Looking for HORTICULTURE OPERATIVE
Job Details
- Job category: horticulture worker
- Company: WELGRO LIMITED
- Job Location: Deanestown Swords Co. Dublin 53.4992752075195 -6.22518110275269 Positions: 5
- Start date: 22/02/2027
- Contract type: Permanent Full-time
- Positions : 5
- Career level: Experienced [Non-Managerial]
- Salary: 32691.00 Euro Annually
- Hours per week: 39
- Contact Info@wilgro.ie
- Contact person Sean Weldon Director
Job Description & Skills Required
As a horticultural worker at Welgro Farm you will perform tasks to cultivate, maintain, and harvest plants, crops, and vegetables.
Maintenance: Watering, fertilizing, pruning, weeding, and mulching to promote healthy growth.
Pest and Disease Control: Monitoring vegetables applying pesticides or organic treatments, and removing affected vegetable or plants.
Soil Preparation: Testing and amending soil, tilling, and preparing beds for planting.
Harvesting: Picking fruits, vegetables, flowers, or other crops at optimal times, ensuring quality and minimal damage.
Equipment Operation: Using and maintaining tools like shovels, pruners, sprayers, or machinery such as tractors or mowers.
Key Requirements: Physical Fitness: Ability to perform labour-intensive tasks like lifting, bending, and standing for long periods, often outdoors in varying weather.
Vegetable and plant knowledge: Basic understanding of plant care, growth cycles, and identification; familiarity with common pests and diseases.
Technical Skills: Proficiency with tools (e.g., pruners, shovels) and equipment (e.g., mowers, sprayers); ability to maintain and operate them safely.
Education/Training: Vocational training in horticulture, botany, or agriculture is preferred
Job Posted: October 29th 2026 for 28 days