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Horticultural nursery operative
| Posting date: | 04 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £11.44 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 March 2025 |
| Location: | Wisbech, Cambridgeshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Harrington nurseries ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
The job would be on an ornamental horticultural nursery. The jobs would include, but are not limited to the following:
- Tying climbing plants to supports - this would be the main job and will require you to have a strong back due to being bent over all day as the plants are on the ground and not raised on benches. The job requires you to be dexterous as you will be holding a tying machine all day and you must be careful not to break the plants when tying them to the supports, whilst still maintaining an appropriate speed.
- Fulfilling orders
- Weeding plants
- Potting
- Labelling plants
- Propagating young plants
- Putting bamboo supports into freshly potted plants
The participant must have a strong back and wrist, and be physically able to work close to the ground for long periods of time.
ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK.
- Tying climbing plants to supports - this would be the main job and will require you to have a strong back due to being bent over all day as the plants are on the ground and not raised on benches. The job requires you to be dexterous as you will be holding a tying machine all day and you must be careful not to break the plants when tying them to the supports, whilst still maintaining an appropriate speed.
- Fulfilling orders
- Weeding plants
- Potting
- Labelling plants
- Propagating young plants
- Putting bamboo supports into freshly potted plants
The participant must have a strong back and wrist, and be physically able to work close to the ground for long periods of time.
ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK.