Mali (BPS-02)

Sutra Punjab Agency; Usmanpur; On-site; PKR 167,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Sutra Punjab Agency is hiring a Mali for Hafizabad district to develop and maintain public parks, roadside green belts, roundabouts, and municipal nurseries. The role reports to the Mali Supervisor and aims to uphold urban aesthetics and environmental standards.

Daily tasks include seasonal planting plans, pruning of shrubs and avenue trees, operation of lawn mowers, brush cutters, and hedge trimmers, as well as nursery bed preparation and irrigation system upkeep.

Qualifications

• Experience in practical horticulture and garden maintenance.
• Ability to identify common plants and pests.
• Knowledge of seasonal plantation and pruning schedules.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain lawns, flower beds, hedges, and tree plantations across designated public parks and green belts.
• Execute seasonal pruning, training, and shaping of ornamental shrubs and avenue trees using secateurs and pruning saws.
• Operate and maintain petrol-driven lawn mowers, brush cutters, and hedge trimmers.
• Prepare nursery beds, sow seeds, transplant seedlings, and manage compost or vermicompost pits for organic manure production.
• Clean and de-silt irrigation channels, maintain hose pipes and sprinkler systems, and ensure timely watering schedules.
• Maintain daily work log (muster roll), tool inventory register, and report plant disease outbreaks.

Skills

Pruning techniques

Lawn mowing

Irrigation maintenance

Nursery operations

Tools

Petrol lawn mower

Brush cutter

Hedge trimmers

Secateurs

Pruning saws

Job description

The Mali (BPS-02) at Sutra Punjab Agency Hafizabad serves as the frontline horticultural worker responsible for the development and maintenance of public parks, roadside green belts, roundabouts, and municipal nurseries across Hafizabad district. The role operates under the direct supervision of the Mali Supervisor and Sub-Divisional Officer (Horticulture) to ensure urban aesthetics, environmental sustainability, and recreational green spaces meet departmental standards.

Daily workflows involve executing seasonal plantation plans, pruning hedges and avenue trees, operating lawn mowers and brush cutters for grass cutting, preparing nursery beds for seasonal flowers, and maintaining irrigation systems including hose pipes and sprinkler networks. The Mali maintains the daily muster roll, tool inventory register, and plant stock register, reporting pest outbreaks or equipment faults promptly. Career progression follows the departmental service rules from Mali (BPS-02) to Mali Supervisor (BPS-05/07) and Head Mali (BPS-09/11) upon qualifying departmental trade tests and seniority.

Selection for this post is conducted strictly through a Practical Skill / Trade Test and Direct Interview (Viva Voce) under Category B recruitment rules. No written examination is held. Candidates are evaluated on hands-on demonstration of tool handling, plant identification, pruning techniques, nursery operations, and situational judgment during the oral interview by a departmental selection committee.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Cultivate and maintain lawns, flower beds, hedges, and tree plantations across designated public parks and green belts
• Execute seasonal pruning, training, and shaping of ornamental shrubs and avenue trees using secateurs and pruning saws
• Operate and perform routine maintenance on petrol-driven lawn mowers, brush cutters, and hedge trimmers
• Prepare nursery beds, sow seeds, transplant seedlings, and manage compost or vermicompost pits for organic manure production
• Clean and de-silt irrigation channels, maintain hose pipes and sprinkler systems, and ensure timely watering schedules
• Maintain daily work log (muster roll), tool inventory register, and report plant disease outbreaks to the Mali Supervisor