Nursery Looking for Production Manager

A Hillsborough County Nursery is looking for a production manger.  Here is some of the information they are seeking in a candidate.  If you know someone who is looking for a position please share.  If you are interested in the position please send an email to Shawn Steed at the Hillsborough County Extension Office.

Responsibilities:
• Oversee day to day jobs of employees.  To include, but not limited to, desprouting of liners and grafted trees, weeding, stake and tying of grated trees, labeling of liners once they are grafted, topping of grafted trees.
• Oversee/administer upkeep of Budwood trees, upkeep of Seed trees
• Oversee/administer repair of any structure, equipment, or irrigation within the nursery.
• Train employees, when needed, on day to day jobs.
• Oversee/administer watering and feeding of seedlings, planted liners, grafted trees, Budwood trees, and Seed trees.
• Oversee/administer application of insecticides, fungicides and herbicides within the nursery.
• Oversee the production of liners from seed.
• Inspect greenhouses for repair and maintenance in compliance of FDACS.
• Inspect greenhouses for pest and weed intrusion.
• Inspect irrigation for repair and maintenance.
• Inspect all equipment for repair and maintenance.
• Keep inventory of all fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides and herbicides and store in compliance of FDACS.
• Oversee harvest of seed fruit and processing of same in compliance with FDACS.
• Inspect Seed Tree Groves to insure that each tree is labeled as to all information required by FDACS.