General Nursery Worker (Young Plants) Apprentice

General nursery worker (young plants)

Working as part of the production team you will be helping to maintain our plugs and liners in our young plant’s glasshouse. You will also be working within the propagation room and the misting chambers at times supporting with our own crop production. The main area will be working in side a glasshouse for the majority of the working day.

The main duties will include.

-           Working within the young plants team to help with all crop husbandry of area

o          Weeding

o          Trimming

o          Moving

o          Watering

-           To help in the propagation department when required to seed sow, take cuttings and divide grasses

-           Helping to prepare plants for the potting process to ensure they are to the correct standard and picked in the correct order according to the potting plan

-           Adhering to all health and safety rules on site

-           To work as part of a team to be productive and motivated in all aspects of workload

Key Attributes

-           Good time keeping

-           Conscientious

-           Good attention to detail

-           Ability to follow instructions

-           Ability to work as a team

-           Able to self-motivate when working individually

Training:

You will be attending Hadlow College one day per month to meet the requirements of the knowledge, skills and behaviours

Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid

PA1 Spraying – Safe Use of Pesticides

PA6 Spraying – Handheld applicator Spraying Equipment

Training Outcome:

For successful apprentice to continue their progress within the business. Get on Development training course to gain overall knowledge of horticultural business processes and possibly advance to Team Leader’s position.

Employer Description:
Palmstead Nurseries - Over 50 years Experience in Providing Wholesale Plant Suppliers For over 50 years Palmstead Nurseries have been producing quality nursery stock to meet the needs of the Landscape and Amenity industry. Since our small beginnings in 1968; nestled deep within the North Downs, our company has grown to meet demand and is now situated on a single, highly efficient 53 hectare site in the heart of the Kent countryside. Annual production has increased to in excess of one million containers and two hundred thousand field grown trees. We now stock a huge, diverse range of products to suit any purpose and we pride ourselves in our ability to provide you with premium quality plants at affordable prices.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday 7.30am-4pm with a 30 min unpaid lunch break

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Physical fitness,Basic understanding of plants