Experienced Horticulturist

The Microgreen Team is located in Miramar, Wellington. We are an innovative business that takes great pride in our products, our work environment and our valued team. We run an Urban Microgreen Farm delivering fresh produce to private and commercial customers around Wellington.

This is a part consulting, part hands-on role, working alongside management. With an eye for detail, a broad range of skills and sound organizational ability, this role will suit an experienced horticulturalist looking for something a little different.

Requirements to apply for this role:

A bachelor in horticulture or equal qualification
Must have operational site and people management experience
A good understanding of the operation of irrigation systems
Be tech-savvy and have good record-keeping ability
Have some experience related to customer engagement
Have a good work ethic and ability to manage time efficiently
Have innovative ideas and be able to help shape business strategies with the owners
Enjoy the achievement of growing products to a high standard
Initially, your responsibilities will be managing all aspects of plant production and dispatch, and include

Growth/Yield monitoring and plant diagnostics
Overseeing crop protection
Irrigation
Customer engagement
New staff training
Record-keeping and urban farm compliance
Health and Safety risk management
Day planning
Support in other areas of our urban farm, maintenance, and customer care.
We look forward to speaking to interested individuals and are open to developing a tailored job description. If you make our short list, we will invite you to do a 3-week trial with us to get you familiar with our indoor urban farm practices/processes and to evaluate your skill set. After the trial we, if successful you will be starting off with 30 hours per week. Hours are 9.30am to 3.30pm Tuesday to Saturday.
Applications close 18th of December 2023. Position will start on the 8th of January 2024.