entries to ensure 100% accuracy in stock documentation.
- Conducted daily and weekly stock reconciliation between the warehouse and production teams to identify discrepancies, track intake logs, and prevent inventory losses.
- Monitored facility cleanliness, sanitation, and occupational health standards, ensuring that all teams, forklift operators, and casual laborers strictly adhered to SHEQ safety procedures.
- Coordinated end-to-end logistics for goods receiving, strict moisture/quality inspections, and final dispatch operations to meet demanding turnaround timelines.
Farm Operations Supervisor Assistant at Kwetu Farm (2023-04 – 2025-02)
- Assisted in the daily supervision and coordination of field teams, task assignments, and task completion metrics.
- Monitored harvesting timelines, post-harvest fruit handling, transport logistics, and raw material staging pipelines.
- Maintained data records for production inputs, daily volume outputs, and operational supplies to support cost monitoring.
- Implemented workplace organization, sanitization procedures, and quality standards to minimize sorting damages and field losses.
- Prepared structured daily operational reports detailing material handling volumes and labor attendance for senior management.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture – Pwani University (2017 – 2021)
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education – Wiobiero Secondary School