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Horticultural Crop Technician Apprentice

Walberton Nursery Limited · Walberton Arundel · posted 14 July 2026

Wage
£25,857 a year
Hours
39 hours a week
Duration
2 Years
Level
Advanced (Level 3)
Standard
Crop technician (level 3)
Starts
1 September 2026
Closing date
31 July 2026
Positions
1

Apply on the official government service →No Apprentice League account needed — we never gate applications.

General nursery tasks, which may include all or some of the following:

  • Despatch work: selecting, traying up, collecting, preparing plants for despatch, labelling, packing, and cling wrapping, assembly of Danish trolleys
  • Potting: machine potting, planting, setting plants down, supplying
    machine with pots and plants. Hand potting of young plants or final pots
  • Plant care: trimming, weeding, caning, and tying, watering using hose and lance
  • Propagation: filling trays, collecting, preparing, and sticking in the
    cuttings
  • Mini-tractor driving: including transportation of plants and Danish
    trolleys
  • Nursery hygiene: including disposal of dead or diseased plants and cleaning of growing areas
  • Maintenance: assisting with work on nursery structures, roads and facilities
  • Any other duties as requested by your team leader, supervisor or manager
  • Ensuring that Health and Safety procedures are adhered to
    throughout and Risk Assessments followed

You will undertake training on crop protection allowing you to recognise and manage common pest and diseases through the application of biological controls and chemical crop spraying.

Your training

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 must have or be predicted to achieve Grade 4/C at GCSE English and maths. Those aged 19+ at the start of their apprenticeship and without Level 2 English and maths (GCSE grade 4 or C or above) will be assessed on an individual basis.

Training at Pershore College.

Where it leads

  • Crop Protection
  • Production Team Leader/Supervisor
  • Crop Grower

About Walberton Nursery Limited

Walberton Nursery is part of the Tristram Plants and Farplants group. A market leading customer focussed group producing and supplying high quality container grown perennials and shrubs to the wholesale market. Walberton Nursery was founded in 1973, based in West Sussex with two production sites.

Things to consider

Role involves working inside and outside in all weathers and where temperatures can be extreme. The role requires a reasonable level of fitness and mobility, you will be required to lift and carry and walk around large areas. As plants are grown on the floor the role will require a great deal of bending over to undertake essential tasks.

Two site locations:

Haven Nursery, Eastergate Lane, Walberton Arundel, BN18 0BA
Walberton Nursery, Yapton Lane, Walberton, West Sussex, BN18 0AS

 

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsIT skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsCustomer care skillsProblem solving skillsPresentation skillsAdministrative skillsNumber skillsAnalytical skillsLogicalTeam workingCreativeInitiativeNon judgementalPatiencePhysical fitness

Entry requirements

  • GCSE English, Maths (grade 4/C or above) — essential

Where you'll work

  • Haven Nursery, Eastergate Lane, Walberton Arundel, BN18 0BA

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