Commercial Glasshouse Grower

VN Appointments; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

VN Appointments is seeking a Commercial Grower for a hands-on role in a Kent glasshouse operation. You will manage crops in a protected cropping environment, focusing on crop health, irrigation, nutrition and environmental control.

The ideal candidate has practical growing knowledge across bedding plants, perennials, and ornamentals and can work with the production team to maintain high plant quality.

Qualifications

• Experience with glasshouse growing or protected cropping
• Experience with bedding plants, herbaceous plants, perennials and ornamentals
• Knowledge of propagation and nursery stock handling
• Strong practical growing knowledge; flexible to take next step in horticulture

Responsibilities

• Monitoring crop health, quality and development
• Irrigation, feeding and crop nutrition
• Managing environmental conditions
• Identifying and responding to pest and disease issues
• Planning and prioritising crop work
• Maintaining high standards of plant quality
• Working closely with the wider growing and production team

Skills

Glasshouse growing

Bedding plants

Herbaceous plants

Perennials

Propagation

Nursery stock

Commercial plant production

Protected cropping

Job description

Commercial Glasshouse Grower

Location: Kent

We are recruiting for a Commercial Grower / Glasshouse Grower to join a horticultural business in Kent.

This is a hands-on growing position suited to someone with experience in protected cropping, ornamental horticulture, nursery production or commercial plant growing.

The Role

You will be involved in the day-to-day care and management of crops within a commercial growing environment, including:

• Monitoring crop health, quality and development
• Irrigation, feeding and crop nutrition
• Managing environmental conditions
• Identifying and responding to pest and disease issues
• Planning and prioritising crop work
• Maintaining high standards of plant quality
• Working closely with the wider growing and production team

About You

We would be interested in speaking with people from backgrounds including:

• Glasshouse growing
• Bedding plants
• Herbaceous plants and perennials
• Pot plants
• Ornamentals
• Propagation
• Nursery stock
• Commercial plant productionProtected cropping

You may currently be working as a Grower, Assistant Grower, Glasshouse Grower, Nursery Grower, Production Grower or Horticultural Grower.

Strong practical growing knowledge is more important than having worked with one specific crop type, and applications from people looking to take the next step in their horticultural career are also welcomed.

Candidates based outside Kent should still apply if they would consider relocating for the right opportunity.

If you have commercial growing experience and would like to hear more,