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Apprentice in Horticulture

David Austin Roses Ltd
Pay: £157.95 - £274.95 Text
Location: Shropshire Wolverhampton United Kingdom
Category: Entry Level
Available from: Sep 2017
Finishes on: Ongoing Position
Type of work: Full Time, Indoor & Outdoor
Job reference: E02492614
Agriculture/Conservation 2017-06-27 2017-08-01

Job Description

Duties include:




  • All aspects of growing and dispatching a quality rose product. 

  • Machine Potting (6L, 10L and 15L product)

  • Hand potting

  • Pruning

  • Grading

  • Weeding

  • Spacing pots

  • Picking

  • Packing bare root orders.

  • Budding (roses)

  • Patching (roses)

  • Woodcutting (propagation material)

  • Irrigation

  • Cold store work.

  • Despatch both potted and bare root roses. 

  • Garden work, plant centre work with customers / advise customer service (phones) shows (chelsea and hampton court). 

  • Order picking both pots and bare rook roses. 

  • Plant quality, plant recogiition pest and disease recognition on roses. 

  • Field work (weeding, briaring etc.) garden work (rose display gardens). 

  • Breeding department (polination and seed sowing) 


Personal Qualities :

  • Applicant must have an interest in plants

  • A positive and enthusiastic attitude required

  • A desire to work in production horticulture



Skills Required :

  • Applicant must have transport method to get to remote location of work

  • Good timekeeper

  • Customer Service skills - polite, well presented, sociable and friendly



Future Prospects : Potential of full-time position for a successful apprentice.

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