Grower / Trainee Grower Binsted Nursery

Join Our Growing Team!

Grower / Trainee Grower – Join Our Passionate Horticulture Team!

Work Location: Binsted Nursery (West Sussex)Job Type: This position is permanent, and full time, working a minimum of 39 hours per weekSalary Range: from £25,857 to £28,007 (plus overtime) paid hourly depending on experience and abilityResponsible to: Technical ManagerStart date: January 2027. Interview process will start in October

What You’ll Do

• Growing Mastery: Grow and maintain crops of good quality, ensuring quality, quantity, and time targets are met. You’ll prioritise and monitor plant care (watering, bio-control, spraying, fertiliser) to meet strict production standards.
• Team work: Liaise with other staff and teams on site. Instruct and direct a small team when required and ensuring targets are met. Ensure safe working practices are followed.
• Health & Safety: Ensure compliance with health and safety standards while working closely with your team to maintain a safe, efficient, and productive work environment.
• Administrative Tasks: Oversee regular stock checks, maintain production records, and support the smooth flow of communication within the team and across departments.

What We’re Looking For

• Practical horticultural knowledge and experience beneficial
• Organised with good attention to detail
• Motivated completer finisher
• Good at listening and open to new ideas
• Effective communicator
• Able to work alone or as a part of team and follow instruction
• PA1, PA6 and PA9 qualifications (desirable but not required)
• A passion for horticulture, innovation, and continuous improvement

Why Join Us

• Professional Development: On the job training for new or inexperienced staff and monitor progress.
• Collaborative Team: Work alongside a dedicated, knowledgeable team in a dynamic, forward-thinking company.
• A Thriving Environment: Help us produce 3.3 million pots annually across 8 hectares of nursery space, producing plants loved by many.

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