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SalaryApplicants for this position will have the following attributes:
- Positive attitude
- Open communication
- Proactive approach to work
- Strong planning
- Customer-focused
Skills required for this position are:
-Cert IV in Horticulture or allied field (equivalent or higher)
-Minimum three years experience in overseeing a commercial nursery
Responsibilities include:
- Oversee the operations of the nursery in producing tubestock for Australian Wildflowers farm production
- Develop the capacity of the nursery to integrate commercial natives for retail sale
- Oversee the distribution of nursery sales
- Implementation of the annual propagation plan
- Liaison with other business managers as part of planning and budgeting engagement
- Oversee staff in nursery division and ensure good practise of Occupational Health and Safety standards across the business
- Actively participate as part of the leadership group in the business ensuring an integrated approach across the businesses activities
Duties include:
- Undertake nursery activities including:
- Preparation of potting and cutting media
- Sterilisation of pots and other tubestock hardware
- Hygienic handling methods of cutting and pot stock
- Germination and cutting practices
- Potting on methods
- Fertilisation application
- Fungicide application
- Implementing and overseeing Nursery operations, including watering and temperature control, both manual and automatic operations.
- Selecting plants for retail sales
- Liaison with other business managers to determine best practise distribution methods and presentation of retail stock
- Contact with customers regarding after-sales care
- Collation of all data from nursery activities
Summary of role requirements:
- Looking for candidates available to work:
- Monday: Morning, Afternoon
- Tuesday: Afternoon, Morning
- Wednesday: Morning, Afternoon
- Thursday: Afternoon, Morning
- Friday: Morning, Afternoon
- 2-3 years of relevant work experience required for this role
- Working rights required for this role
- Expected start date for role: 01 June 2024
- Expected salary: $100,000 - $125,000 per year
