Nursery Executive

Industree; India; Remote; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Industree in Pune, Maharashtra, is seeking a Nursery Manager (Operations) to oversee bamboo nurseries across India, including hi-tech propagation to produce quality saplings. The role involves managing nursery operations with executives to boost production and efficiency, and to support greater outputs.

The candidate should have 5+ years of nursery management experience (preferably bamboo), strong horticultureและ propagation knowledge, and procurement capabilities.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and persuasion skills.
• Ability to foresee and prevent problems.
• Ownership mindset and accountability.
• Willingness to travel across states.
• English must be read/written/spoken; Marathi/Hindi preferred for local coordination.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to nursery labourers.
• Plan and monitor various nursery operations.
• Meet target production.
• Procure planting materials.
• Handle the financial operations of the nurseries.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Accountability

English language

Education

Master's degree in Forestry/Botany/Horticulture

Bachelor's degree in Forestry/Botany/Horticulture

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Summary

Nursery Manager (Operation)

Full Time/ Pune Maharashtra /Immediate

The position is expected to manage bamboo nurseries across India and hi-tech nursery to produce high quality bamboo saplings and also oversee and improve the functions of the bamboo nurseries. Manage closely with nursery executives to maintain and manage the nursery operations. Assist the Nursery Manager to increase the productions.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the nurserys workforce and provide technical support to the nursery labourers.
• Planning and Monitoring of various Nursery operations
• Responsibility to meet the target production
• Facilitate procurement of planting materials (Bamboo seeds/wildings)
• Handle the financial operations of the nurseries

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and persuasion skills
• Able to foresee and prevent problems from occurring
• Able to take 100% accountability for failures and is driven by inner faith to improve self, systems, or processes at work.
• Able to unlearn the past and learn from the present.
• Displays a sense of ownership and aspires to exceed work expectations.
• Displays critical thinking, logical reasoning, and problem-solving skills

Technical skills

• Taxonomic expertise in identifying bamboo and related species
• Plant germination skills
• Rhizome multiplication skills
• Grafting skills
• Growth promoting skills
• Fertigation knowledge
• Procurement
• Merchandising
• Inventory Control

Physical fitness

• The ability to travel to different states oversee the operations of the nurseries
• The ability to work outdoors in both cold and warm temperatures

Computer Skills

• Proficient in Excel/word/ppt

Communication

• Read/Write/Speaking Marathi and Hindi (Preferred);
• Read/Write/Speaking English (MUST).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good negotiation and problem-solving skills.

Education

• Master s degree in Forestry/Botany/Horticulture (Preferred)
• Bachelor s degree in Forestry/Botany/Horticulture

Experience

• Minimum 5+ year s experience in handling nursery (preferably bamboo nursery) and nursery techniques

Deliverables

• Monitoring of nursery operations and ensuring maximum survivability of saplings
• Timely delivery of technical skills to nursery caretakers and laborers
• Plan and execution of nursery bed preparation, potting mixtures, polybag filling
• Execution of pre-germination treatments and propagation of different bamboo species to attain the highest germination percentage
• Efficient execution of day-to-day activities and maintenance of records