Nursery Assistant - Knutsford, United Kingdom - Wright Landscapes Ltd

Wright Landscapes Ltd

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Knutsford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are an award winning, leading construction, maintenance and design and build company within the North West region, a fundamental part of the Domis group.

Our projects include large scale commercial and private schemes, delivering high quality projects between £250,000 to £4million. We pride ourselves on repeat business, strong client relationships and collaborative working partnerships.

When you join the Wright Landscapes team, you're joining an award-winning business that values every individual as just that - an individual.

Our people are our business, and we value and invest in each team member, supporting your personal career development from the moment you join us.

You'll work with industry leaders at our state-of-the-art facilities in Knutsford, where innovation drives our every decision. We deliver the best for our team, this includes access to high-quality training, equipment, and technology.

Responsibilities:

The Nursery Assistant is to work closely with the Nursery Manager to ensure the commercial approach to the business requirements are maintained.

We are looking for someone who can combine their passion for plants and enthusiasm to learn. This role is based within our nursery department at our state of the art head office facility.

This role would suit a keen enthusiast who is looking to develop their career with the horticulture industry, with the option for an apprenticeship or additional training.

You will have passion for plants, and some understanding of how to maintain plants in a commercial environment
Reporting to the Nursery Manager
You will be expected to carry out all aspects of plant care; watering, weeding & splitting of perennial plants
Potting, picking, and sorting of plants/trees for distribution to sites
Working with all aspects of plant growth such as propagation, plant care, and composting etc
Checking plant health and protection from diseases, weeds, and pests
General maintenance around the nursery including clearing and tidying
When needed, you will assist in other areas of the business and expected to support with landscaping duties

if required.

Experience and Skills Required:

Previous experience within a similar horticulture setting (not essential)
Demonstrate an enthusiastic and flexible approach
Willingness to learn and update on plant knowledge and practices. (Additional training will be provided)

Benefits
We invest heavily in our biggest people. We actively challenge and continuously improve our performance by investing in the training and development of our people.

As part of your employment, you will be rewarded with: