Horticulture and Gardening supervisor
2025-11-26T11:07:40+00:00
Thelsac Equipment and Services Limited
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Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Professional Services
Management, Farming & Outdoors, Team leader
2025-12-03T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
8
Job Purpose
To supervise and coordinate horticultural operations, ensure high-quality landscaping services, maintain healthy plant environments, and lead the horticulture team in delivering excellent outdoor beautification projects for clients.
Key Responsibilities
1. Landscape & Horticulture Management
- Plan, supervise, and execute horticultural and landscaping activities.
- Oversee planting, pruning, watering, fertilizing, weeding, and pest control.
- Maintain lawns, gardens, trees, shrubs, and outdoor green spaces.
- Ensure installation and maintenance of irrigation systems.
- Identify plant diseases, nutrient deficiencies, and take corrective measures.
2. Team Leadership & Supervision
- Lead, train, motivate, and supervise horticulture workers and gardeners.
- Assign daily tasks and monitor work performance.
- Ensure team adherence to safety standards and proper tool usage.
3. Client & Project Management
- Conduct site assessments and give expert recommendations.
- Work with the sales team to develop horticulture solutions for corporate clients.
- Ensure all landscaping projects are completed on time and meet client expectations.
4. Equipment & Resource Management
- Manage horticulture tools, machinery, and supplies.
- Ensure proper maintenance and request replacements when necessary.
- Monitor usage of fertilizers, pesticides, and consumables.
5. Reporting
- Submit weekly and monthly reports on horticulture activities.
- Track progress of ongoing projects and highlight challenges.
- Maintain records of plant health, soil conditions, and maintenance schedules.
Qualifications & Experience
- G 12 certificate
- Diploma in Horticulture, Agriculture, Environmental Science, or related field.
- 3 years experience in landscaping, horticulture, or grounds maintenance.
- Strong knowledge of plants, soils, pests, fertilizers, and irrigation systems.
- Supervisory or team leadership experience is required.
- Ability to interpret landscape designs and execute them effectively.
- Good communication and organizational skills.
- Physically fit and able to work outdoors for long periods.
Key Competencies
- Plant care and landscape management skills
- Leadership and team supervision
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Time management and task prioritization
- Attention to detail
- Customer service and client interaction
- Knowledge of safety standards and chemical handling
- Plan, supervise, and execute horticultural and landscaping activities.
- Oversee planting, pruning, watering, fertilizing, weeding, and pest control.
- Maintain lawns, gardens, trees, shrubs, and outdoor green spaces.
- Ensure installation and maintenance of irrigation systems.
- Identify plant diseases, nutrient deficiencies, and take corrective measures.
- Lead, train, motivate, and supervise horticulture workers and gardeners.
- Assign daily tasks and monitor work performance.
- Ensure team adherence to safety standards and proper tool usage.
- Conduct site assessments and give expert recommendations.
- Work with the sales team to develop horticulture solutions for corporate clients.
- Ensure all landscaping projects are completed on time and meet client expectations.
- Manage horticulture tools, machinery, and supplies.
- Ensure proper maintenance and request replacements when necessary.
- Monitor usage of fertilizers, pesticides, and consumables.
- Submit weekly and monthly reports on horticulture activities.
- Track progress of ongoing projects and highlight challenges.
- Maintain records of plant health, soil conditions, and maintenance schedules.
- Plant care and landscape management skills
- Leadership and team supervision
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Time management and task prioritization
- Attention to detail
- Customer service and client interaction
- Knowledge of safety standards and chemical handling
- Strong knowledge of plants, soils, pests, fertilizers, and irrigation systems
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Ability to interpret landscape designs and execute them effectively
- G 12 certificate
- Diploma in Horticulture, Agriculture, Environmental Science, or related field
- 3 years experience in landscaping, horticulture, or grounds maintenance
- Supervisory or team leadership experience is required
- Physically fit and able to work outdoors for long periods
JOB-6926df7cbe9b5
Vacancy title:
Horticulture and Gardening supervisor
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Management, Farming & Outdoors, Team leader]
Jobs at:
Thelsac Equipment and Services Limited
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, December 3 2025
Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 26 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose
To supervise and coordinate horticultural operations, ensure high-quality landscaping services, maintain healthy plant environments, and lead the horticulture team in delivering excellent outdoor beautification projects for clients.
Key Responsibilities
1. Landscape & Horticulture Management
- Plan, supervise, and execute horticultural and landscaping activities.
- Oversee planting, pruning, watering, fertilizing, weeding, and pest control.
- Maintain lawns, gardens, trees, shrubs, and outdoor green spaces.
- Ensure installation and maintenance of irrigation systems.
- Identify plant diseases, nutrient deficiencies, and take corrective measures.
2. Team Leadership & Supervision
- Lead, train, motivate, and supervise horticulture workers and gardeners.
- Assign daily tasks and monitor work performance.
- Ensure team adherence to safety standards and proper tool usage.
3. Client & Project Management
- Conduct site assessments and give expert recommendations.
- Work with the sales team to develop horticulture solutions for corporate clients.
- Ensure all landscaping projects are completed on time and meet client expectations.
4. Equipment & Resource Management
- Manage horticulture tools, machinery, and supplies.
- Ensure proper maintenance and request replacements when necessary.
- Monitor usage of fertilizers, pesticides, and consumables.
5. Reporting
- Submit weekly and monthly reports on horticulture activities.
- Track progress of ongoing projects and highlight challenges.
- Maintain records of plant health, soil conditions, and maintenance schedules.
Qualifications & Experience
- G 12 certificate
- Diploma in Horticulture, Agriculture, Environmental Science, or related field.
- 3 years experience in landscaping, horticulture, or grounds maintenance.
- Strong knowledge of plants, soils, pests, fertilizers, and irrigation systems.
- Supervisory or team leadership experience is required.
- Ability to interpret landscape designs and execute them effectively.
- Good communication and organizational skills.
- Physically fit and able to work outdoors for long periods.
Key Competencies
- Plant care and landscape management skills
- Leadership and team supervision
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Time management and task prioritization
- Attention to detail
- Customer service and client interaction
- Knowledge of safety standards and chemical handling
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: professional certificate
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