Plant Nursery Worker

3 weeks ago


Paignton, United Kingdom Otter Garden Centres Full time

We have an exciting opportunity to join our nursery team at our Torquay Garden Centre. Your primary responsibility will be potting by hand and machine, dispatching plants, general nursery work

**Duties will include**:

- **Dispatch work**: selecting trays of plants, collecting, preparing plants for dispatch, labelling, packing and wrapping, assembling and moving.
- **Potting plants**: using a potting machine and hand planting.
- **Plant care**: trimming, weeding, watering and dead heading and sweeping up.
- **Keeping the areas clean**:sweeping and keeping your work areas clean**.**:

- **Propagation**: assembling and filling trays, preparing and sticking cuttings.
- **Maintenance**: assisting with upkeep of structures, grounds and facilities.

Due to the nature of the work, the role will involve heavy lifting.

For clarity, these roles are not in our garden centre and are not customer facing. You will be working in our plant growing areas to include polytunnels / greenhouses, or outside areas.
- Enjoy working as part of a friendly team and have a positive ‘can-do’ approach
- Have good attention to detail
- Be happy working outside in all conditions
- Have an interest in horticulture and plants
- Have a full driving licence

Experience in a similar role would be useful, but is not essential as training can be provided.

**Hours**

This is a part
- time role.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Temporary contract

COVID-19 considerations:
We follow the latest Covid-19 government guidance

Application question(s):
Work Location: One location


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