Agricultural Employee Plantahof Crop Farming
Kanton Graubünden
Landquart
Key information
- Publication date:28 August 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Landquart
Job summary
Join the diverse team in Graubünden's largest canton! Embrace a vibrant work environment with unique opportunities.
Tasks
- Perform various tasks in crop and forage farming.
- Independently operate agricultural machinery for farming.
- Maintain agricultural equipment and assist in other tasks.
Skills
- Completed vocational training as a farmer is required.
- In-depth knowledge of crop and forage farming is essential.
- Driver's license category B with trailer certification needed.
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The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally, and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts, and countless sunny days per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden together with us.
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally, and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts, and countless sunny days per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden together with us.
Agricultural Employee Plantahof Crop Farming
Plantahof | 50-100% | Landquart
The Plantahof is a department within the Department of Economic Affairs and Social Affairs and the competence center for agricultural education and consulting in the canton of Graubünden. In addition to the agricultural vocational school, Plantahof offers various advanced courses, continuing education courses, and conferences and is responsible for comprehensive consulting and the dissemination of expertise for the benefit of Bündner agricultural and alpine farms and other groups involved in agricultural topics. For these purposes, it also operates its own experimental and estate farm at four different locations, including two farm shops. Finally, it has a conference center with a boarding school, lecture hall, and catering operation.
We are looking for an employee for the crop farming team in Landquart starting January 1, 2026, or by agreement. This team is responsible for crop farming at the main location (ÖLN, 60 ha) and in Ganda (organic, 20 ha) in Landquart. The position can be split between two people.
Your area of responsibility
- Perform all tasks in arable and forage farming on a versatile agricultural operation
- Independent work with agricultural machinery in arable and forage farming
- Maintenance of agricultural machinery and equipment as well as facilities
- Carrying out surrounding area work
- Support with other operational tasks as needed
What we expect from you
- Completed vocational training as a farmer
- In-depth knowledge of arable and forage farming and a strong interest in agricultural crops and forage production
- Independent work with agricultural machinery, flair for simple maintenance work on machines and equipment
- Driver's license category B with trailer test, possibly forklift license
- You can expect a varied position in a motivated team
- The general working language is German. Knowledge of another cantonal language is an advantage
We look forward to receiving your online application and to getting to know you.
For technical questions, Andri Bonifazi, Head of Crop Farming and Experimental Operations, Tel. 081 257 60 91, is available. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Lars Arpagaus, Tel. 081 257 60 10.
Application deadline: September 24, 2025
