Crop Technician

Sprint Horticulture is a dynamic, creative and forward thinking horticultural company.

We are looking for a technically qualified person who can grow our crops to a very high standard. The successful candidate will demonstrate great care for the watering and fertilisation of crops. This is a full time position which would include some weekend work on a rotational basis with other staff members.

This is a very important position in our company because watering and fertilisation regulate and have a huge impact on growth speed, yield and quality. All of which are critical in our business.

The young plant division of our company produces a range of crops covering landscape plants, indoor plants, flowering shrub plants, flowering perennials and succulents. Our young plants are shipped Australia wide to a broad customer base.

The retail added-value division produces retail pot plants from 12cm to 20cm in diameter for use in added-value items supplied to major retailers.

Key responsibilities:

• Daily responsibilities involve the irrigation and fertilsation of greenhouse crops using automated boomspray, ebb-and-flow benches, and overhead sprinkler systems
• Trimming and pruning of crops using trimming machinery
• Crop maintenance
• Pest and disease issue identification

These skills and experience are highly desired:

• Experience in plant propagation, plant nursery production or other horticultural crop production
• Experience in watering commercial crops
• Tertiary study in Production Horticulture or a similar field

Key attributes that we seek are:

• A natural ability to assess the moisture requirements of crops
• An immense care for ensuring crops are adequately and appropriately watered
• A dedication and loyalty to the job
• A history of leading a team

Benefits and culture

We care about our staff being equipped to do their jobs the best they can, so we will provide on-the-job training to further your skill sets.

About our company

Sprint Horticulture is in its 25th year of business. Sprint is an internationally recognised company which sources from numerous countries. Our relationships with foreign plant breeders means we have a constant flow of new plant varieties into our product ranges. This means we have to regularly teach ourselves about new crops with the aim of continually trying to improve and perfect our techniques as a team.

If this opportunity of becoming a Crop Technician at Sprint Horticulture peaks your interest please call Craig Bryson, CEO on for a discussion about the role.