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       CODE: 405.131-010 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): SUPERVISOR, HORTICULTURAL-SPECIALTY FARMING (agriculture) alternate titles: green house
manager; harvesting manager
Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in propagating, cultivating, and
harvesting horticultural specialties, such as trees, shrubs, flowering plants, flowers, and
mushrooms, applying knowledge of environmental-control structures, systems, and techniques and plant
culture: Discusses plant growing activities with management personnel to plan planting and picking
schedules and employee assignments; obtain authorization for changes in fertilizer, herbicide, and
pesticide application techniques and formulas; resolve problems; and develop procedures for new
species in product line and new cultivation techniques. Observes plants and flowers in greenhouses,
pots, cold frames, and fields to ascertain condition, such as leaf texture and bloom size; and
oversees changes in humidity and temperature levels and cultivation procedures to ensure conformance
with quality control standards. Prepares and assigns work schedules. Trains new employees in
gardening techniques, such as transplanting and weeding, and grading and packaging activities.
Inspects facilities for signs of disrepair, such as missing glass panes and clogged sprinklers, and
delegates repair duties to ensure refurbishing or replacement of parts in environmental-control
structures and systems. May drive and operate heavy machinery, such as dump truck, four-wheeled
tractor, and growth-media tiller, to handle materials and supplies. May perform variety of duties
involving propagation, care, and marketing of plants and crops. Performs other duties as described
under SUPERVISOR (any industry) Master Title. May be identified according to kind of establishment
as Greenhouse Superintendent (agriculture); or crop as Mushroom-Growing Supervisor (agriculture);
Orchid Superintendent (agriculture).
GOE: 03.02.03 STRENGTH: M GED: R4 M3 L4 SVP: 7 DLU: 80
ONET CROSSWALK: 72002E First-Line Supervisors and Manager/Supervisors - Horticultural Workers
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