Horticulture Operative

At Crocus we are a leading provider of plants & products in the UK, offering over 5,000 plant varieties, surpassing the typical garden centre’s selection of around 400. - Our Inspiration section provides monthly care tips, ready-made borders, perfect plant combinations, and guidance on garden style selection.

Our culture focuses on building connections through team bonding activities. We provide exceptional staff benefits, generous staff discounts, onsite parking and more. At our company, we strive to create a supportive, rewarding work environment where our people feel valued.

**Job Purpose**

**Propagation** -You will work alongside a dedicated team to create new plants through propagation from seeds, plugs or cuttings to grow plants ready for sale on our website.

**Nursery Assistant** - Working within the larger nursery team, you will learn how to care for the wider range of plants we grow within the nursery. Working alongside an experienced nursery manager and their team, you will care for plants meeting all aspects of their need for feed, watering and general requirements.

**Quality Control** - Quality control is the most important aspect of the nursery. Working alongside the QC manager and their team you will control the care of plants within the nursery assuring the best practice is always followed. You will also aid the QC team in checking all inbound and outbound deliveries assuring top-quality plants are delivered to our customers.

**Goods Inwards operative** - Working alongside the Goods In team you will learn the inbound stock process and the importance of maintaining accurate stock records in the nursery. Our goods in team make sure stock comes into the nursery promptly and is located in the right place for the distribution staff to pick and pack to send out to customers.

**Further general job roles**
- Preparation of plants for dispatch.
- Conduct regular checks on working areas and plants making sure that standards are maintained.
- Responsible for working in a safe manner and ensuring Crocus health and safety procedures are followed. Report any health and safety concerns promptly to the manager.
- Ensure that all stock management procedures within your control are followed correctly to minimise stock loss.
- Be self-motivated to seek out information and share as part of a team.
- Willingness to offer ideas and support to benefit the team and Crocus overall.
- Edging and shrub bed maintenance.
- Weeding/sweeping.
- Litter picking/leaf collection.
- Safe use of grounds maintenance equipment including hand tools, trimmers, hedge-cutters, and any other machinery required.
- Conduct maintenance to grounds maintenance equipment. Compliance with all relevant legislation.
- Horticultural operations such as planting, pruning and maintenance of trees and shrubs.
- Working within the plant area - completion of plant watering duties.
- Some warehouse duties involve manual handling.
- Efficient stock management - ensuring stock levels are correct.
- Flexible to work across all departments - transferable skills

**We are also looking for**
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to conduct physical tasks within health and safety guidelines
- Have excellent timekeeping skills and be motivated, honest, and reliable
- Polite approach and professional appearance
- A flexible approach to working hours as some work may be seasonal
- Flexible to work across all departments within the plant nursery, retail site and head office.
- Able to work effectively within a team
- Enjoy working come rain or shine, and willing to go the extra mile
- Learn and develop skills in horticulture and have a willingness to learn
- Able to deliver great customer service if required.

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Flexible Language Requirement:

- English not required

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Crcous.NO