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Plant Preparation Team Leader

Job details
Posting date: 15 January 2025
Salary: £11.60 to £11.60 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 22 January 2025
Location: HU15 2NR
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Mires Beck Nursery
Job type: Temporary
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Summary

This is a temporary seasonal role from March 2025 – September 2025 and is to support and lead with our wholesale function by carrying out a wide range of tasks including collecting appropriate plants for customer orders and then preparing these plants for sale. The Team Leader will lead a team of 4 Service Users. The role will report to the Operations Manager and full training will be provided by our friendly staff.

Objectives of this role
• Collecting appropriate plants in accordance with customer orders and preparing these plants for sale, ensuring that these plants are labelled correctly.
• Ensuring that all plants for delivery/collection are prepared to the required quality and in time for delivery/collection on the appropriate day.
• Handover to the Delivery Driver on the morning of delivery.
• To be willing to work in a fast-paced high-volume area with accuracy, ensuring that orders and picked and prepared, on time for delivery.


Responsibilities
• To lead and instruct a small team of Service Users in various wholesale horticultural tasks.
• Dealing with returns from customer orders effectively and quickly.
• To Maintain the plants on the dispatch benches for clear identification and quality.
• To help maintain a good standard of horticulture and tidiness in the work area.
• To ensure proper health and safety procedures are carried out as instructed by the Management Team.

Skills and Experience


• Experience of working in a horticultural nursery
• Experience of working in health and social care
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Enthusiastic with a positive outlook
• Be physically able to undertake all duties and responsibilities
• Ability to relate professionally and respectfully to people with learning disabilities



How to apply
Application forms and further information is available on our website: www.miresbeck.co.uk under “The Charity”, “Vacancies and Volunteering” tabs. Alternatively, please email hr@miresbeck.co.uk or telephone (01430) 421543 to request a pack.

Closing date: Wed 22nd January 2025