Planted Passion Plant Farm is a privately owned certified organic farming enterprise in Manjimup located in the Southern Forests Region. Operating over two farms, one being greenhouses and the other being 100 acres of field crop, livestock and future locations of orchards. Being an cutting-edge leading grower in the areas of field crop and greenhouse produce we are currently seeking to employ a Vegetable Farm Worker to work on our farms to meet the commercial needs of the farms.

Work

Under the direction of the director, the successful candidate is required to:
Operate automated seeding machines, preparing and planting seedlings in seedling trays and on occasion potting up plants into larger containers to meet seasonal demand of different plant types.
Selecting, transplanting and cultivating the right plant and crops species to be grown, ie specific growing location (greenhouse or field) and methods. Utilising both manual and machinery methods to achieve efficiency in all required tasks.
Monitoring and managing the growth of the indoor and outdoor organic crops including irrigating the seedlings and plants or monitoring any automated irrigation systems,



fertilizing plants regularly.
Maintaining plant health of plants and crops with organic based fungicides, pesticides and necessary nutritional requirements to ensure optimum growth to reduce pest or disease pressure and encourage optimum growth.
Providing weed management where necessary through mechanical methods and organic practices such as weedmat and manual removal.
Preparing, selecting and harvesting organic crops in greenhouses and fields ready for dispatch and delivery to or pickup by clients.
Assisting with training of plants vertically such as cucumber and tomatoes in greenhouses.
Maintain and keeping record of seeding, tranplant programs, crop growth stages, dispatch dates, all components ie growth and yield.
Observing all relevant occupational health & safety regulations.
Such other duties as may be incidental.

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate must have at least or at least 1 year of relevant experience. Only successfully shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

📌 Vegetable Farm Worker Manjimup (Australia)
🏢 Planted Passion Plant Farm
📍 Australia