Horticulturist

  • Full Time
  • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • TBD USD / Year
  • Indoor Greens profile




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Indoor Greens

Responsibilities

As a commercial horticulturist, you’ll need to:

  • undertake all aspects of husbandry and production including preparation, growing and harvesting
  • manage pest, disease and weed control programmes, commensurate with hygiene and health standards
  • market and sell produce, depending on crop, season and market demand
  • plan and run transplanting lines in glass houses as products change throughout the year
  • take responsibility for the ‘carrier area’ that sets stock down and also picks it up ready to be dispatched
  • analyse yields, operational costs and financial returns of horticultural operations
  • identify technical and business problems, investigate the causes and formulate solutions
  • plan and organise trials to assess their effectiveness
  • prepare new or modified operational and business plans
  • develop new products and markets and negotiate with suppliers and buyers
  • manage produce supply chain systems and the supporting infrastructure for processing, storage and transport of produce
  • organise presentations, technical visits and demonstrations
  • ensure that UK, European Community and international quality, hygiene, health and safety and employment standards and regulations are met
  • communicate effectively with customers, colleagues and professional groups, both orally and in writing, through briefings, reports and presentations
  • train, instruct and supervise others – depending on your role
  • perform essential administrative tasks, including record keeping and budgeting
  • keep up to date in your specialist area and in developments in the whole horticultural sector
  • meet agreed deadlines and work within budgets – at management level
  • assist in the recruitment and management of staff

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