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Experienced Nursery Person / Assistant Nursery Manager - 44319

Employer
Fresh Horticultural Careers
Location
East Sussex
Salary
up to 25k
Closing date
12 Aug 2021

Job Details

Our Client is an online nursery and although they do grow some plants, the majority are bought in.  They turnover in the region of £1.5 million per annum and send our approximately 60,000 order pe annum.

Responsibilities are :-

  • Receiving plant and plug deliveries and ensuring they are dealt with quickly and put in the relevant glasshouse and a location allocated.
  • Stocktaking
  • Providing a weekly list of plant requirements
  • Picking orders daily and supervising other staff to pick orders in an efficient manner.
  • Cleaning plants and training new staff to train and locate plants ensuring nothing but ‘Perfect’ plants are sent out
  • Ensuring temporary staff are aware of necessary health and safety measures in place
  • Ensure plant deliveries are checked for pests and diseases and any shortfall / damages are reported to the office
  • All chemical logs to be kept in good order
  • Ensure plants are kept in good health with respect to temperature control / moisture / pests and diseases
  • Treat pests and diseases as necessary
  • Keep nursery tidy and weed free
  • Use automatic irrigation where possible and ensure all resources are used efficiently such as oil, electricity, water
  • Organise / carry out maintenance of watering system, vent systems, heaters, greenhouse cleaning etc.
  • Provide technical / plant advice to the office where necessary.
  • Idealy has PA1 & PA6 and some formal horticultural training.

Company

We possess over 20 years recruitment experience and have specialised in the Gardening, Landscaping and Horticulture industries since 1999. Typically we have 150+ permanent vacancies covering all areas of the horticultural industry, from operatives to senior management.To apply for any of our vacancies please complete our simple online application form by visiting www.freshhortcareers.com.

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 7793 7825
Location
London
SE11 4BA
United Kingdom

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