Horticulture Crop Technician Apprentice
FLEURIE NURSERY LTD
BOGNOR REGIS (PO22 0AL)
Closes in 21 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 June 2025
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Summary
As an Apprentice Grower you will learn all aspects of growing a successful crop, including general care, watering, feeding, monitoring and adjusting the growing environment. As part of the apprenticeship you will undertake the relevant training on plant protection to allow you to undertake crop spraying and the application of biological controls.
- Wage
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£24,761.88 a year
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£12.21/hr for over 21s, we cannot take apprentices under 21 Overtime paid hours above 39 Hours
- Training course
- Crop technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Out of Season (Sept–Feb):
Monday - Thursday, 7:45am - 4:15pm.
Friday, 7:45am - 3:15pm.
Weekend duty: 1 in 6
In Season (Mar–Aug):
Sunday - Thursday or Tuesday - Saturday.
4 days: 7:45am - 4:15pm.
1 weekend day: 7:45am - 3:15pm.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 July 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Reporting directly to the Site Supervisor your key responsibilities will
include:
- Water and Feed crops
- Monitor and record the growing environment
- Take responsibility for plant material deliveries
- Lift plant plugs ready for potting
- Machine potting
- Despatch
- Check and apply biological control onto the crops
Spray crops as required (qualified sprayers only)
Where you'll work
FLEURIE NURSERY LTD
LAKE LANE
BARNHAM
BOGNOR REGIS
PO22 0AL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE
Your training course
Crop technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
Your training plan
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 at the start of their apprenticeship and
without Level 2 English and Maths (GCSE grade 4 or C or above) will
need to achieve this level prior to taking the end point assessment.
Those aged 19+ at the start of their apprenticeship and without Level 2
English and Maths (GCSE grade 4 or C or above) will have the option as to whether they would like to achieve this.
More training information
Pershore College
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
English, Maths (grade 3/D+)Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
English, Maths (grade C/4+)Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Role involves working outside or under protected greenhouse structures, where temperatures fluctuate with ambient weather conditions throughout the year. Need to be reasonably fit as role involves pulling hose reels and walking around large sites. Three other sites: Fleurie Nursery Ltd Eastergate Nursery Church Lane Eastergate Chichester West Sussex PO20 3XD Fleurie Nursery Ltd Stoneyfield Nursery Eastergate Lane Eastergate CHICHESTER PO20 3SL Fleurie Nursery Ltd Omnia Nursery Hook Lane Aldingbourne CHICHESTER PO20 3TE Due to the volume of applications WCG receives if you are not selected for an interview, you may not receive a response to your application.
About this company
Fleurie Nursery, part of the Tristram Plants and Farplants Group are a market leading customer focussed organisation producing and supplying high quality ornamental garden plants to the wholesale market. We are based in West Sussex with 4 production Nurseries.
After this apprenticeship
Grower, Production Team Leader / Supervisor, Growing Technician.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE
SARAH ASHMORE
sashmore@warwickshire.ac.uk
07740419319
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324187.
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Closes in 21 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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