ZA Nursery Assistant Manager needed at Mondi Group

Your mission

• Assistant to Nursery Manager to offer managerial support and assistance in producing clonal plants of the correct quality specifications to be delivered at the correct time in accordance with annual plant orders and production targets.
• Plans daily production to achieve APO.
• Plans all plant movement within the nursery, i.e. placing, moving, sorting, trimming, dispatch.
• Plans required chemical & fertilizer regimes and plant delivery as per customer’s requirements.
• Compiles Weekly reports
• Co-ordinates plant to customers and ensures plants dispatched meet the plant quality specifications and delivered in the right time in order to achieve monthly sales orders.
• Manages greenhouse misting & irrigation settings as well as record keeping of greenhouse readings
• Maintains database of nursery plant production, batch performance, batch movement, pest and disease incidences, EC and PH readings, chemical usage and water usage.
• Manages the replacement schedule of hedge banks in line with the tactical plan and Mondi procedures, ensuring that the latest approved clones are deployed (liaises with Research Forester & Nursery Manager). This will also ensure sustainability of the hedge banks
• Assist with stock control and counting of plants, consumables and tray figures.
• Manages the work schedules of subordinates in terms of production targets to achievement targets in terms of APO and application of Mondi policies and procedures.
• Monitors implementation of Mondi’s SHE policy for own and contractor employees.

Your profile

• BSc Degree / Btech or National Diploma in Forestry, Horticulture or Agriculture
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Forestry, Horticulture or Agriculture environment
• Experience in FSC, ISO or NOSA certification will be beneficial
• Computer literate (Excel, Word)
• Nursery experience will be beneficial
• Valid driver’s license