What does your job as Cultivation Employee at Florensis entail?

As a Cultivation Employee you are involved in cultivation and day-to-day crop care, such as watering the crop. In close consultation with the Production Location Planner and the Cultivation Specialist, you achieve optimum crop quality and greenhouse use. You will also work on (small-scale, technical) maintenance. You monitor crop growth and identify abnormalities or growth disturbances. You are also involved in biological crop protection and disease control.

You will be part of an enthusiastic, motivated team of ten colleagues. The atmosphere is open and relaxed; colleagues trust and help each other. Even though work pressure can be sometimes high, our team spirit is excellent! Sustainability is high on the agenda at the department. The challenge is to continue to reduce the use of crop protection products, while delivering the same quality.

About you

• MBO working and thinking level and a completed agricultural education;

• You have spraying license 1 or are willing to obtain it; 
  

• The ability to operate a climate computer and irrigation equipment would be an advantage;
  

• You are a strong communicator and have a good command of spoken and written Dutch;
  
• You are prepared to take on a weekend shift about once a month (in colloaboration with colleagues);
  
• You know how to tackle things;
• You enjoy working in a close team.

What we offer you

Working at Florensis

Florensis is a leading family business in the international ornamental horticulture sector. We strive to be the most reliable, innovative and sustainable breeder and propagator. We have production and breeding locations in the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Kenya and Ethiopia. With more than 2,000 employees, we annually supply a product range of 4,000 plant varieties to 8,000 professional growers in 50 countries. Corporate social responsibility comes as natural to us as offering the best quality with the highest supply reliability.

Florensis Dinteloord is a modern and sustainable production location, which opened  end of 2019. Meanwhile, 35 permanent colleagues work in the total greenhouse area of 6 ha. and the processing hall of 5,000 m2. At this high-tech nursery you will find our 30 sticking robots that together stick 75,000 cuttings per hour (24/7) and the young plant production from cuttings.