Grower (m/f/d) Young Plants Production
Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Full Time
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- Vocational training in gardening or ornamental plant production
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Job description
About the Role
At Dümmen Orange, every role contributes to our mission of creating sustainable value in ornamental plant breeding. As a Grower (m/f/d), you play a vital part in cultivating plants from cuttings to rooted young plants. Your efforts directly support our propagation team and help us deliver innovation, quality, and value to customers and partners worldwide.
Importance of the Position
This position is key to ensuring the high quality of our rooted cuttings. Your expertise and skills enable Dümmen Orange to maintain competitiveness in a global market while reinforcing our dedication to excellence, sustainability, and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform cultivation, fertilization, and plant protection tasks.
- Manage climate control and operate climate computers after training.
- Conduct quality checks from cuttings to the rooted young plants.
- Document cultivation care measures and handle related administrative duties.
- Optionally take on full cultural responsibility following a successful training period.
Candidate Profile
You blend team spirit with initiative and a strong commitment to quality, making you an excellent addition to our team.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- Completed vocational training as a gardener, master gardener, or technician in ornamental plant production, including a valid plant protection certification.
- Professional experience in horticulture, preferably in ornamental plant production.
- Proficient knowledge in fertilization, plant protection, and vegetative propagation.
- Willingness to regularly perform weekend shifts on a rotational basis.
- Fluency in both spoken and written German.
What We Offer
Our culture is shaped by passion for our craft, teamwork, and transparency. We provide a flat organizational structure and extensive development tools such as the Dümmen Orange Academy and a performance management program to foster your growth whether as an individual, specialist, or leader at any career stage.
- Competitive salary based on your knowledge and experience.
- Full-time employment (40 hours per week).
- Flexible working hours arranged by agreement.
- Personal development plans focused on continuous learning and our core values: commitment, focus, passion, and responsibility.
- Modern technical equipment for digital work within the greenhouse.
- International working environment.
- Robust company pension plan.
- Free electric vehicle charging facilities onsite and access to company job bikes.
About Dümmen Orange
Dümmen Orange is a world-leading company in ornamental plant breeding and propagation, offering a broad portfolio of crops and varieties for producers, wholesalers, and retailers globally.
We develop robust, healthy plants distinguished by their beauty and special traits. Our breeders, supported by cutting-edge research, focus on enhancing attributes such as color, fragrance, and form, as well as critical features including disease resistance, yield potential, and growth habit.
Our Plant Breeding Technology Center in the Netherlands is the largest horticultural breeding lab worldwide, providing an advanced environment for scientists, breeders, and professionals that sets new standards in plant genetics and breeding.
Across our production sites in Europe, Africa, and America, we maintain over 260 hectares of own production space for mother plant cultivation and the production of starting materials such as cuttings or tissue culture.
Join Us
With headquarters in De Lier, Netherlands, Dümmen Orange employs 5,300 people worldwide. Joining us means becoming part of a driven, ambitious company operating in a unique international setting. If you are curious, embrace challenges, and want to make an impact, you will feel at home here.
Boasting over a century of tradition, leading positions in global ornamental plant markets, top-tier research teams, and a diverse network of own propagation operations supported by a global supply chain, Dümmen Orange is a source of industry expertise and innovation—ideal for anyone aiming to leave a lasting mark in ornamental horticulture.
Additional Information
Contact for inquiries: Guido Eufinger (Technical Advisor Rooting EMEA) by phone at +49 (0) 173 5280914.
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