Assistant Nursery Manager

Pronel Personnel; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation provided

Job summary

Pronel Personnel is seeking an Assistant Nursery Manager in Ixopo, South Africa. Candidates should be motivated and disciplined, ideally with a horticulture qualification. Key responsibilities include managing vegetable seeding operations, conducting plant quality checks, and overseeing dispatch operations.

The ideal candidate will possess strong organization skills and work well within a team. Accommodation is provided on-site, and candidates must have their own transport.

Qualifications

• Must be honest, reliable, and hardworking.
• Experience in agriculture is beneficial.
• Willingness to undertake manual labor as required.

Responsibilities

• Manage vegetable seeding operations and tray movement.
• Conduct plant quality checks and compile reports.
• Coordinate dispatch operations and loading of trucks.

Skills

Organization skills

Teamwork

Motivation

Positive attitude

Education

Horticulture or related Degree

Matric

Job description

Overview

Our client based in the Ixopo area is currently looking for an Assistant Nursery Manager to join their team. The ideal candidate must be disciplined and motivated.

Requirements

• Must be an honest, reliable and hardworking individual who ‘gets their hands dirty’
• Have good organization and time management skills
• Have a positive attitude; be conscientious and work well as part of a team
• Have a desire to work in the agriculture industry and produce excellent quality plants
• Preference will be given to candidates with a horticulture qualification and applicable experience in the industry

Responsibilities

• Manage the vegetable seeding operations and tray movement
• Manage growing activities of vegetable seedlings (irrigation, spraying, etc.)
• Conduct plant quality checks and compile weekly stock reports and germination checks
• Manage dispatch operations, pulling of orders and loading of trucks
• Manage maintenance activities

Qualifications

• Matric
• Horticulture or related Degree

Working Hours: 06:30am – 17:00pm (one-hour lunch break)

A weekend duty is required every 3 weeks.

Accommodation is provided on site; own transport is required.

If you meet all of the above, please apply directly here. Please note due to high volume responses, only candidates that meet the advertised criteria will be contacted.