Job Description

Responsibilities

• Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
• Identify plants as well as problems such as diseases, weeds, and insect pests.
• Tour work areas to observe work being done, to inspect crops, and to evaluate plant and medium conditions.
• Assign work schedules and duties to nursery or greenhouse staff, and supervise their work.
• Keep all records of the Farm
• Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.
• Apply pesticides and fertilizers to plants.
• Train employees in gardening techniques and enforce safety regulations and policies.
• Select and purchase seeds, plant nutrients, disease control chemicals, and garden and lawn care equipment.
• Determine types and quantities of horticultural plants to be grown, based on budgets, projected sales volumes, or executive directives.
• Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.
• Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work.
• Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.
• Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns.

Required Skills or Experience

• Bsc., Agriculture or related qualification
• Should be trained in green housing
• Should have 2 years’ experience working in a Greenhouse
• Should be willing to stay at Akuse