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Operative (Nursery)
Crocus
Full Time
1 Year Experience
Coins Icon Minimum Wage
Operative (Nursery)
Crocus

Full Time
1 Year Experience
Coins Icon Minimum Wage
Skills
pervious experience in a plant nursery/horticulture?
Job description

@Since our launch in April 2000, we've grown into one of the biggest gardening websites in the UK and the only one able to supply a significant range of plants.
We pride ourselves in being able to offer the biggest choice of plants in the UK. For example, a good garden centre can give you around 400 plant varieties to choose from. We can offer over 4,000
We first entered the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in our inaugural year in 2000. We have since gone on to work with over 20 leading garden designers, winning 11 'Best in Show' awards. A feat we are extremely proud of.@

We are recruiting enthusiastic plant lovers to join our Propogation Team in our Plant  Nursery Team

Job Description

We produce a wide range of perennials, annuals, bedding plants, herbs and grasses at our nursery. You will be involved in all aspects of plant production, including:

·        Propagation of young plants from seeds, cuttings, and bare root material

·        Potting on plants

·        Plant maintenance – both of plug plants and potted nursery stock

·        Watering

·        Maintaining the highest standard of nursery hygiene and tidiness

·        Preparing plants for dispatch

·        Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety and company procedures

·        Other activities and duties as required

·        You will work 5 in 7 days every week (this includes weekend working)

·        Full training will be given

Skills & experience required:

· Good communication skills.

· Ambitious, self-motivated and methodical individual who can work on own initiative and well within a multi-national team.

· Good plant knowledge and experience in a Plant Nursery would be an advantage but not essential.

· Flexible approach and a can do attitude to ever changing priorities and workload. Hands on approach and the desire to work as part of the team, particularly during our busy periods.

· Own transport is essential due to hours and location.


@Since our launch in April 2000, we've grown into one of the biggest gardening websites in the UK and the only one able to supply a significant range of plants.
We pride ourselves in being able to offer the biggest choice of plants in the UK. For example, a good garden centre can give you around 400 plant varieties to choose from. We can offer over 4,000
We first entered the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in our inaugural year in 2000. We have since gone on to work with over 20 leading garden designers, winning 11 'Best in Show' awards. A feat we are extremely proud of.@

We are recruiting enthusiastic plant lovers to join our Propogation Team in our Plant  Nursery Team

Job Description

We produce a wide range of perennials, annuals, bedding plants, herbs and grasses at our nursery. You will be involved in all aspects of plant production, including:

·        Propagation of young plants from seeds, cuttings, and bare root material

·        Potting on plants

·        Plant maintenance – both of plug plants and potted nursery stock

·        Watering

·        Maintaining the highest standard of nursery hygiene and tidiness

·        Preparing plants for dispatch

·        Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety and company procedures

·        Other activities and duties as required

·        You will work 5 in 7 days every week (this includes weekend working)

·        Full training will be given

Skills & experience required:

· Good communication skills.

· Ambitious, self-motivated and methodical individual who can work on own initiative and well within a multi-national team.

· Good plant knowledge and experience in a Plant Nursery would be an advantage but not essential.

· Flexible approach and a can do attitude to ever changing priorities and workload. Hands on approach and the desire to work as part of the team, particularly during our busy periods.

· Own transport is essential due to hours and location.