A Hillsborough County Nursery is looking for a woody ornamental grower with the following credentials. If you or someone you know is interested please email Shawn Steed at UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County.
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Self-Starter
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Organized
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Knowledge of woody ornamentals
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Develop a crop/nursery maintenance program
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Knowledge of chemicals – When and where to use
them
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Knowledge of pests/insects – Scout regularly and
know how to identify them.
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Knowledge of fungus/bacteria
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Knowledge of herbicides and seasonal weeds
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Assist in conducting training programs to
protect workers involved in pest/fungus/weed control.
o Direct all aspects of nursery production
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Assist in managing inventory and availability –
input on when and what to pot up when inventory is getting low
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Knowledge of planting, pruning, fertilizing, and
weeding, AND having the ability to direct others in these activities.
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Provide direction to other employees and process
the ability to train or teach others along the way
o Assist in purchasing and receiving raw
materials, and step up material by communicating with us on what and when you
need something for production. This
includes procurement of products such as fertilizer, chemicals, pots, soil,
etc.
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Knowledge of human resource issues in the
production area – conscience of practices that are unsafe and harmful to all
employees involved
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Ability to coordinate equipment needs/service
and maintenance.
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Assist in daily sales, and coordinate pulling
orders correctly. This includes being
able to direct other employees to help in this process.
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Oversee all orders for delivery to ensure the
right plants and quantities are pulled.
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Knowledge of loading trucks and how to organize
multiple orders on one truck.
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