Horticulture Worker | Casual |
Join our team as a seasonal worker to provide hands on practical support to our vegetable seed production and breeding trials. You need to enjoy working in the outdoors and don’t mind getting your hands dirty.
- Australia , Daylesford
- Production & Logistics
- Intermediate
Your role at Rijk Zwaan
Seasonal work until May 2026.
As an all-rounder, tasks will in include crop work; plant raising, planting, pest and disease control, crop maintenance and harvesting of vegetable breeding trials and seeds.
Your contribution
With diverse practical skills, you are adaptable to whatever comes your way. You are a friendly, reliable team player and able to communicate well with ease. You understand the importance of getting the job done right and make this part of your daily work.
In addition, we can find the following on your resume:
- An interest in working with plants
- A good work ethic and positive attitude
- Ability to cope with sometimes difficult climatic conditions
- Experience in agricultural machinery (desirable)
- Experience in horticulture (an advantage, but not essential)
What can you expect from us?
We have a primary focus on employee satisfaction, and as a result you will enjoy working as a valued member of our team. In addition, we can offer you;
- On the job training
- A healthy work/life balance
- Free healthy lunches and snacks
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and well-being initiatives
Where will you be working?
Rijk Zwaan is an international family-owned company, and one of the top four vegetable seed companies in the world. For more than 100 years, we’ve been at the start of the food chain, developing vegetable varieties and selling the seeds to professional growers. Within our international network, around 4,000 staff are committed to transforming the way vegetables are grown and consumed.
The Australian subsidiary was founded in 1987 and employs 80 people, working across seed production, research and development, and sales, with the majority of our team working in Daylesford
Interested?
You can address your application to Narelle Robinson (HR Manager).
Click Apply to email your application.
What to include in my application?
- Current CV
- Letter expressing your interest
