About the Position

 

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.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

 

• Work closely with the nursery's 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   

 

Expected Competencies

 

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

• Know the plant distribution knowledge

• Plant germination skills

• Rhizome multiplication skills

• Grafting skills

• Growth promoting skills

• Fertigation knowledge

• Other expected skills - Procurement, Merchandising, Inventory Control

 

The candidate is expected to meet the following physical fitness requirements:

• 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

 

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