Horticultural Nursery Worker - Carlisle, United Kingdom - Cumbria Widlfowers

Description

Cumbria Wildflowers is a busy wholesale plant nursery growing and selling UK native wildflowers. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated plants person to join our existing nursery team.

Do you have a genuine interest in horticulture especially wildflowers and their habitat? Can you work out doors in all weathers? Both full time (40hrs/week) and part time (hours flexible) positions available.

Job Specification:
Assist the Nursery Manager in all areas of the nursery carrying out a range of duties including but not exclusive to:

• Watering & fertilising plants with good attention to detail
• Pricking out seedlings
• Potting on & planting
• Seed sowing
• Compost mixing
• Weeding pots and pruning
• Nursery maintenance
• Managing and preparing orders for dispatch
• Sowing & planting on Habitat Recreation schemes
• Assist with harvesting seed
• Cleaning and preparing harvested seed.
• Occasional habitat management and planting.

The role will involve a degree of manual handling and training in Health & Safety will form part of the job role.

On-the job and external training will also be provided to meet the requirements of our clients.


Person Specification:


Qualifications (Desirable)
Horticultural Qualification

PA1 and PA6


Skills (Essential)
Full Driving Licence (UK or EU equivalent) and driving in the UK.

Good communicating / interpersonal skills

Good team worker though can work alone if required

Physically fit as lifting and carrying are part of the role


General Job Conditions

Start Date:

TBC

Working Day:
Start time 7.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday with a Saturday Rota once every 5-6 weeks. Occasional overtime to complete specific tasks this will normally be paid as time in lieu.


Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent


Salary:
From £11.45 per hour


Benefits:

• Free parking
• Onsite parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person