Horticultural Crop Technician Apprentice
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Company: WALBERTON NURSERY LIMITED
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Location: West Sussex, BN18 0AS
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £25,857.00 per year
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Sector: Agriculture, environmental and animal care
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Ref: NAS-2000030863
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Application Deadline Date: 19/06/2026
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Start Date: 29/06/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Nov-Feb (Mon-Fri 0830-1545) 32.5hr/week. Mar-Jun (Mon-Thu 0730-1715 Fri 0730-1615 Sat 0800-1200) 44hr/week. Jul-Oct (Mon-Thu 0800-1645 Fri 0800-1545) 39hr/week. Note: Working hours for young persons are adjusted according to the regulations.
Brief Description
As a Crop Technician Apprentice, you will learn all aspects of production from propagation to dispatch. This will include growing a successful crop, including general care, watering, feeding, crop monitoring and adjusting the growing environment.
Training to be Provided
Level 2 Awards in: Safe Use of Pesticides.
On completion of the pesticides foundation unit above also choose one of the following units:
- Boom sprayer, mounted, trailed or self-propelled equipment
- Granular applicator equipment
- Handheld applicator equipment
- Level 3 award in Emergency First Aid at Work
Apprentices aged 16-18 must have or be predicted to achieve Grade 4/C at GCSE English and maths. Those aged 19+ at the start of their apprenticeship and without Level 2 English and Maths (GCSE grade 4 or C or above) will be assessed on an individual basis.
Training at Pershore College.
Future Prospects
- Crop Protection
- Production Team Leader/Supervisor
- Crop Grower
Vacancy Detail
General nursery tasks, which may include all or some of the following:
- Despatch work: selecting, traying up, collecting, preparing plants for despatch, labelling, packing, and cling wrapping, assembly of danish trolleys
- Potting: machine potting, planting, setting plants down, supplying
the machine with pots and plants. Hand potting of young plants or final pots - Plant care: trimming, weeding, caning, and tying, watering using a hose and lance
- Propagation: filling trays, collecting, preparing, and sticking in the
cuttings - Mini-tractor driving: including transportation of plants and Danish
trolleys - Nursery hygiene: including disposal of dead or diseased plants and cleaning of growing areas
- Maintenance: assisting with work on nursery structures, roads and
facilities - Any other duties as requested by your Team Leader, Supervisor, or
Manager - Ensuring that health and safety procedures are adhered to
throughout and risk assessments followed
You will undertake training on crop protection, allowing you to recognise and manage common pests and diseases through the application of biological controls and chemical crop spraying.
Other Information
Role involves working inside and outside in all weathers and where temperatures can be extreme. The role requires a reasonable level of fitness and mobility; you will be required to lift, carry and walk around large areas. As plants are grown on the floor, the role will require a great deal of bending over to undertake essential tasks.
Two site locations:
Walberton Nursery, Yapton Lane, Walberton, West Sussex, BN18 0AS.
Haven Nursery, Eastergate Lane, Walberton, Arundel, BN18 0BA.