Nursery Manager - Pietermaritzburg at TWK Agri

Responsibilities and Duties

• Oversee the running of the TWK Sunshine Seedling Services nurseries (Forestry, Clone, Vegetable and Ornamentals) on 4 sites
• Involved in the strategic management of the nursery and its operations
• Ensuring realistic budgets are set and achieved
• Planning and coordinating production to meet orders and budgets
• ISO9001 meetings and continual improvement
• Ensure strict adherence to procedures
• Capex investigation and application
• Health and Safety and equity compliance
• Overall management of staff
• Human Resources oversight and working with the HR Department
• Development of people ensuring future employment equity plans are met and that Sunshine Seedling Services has a pipeline of skilled supervisors, junior managers and managers coming through
• Involved in disciplinary matters when required
• Meeting with managers and staff on a regular basis
• Conducting stock takes and being involved in the mid and end of the financial year reports
• Ensuring financial controls are being adhered to
• Involved in setting up systems to streamline operations and align Sunshine Seedling Services with the TWK group
• Reporting back to senior management on the running of the nurseries
• Involved in research and aligning Sunshine Seedling Services with the key objectives of the TWK group
• Keeping abreast of market changes and new innovations
• Assist in the planning, stock controls and maintenance of the nurseries ensuring there are no delays in the operations
• Involved in the marketing of the various lines in the nurseries, attending trade days, shows, etc.
• Problem shooting and assisting Managers with decision making

Qualifications and Skills

• Matric / Grade 12
• Management degree or equivalent
• 5 years' experience at a senior level and 10 years in operations
• Nursery experience at a senior level (advantageous)
• Experience managing a diverse group of people and communicating at all levels
• Management in a corporate environment (advantageous)
• Willingness to learn and keep up with nursery trends
• Experience with Excel, Word and Outlook
• Driver's license
• Understanding of nursery or agricultural operations
• Trilingual (English, Afrikaans and isiZulu)
• Budget and financial understanding
• Ability to multitask
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Reliable