Gardener - Fruit growing (Forchheim District Office)

Start your professional future with us and begin your training with the district of Forchheim as

Gardener (m/f/d) (specialising in fruit growing)

at the fruit information centre in Hiltpoltstein

Training content:

- - In your three-year, practice-oriented training as a gardener for fruit growing, you will propagate, cultivate and harvest fruit.
- - You will plant and care for fruit trees to produce high-quality fruit.
- - You will also learn how to process the fruit (juice, dried fruit, etc.).
- - You will harvest the fruit properly at the right time. Sorting, packing and storing the fruit is also part of your tasks.
- - You will learn how to evaluate and assess current varieties.
- - Your tasks will also include supervising and carrying out a wide range of fruit-growing trials.


Your profile:

- - On 1 September 2026, you will have at least a qualifying secondary school leaving certificate or an educational qualification recognised as equivalent.
- - You are in good health for the gardening profession.
- - You enjoy working outdoors and are interested in modern technology, craftsmanship and business management processes.
- - You are skilful, careful and flexible to work at weekends depending on the season.
- - It would be an advantage to have a class L and/or B driving licence.

Our offer:

- - Varied training at the Hiltpoltstein Fruit Information Centre
- - State-of-the-art scoring and measuring technology for evaluating fruit and trees
- - Machinery with the latest technology in fruit growing
- - Individual support from experienced training officers and continuous support from the training department
- - Attractive training salary with annual special payment and 30 days' holiday entitlement
- - Very good chances of being taken on after successful training

The theoretical training takes place at the vocational school centre in Bamberg and at the Christiane Herzog School in Heilbronn with boarding accommodation and at the Hiltpoltstein Fruit Information Centre.

The vocational training relationship is based on the provisions of the collective agreement for trainees in the public sector (TVAöD).

The monthly training allowance is currently:

- €1,368.26 in the first year of training
- €1,418.20 in the second year of training
- €1,464.02 in the third year of training

In addition, a learning materials allowance of €50.00 gross is granted for each year of training. Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, a €400.00 completion bonus is paid.

The positions are filled in compliance with the provisions of the German Disability Discrimination Act and the General Equal Treatment Act.

Have we piqued your interest? Then apply

by 31 May 2025 at the latest

via our online portal at www.landkreis-forchheim.de/Karriere (https://www.landkreis-forchheim.de/Karriere) or via the "Apply here now" button.

For further information by telephone, please call 09191/86-1090 (Head of Department Mr Bigge) or 86-1109 (Head of Training Ms Wunder).

Please understand that applications not received in electronic form will not be returned for cost reasons, but will be destroyed in accordance with data protection regulations after a given period of time. We therefore ask you to submit your application documents either electronically or as a copy. By submitting your application documents, you give us your consent to retain them or to make copies of their contents. Once the process has been completed, the application documents of unsuccessful applicants will be destroyed in accordance with data protection regulations.

Further information on data protection can be found at (https://www.mein-check-in.de/lra-fo/privacy)