Horticulture Supervisor

Job Description — Horticulture Supervisor

Location: Pahargoomiah Tea Estate, TeraiReporting to: Estate ManagerCompensation: ₹20000–₹25000/month (depending on profile) + estate housing

Employment: Full-time

Mission

Set up and run a large, commercial nursery within the estate—covering propagation, production, sales pipeline, and staff training.

Key Responsibilities

• Nursery Setup & Infrastructure

◦ Design layout: mother blocks, shade-net houses, polyhouse, hardening zones, composting/vermi, pot yard, irrigation & drainage.

◦ Specify BoQ for pumps, foggers/misters, trays, media, benches, pots, tags, tools.

• Propagation & Production

◦ Build mother stock; cutting, layering, grafting, seed sowing schedules.

◦ Seasonal plans for ornamentals (bougainvillea, adenium, areca, ficus, palms), fruit & timber, avenue trees, tea-estate landscaping plants.

◦ Define soil/media recipes; rooting hormones; potting/up-potting cycles; hardening protocols.

• Crop Protection & Quality

◦ IPM schedule (scouting, thresholds, biological/chemical controls)

◦ Target survival rates and saleable quality (height, girth, root ball, canopy form).

• People & Process

◦ Hire/train 8–20 workers; daily work allocation; safety & hygiene.

◦ Maintain batch registers, tag/labeling, stock ledger; weekly MIS to management.

• Commercial & Procurement

◦ Create price lists, grade standards, monthly dispatch plans; basic P&L tracking.

Candidate Profile

• Option A (Hands-on Mochisa profile): 10–15 yrs running large nurseries (Joka/Muchisa/Bakrahat/Tollygunge belt). Strong in grafting/layering, pot management, vendor/buyer networks.
• Option B (Formal horticulturist): Diploma/B.Sc. (Horticulture/Floriculture/Botany) with 5–8 yrs in commercial nurseries; able to build systems/MIS.
• Strong team handling, basic record-keeping, and cost control. Willing to relocate to estate.

Benefits

Estate housing, utilities support as per policy, bonus linked to survival rate & sales, growth path to Nursery Head (Commercial).

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Leave encashment
• Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 16/11/2025