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The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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horticulture production manager
ESCO occupation · 43 essential, 37 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
operate horticulture equipment
develop agricultural production plans
execute disease and pest control activities
watering principles
budgetary principles
propagate plants
horticulture principles
environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
harvest crop
prepare planting area
create soil and plant improvement programmes
make independent operating decisions
manage production enterprise
coordinate greenhouse environment
types of storage facilities
soil structure
greenhouse types
store crops
leadership principles
ensure soil fertility
maintain plant soil nutrition
store products
grow plants
monitor fields
crop production principles
plant propagation
fertilisation principles
use agricultural information systems and databases
optimise production
project management principles
quality criteria for storage facilities
maintain storage facilities
maintain plant health
plant harvest methods
supervise crop production
health and safety regulations
pruning types
plant species
prune plants
supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings
plant disease control
pruning techniques
pest control in plants
Optional & specialised skills
create flower arrangements
ecology
place orders for flower products
assist landscape projects
negotiate sales contracts
perform on-farm product processing
agronomy
prepare planting area for planting
customer relationship management
select adequate packaging for food products
food legislation
execute fertilisation
advise customers on types of flowers
direct the preparation of food
promote farm products
present the farm facilities
agronomical production principles
keep task records
provide agri-touristic services
food plant design
provide fertilizer recommendation for flowers
prepare flower arrangements
maintain technical equipment
food safety principles
agricultural business management
assist equipment operation
agritourism
use gardening equipment
pick orders of agricultural products
manage agricultural staff
food safety standards
organic farming
recruit personnel
sell flowers
handle veterinary emergencies
manage agri-tourism activites
ensure quality control in packaging
Other matches: horticulture production team leader · botanist · horticulture worker · oil and gas production manager · crop production manager
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.