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- Blairsville, Georgia, United States
- Jun 10, 2025
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Who We Are
At Speedling we are motivated by our customers' success. We understand the vegetables in our greenhouses are the same veggies at home on our table. We take pride in knowing the flowers we grow will be seen in stores across the country. We understand our EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) facility gives local fish farmers the containers they need to ship their products across the country and expand their business.
Over 50 years of experience as an industry leader gives us the knowledge and ability to provide for our customers' ever-growing needs for high-quality transplants for seeded vegetables, ornamentals, hemp, and vegetative propagated products.
Every day we look to improve, innovate, and achieve our goal of providing quality products at the best possible price and value for our customers.
The agricultural industry is unique in its camaraderie, the desire to see success across the industry – we want to be a part of your success. At Speedling, we are here to help you grow.
This position is for you if:
- You have a passion for plants, and want to learn all aspects of a thriving manufacturing business.
- You love the challenge of problem solving, collaborating, and being the go-to resource for your customers as well as enjoy the seasonal fluctuations of agricultural production.
- You are highly organized, and an excellent communicator.
- You have the ability to run/calibrate irrigation, fertilization, and spray equipment required to achieve desired results.
- You have strong managerial experience and be able to work and lead a multitude of different personalities.
- You have a Bachelor's degree in Agronomy, Plant Science, or Horticulture or minimum of 5 years experience in horticultural production and a current pesticide license.
- Bilingual- English/Spanish a plus.
Join our team
As the successful Crop Specialist will efficiently and effectively design and implement fertilizer, seed, and chemical programs for the grow team exceeding customer expectations. They also maintain spray records and track chemical costs and usage. Crop specialist will identify potential risks to crop health and communicate these risks to the team, produce quality plants through proper cultural practices. Key responsibilities are to be performed in accordance with safety policies and regulations to promote a safe working environment.
The job details
- Maintain proper growing methods through fertilization, application of growth retardant and pesticides ensuring quality production on a scheduled time line.
- Document all methods and training material.
- Manage cultural environments for each variety and proactive issue reporting.
- Generate accurate crop survey and crop forecast.
- Design “spray programs” and oversee effective execution of programs
- Train all irrigators / pesticide applicators.
- Maintain a clean and organized working environment.
- Propose creative solutions to challenges as they arise.
- Proactively alert proper staff of any potential issues or concerns with equipment.
- Willingness to travel based on company needs.
What we offer
Our employees are our #1 Asset! Speedling offers competitive salary, mentoring with amazing people, medical, dental, company-paid life insurance, pet insurance, 401(k) plan with a healthy company match, paid vacation, and holidays.
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