Nursery Manager - KZN Midlands

Technical Competencies & Experience:

1. Ensuring the daily tasks are planned, organized, and carried out in accordance with the nursery's monthly requirements.
2. Organizing and monitoring the employees' everyday tasks. ensuring that certain tasks are carried out accurately, in accordance with training, and to standard.
3. The daily inspections and observations that are necessary to impact the planning of the nursery's monthly needs.
4. Keeping track of, updating, and analyzing a variety of records and data that is gathered to provide guidance and information on the quantity and condition of plant progress within the growth cycle of the avocado trees.
5. Solving problems based on the immediate and long-term requirements of the nursery and the avocado plants.
6. Resolving biological problems like temperature control and plant health as well as staffing challenges.
7. Contacting and corresponding with clients about orders and questions.
8. Finding new clients, contacting current clients, and completing the procurement and sale of plants to clients.

Behavioural Competencies:

1. Organisation and ability to plan both long term and short term
2. Attention to details and patterns
3. Ability to see issues and problems with plants (e.g. notice insects or colour change in leaves)
4. Ability to solve problems
5. Ability to handle issues and problems under pressure
6. Good communicator (able to speak Isizulu advantageous)
7. Adaptable and able to handle changes
8. Able to work within a team structure but still able to complete work independently

Please Note - Should you not hear back from us within the next 2 weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.