No 21 thread needle street

Hurst hill

Johannesburg

2092

To whom it may concerned

I am a qualified and experienced horticulturist looking for my next challenge. With my hands-on experience in planting, pruning, fertilization and documented success in maintaining planting areas, I have done the whole sale and retail training education NQF LEVEL 1 , And while I was studyingiwas working at pick n pay for practical of what they thought me and I won best cashier award. Iam a qualified horticulturist with a national diplomaand I am fit and healthy, and able to work at the office as well since I am currently working at GARDEN SHOP at the information desk as thehorticultural nursery assistant. I have been working in this horticulture industry since I graduated and I really love this industry whole heartedly.

Iam a hard working dedicated young lady and Iam the flexible fast learning person , I like to be challenged especially when it comes to horticultural things because it is in my blood veins, I did horticulture because I love dealing with the nature, I love going green. I am a very good behaving person, I have been working with the team and I can also work under pressure individually.

As specified in the enclosed resume, I have strong understanding of both horticultural and floricultural practices. I possess a profound knowledge of the techniques that are used to manage different equipment for this job.

I've always enjoyed working outdoors and have developed a real passion for nursery over the last 5 years working in this field. My previous role at Masiza Resources involves a range of duties managing the treatment of plants diseases and pest control in private homes and local parks. This involves everything from pruning, clean-up, and pestdiagnosis. With the ability to work unsupervised or as part of a team, and a focus on safety procedures at all times, I am efficient, productive and always work to the best of my ability to get the job done in time. I am available for interviews at your convenience and hope to hear from you.

Thank you for your time and consideration, Iam looking forward to hear from you

Kind regards

Phumza Mpenge

CURRICULUMN VITAE OF PHUMZA MPENGE

  1. MY PROFILE

Contact details : 078648 1353

Email address :

Residential address : NO 21 Thread needle street

Hurst hill

2092

Home language : IsiXhosa

Other languages : English, IsiZulu and Sesotho

  1. SKILLS , OBJECTIVES AND STRENGTHS

Qualified horticulturist with a national diploma

Computer skills micro soft excel, power point, micro soft word, micro soft access, presentation,

Landscaping Machinery connection and fixing

Site planning and surveying

Leadership skill, interpersonal skills, and organisational skills

Landscaping designs and drawings

Welcoming the customers and assisting them with their request

3. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

ND Horticulture obtained in 2010 at cape peninsula university of technology

NQF LEVEL 1 general education and training certificate in retail and wholesale obtained in 2014 at R&W SETA

Grade 12 obtained in 2005 at Cala senior secondary School

4. WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Garden shop (Bryanston) currently working at the information desk as a nursery assistant, answering calls and also calling customers when necessarily. Listening and solving the problems, emailing the customer, making quotation, plant identification, advising customer with the plant care, responsible of shade section plants, supervising the staff. Data capturing, Filing and book keeping and lastly banking and combining all the till slips and checking any faulty and mistake taking place on the tills.
  • Masiza resources from 2014 to 2015 I was the site planning and supervisor. Making the schedules for the employees, maintaining the garden site, re –arranging the plants in the garden, Listening and solving the problems, emailing the customer , making quotation, plant identification,
  • Pisces garden and landscaping from 2012 to2014 as a trainee horticulturist. Making the schedules for the employees, maintaining the garden site, re –arranging the plants in the garden, Listening and solving the problems, emailing the customer , making quotation, plant identification,

Stodels garden Nursery from 2011 as a trainee horticulturist. I was doing the in-service training, being a sales person, identifying the plants, and differentiating between the plant disease and insect caused disease, helping other employees with the knowledge that they thought me at the University.

  1. REFFERENCES
  • Garden shop

Store manager - Jeremy

Contact detail -011463 5773

Email address

  • Masiza resources

Owner (manager)- Itumeleng

Contact detail - 011024 7372

Personal cell phone – 071 536 3407

  • Pisces garden and landscaping

Owner (manager) – Derrick Trout

Contact details -021965 6548

Personal Cell phone -073242 0591

  • Stodels Garden nursery

Manager - Wayne

Contact details - 021528 4000

I Phumza Mpenge declare that all the above mentioned information about me is true and valid.