Nursery Manager
- Lead a specialist nursery and seed centre through a transition phase.
- Manage production schedules, budgets, and team capability.
- Develop strong stakeholder relationships and ensure operational delivery.
About the company
Our client is a well-established Tasmanian forestry organisation managing a large public production forest estate. The organisation balances environmental, social and commercial outcomes across a large forestry estate, with operations spanning land management, forest products, fire management, road construction and maintenance.
The Perth Nursery and Seed Centre plays a key role in supporting reforestation, plantation forestry and native species production. The site produces high-volume forestry seedlings and manages operational and strategic seed stores, supplying internal regions and external customers across Tasmania.
About the role
This role leads a specialist nursery and seed centre through an important succession and capability transition, balancing operational delivery, safety, production reliability, commercial outcomes and stakeholder confidence.
Benefits
- Salary up to $135,000 + super
- Higher package may be considered for an exceptional candidate
- Company vehicle included in the package
- Monday to Friday, 37.5-hour week
- Flexible start and finish options
Duties
- Lead nursery, seed centre, safety and commercial performance
- Develop production schedules, seed supply plans and delivery priorities
- Manage budgets, labour planning, cost control and productivity
- Build team capability through coaching, mentoring and clear direction
- Partner with regions, customers, contractors and suppliers
Skills & experience
- Leadership experience in high-volume nursery or production operations
- Horticulture, agriculture, forestry nursery or tree crop capability
- Business acumen across budgets, labour, costs and customer outcomes
- Strong stakeholder, communication and negotiation skills
- Cert in Horticulture or Agriculture desirable, but not essential
How to apply
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