Horticulturist

2 days ago

Canberra, Australia ACT Government Full time

Are you looking for an opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive workplace that is making a difference to the landscape we live in? Do you enjoy growing and selling plants, and want to take the next step in your career?

Yarralumla Nursery is the largest wholesale nursery in the southern tablelands and sells high quality, competitively priced plants to landscape, wholesale, and retail industries; Landcare groups; and local, state governments as well as the Australian Government. The Nursery propagates and grows over 200,000 cool climate plants annually from its own plant stock and seed bank including local, rare, and endangered species.

We currently have two available positions in our team:

- ** Sales** - Permanent full time.
- ** Production** - 12 months full time, with the possibility of permanency.

The Sales role involves customer liaison, picking and preparing plants for sale and managing the workflow of a busy customer focused team. The Production role is responsible for growing plants using a range of technics, such as hand and machine potting, and plant and irrigation maintenance. Both roles include day-to-day supervision of a small team of staff, apprentices, and volunteers by providing appropriate support and guidance.

As part of the team, you will help produce and sell over 200,000 high quality plants to the Canberra community and the surrounding regions.

Both positions are physically located at Yarralumla Nursery in Yarralumla, Canberra.

**Eligibility/other requirements**:See the Position Description for further information and role requirements.

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**Note**:There are two positions available, a full-time permanent position and a full-time temporary position for 12 months with the possibility of permanency.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months for positions in both the sales and production teams.

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**How to apply**: Applicants are to address the Selection Criteria located in the Position Description and provide a current curriculum vitae and the names and contact of two referees.

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