AddressSeed Orchard Technician
- Work for a company that gets you outdoors
- Unique, hands-on and diverse role
- Be part of a team that fosters an inclusive & environmentally sustainable culture
HVP’s Gelliondale Nursery is situated west of Yarram in Gippsland and is Australasia’s leading containerised pine tree plant nursery. Within the one site it contains: Seed Orchards; stool plants; and a plant propagation, growing and dispatch system that is the starting point for the ongoing, sustainable cycle of growth of 163,000 ha of HVP plantation around Victoria.
The nursery also dispatches about 10 million seedlings annually and implements a breeding program for continuous improvement in plant growth and resilience and wood quality.
Key responsibilities:
This role is based in our HVP Gelliondale Nursery office in Gippsland – A place of all kinds of wonder!
We’re looking for the next talented and curious Seed Orchard Technician to be part of a unique team and contribute your knowledge by establishing and maintaining open-pollinated (OP) and control-pollinated (CP) Seed Orchards. The role will also harvest, process and store seed produced from Seed Orchards in order to meet HVP seed requirements and in a timely and efficient manner.
This opportunity is aimed towards someone with relevant industry experience, good leadership and interpersonal skills, proof of good safety and environmental performance experience. A diploma in horticulture, arboriculture or similar field will be well-regarded.
To thrive in this role, you will ideally possess:
- Excellent leadership presence
- Good safety standards and environmental performance
- Be proactive and well-organised
- The ability to balance and prioritise workloads
- Motivated to think innovatively and implement works programs within budgets
- Excellent record keeping skills & computer proficiency;
Other information
- This position may require you to travel to other HVP office locations and at times, overnight travel. A current Australian driver’s licence with potential to drive a manual vehicle is required.
On Offer is an incredibly supportive, flexible and collaborative environment that will provide you with opportunities to develop and demonstrate value along with;
- Ongoing, full-time role with competitive remuneration and access to a leading annual incentive payment program.
- Great technical training (including in firefighting) and support
- Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits, including a fitness subsidy
- Relocation assistance is available if required
