Trabajos en West (Irlanda) de operario de horticultura/operaria de horticultura

Horticulture workers carry out practical activities and assist in nurseries or greenhouses for the production of horticultural crops.

Essential Skills and Competences

execute fertilisation, grow plants, harvest crop, maintain gardening equipment, maintain storage facilities, maintain the greenhouse, monitor fields, nurse plants, prepare planting area, prepare planting area for planting, propagate plants, prune plants, store crops, store products, supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings, use gardening equipment

Optional Knowledge

agritourism, agronomy, crop production principles, customer relationship management, fertilisation principles, food safety principles, greenhouse types, horticulture principles, organic farming, pest control in plants, plant disease control, plant harvest methods, plant propagation, plant species, pruning techniques, pruning types, quality criteria for storage facilities, soil structure, types of storage facilities, watering principles

Optional Skills and Competences

advise customers on types of flowers, assist equipment operation, assist landscape projects, carry out work related calculations in agriculture, coordinate greenhouse environment, create flower arrangements, direct the preparation of food, execute disease and pest control activities, handle veterinary emergencies, keep task records, perform on-farm product processing, pick orders of agricultural products, place orders for flower products, prepare flower arrangements, present the farm facilities, process flower bulbs, promote farm products, provide agri-touristic services, provide fertilizer recommendation for flowers, select adequate packaging for food products, sell flowers, use agricultural information systems and database