Seasonal Production Workers

Job Description

We are seeking enthusiastic candidates (10-15 people approx) to join our team of Seasonal Horticultural Technicians within our production department. The successful candidate will be trained to work in all areas of production throughout the nursery.

Expected start date- Mid January/ February 2025

Hours of work:

39.25 hours per week

· 0800 – 1645 Monday – Thursday

· 0800 – 1600 Friday

Additional overtime including working some weekends may also be available during busy periods and may be expected by mutual agreement during peak periods.

The Job Role:

As a Horticultural Technician, your role within the company will assist in the production of plant material throughout the production process which includes maintenance, care, physical handling, watering, feeding, quality checks and ultimately output to the customer whether internal or external.

The successful candidate will be trained to work in all areas of production throughout the nursery – from potting the seeds that arrive to when they are despatched, with the emphasis on taking and inserting cuttings and maintaining and preparing plants ready for despatch.

Amongst other skills, the successful candidate will be trained to:

· Pot, trim and weed plants

· Cut, insert, and maintain cuttings in our propagation area

· Maintain plants in production are whilst they develop

· Collate and despatch plant orders

· Picking up plants/move trolleys

· Potting

· Despatch

For clarity, this role is not in a garden centre and is not customer facing. You will be working in our plant growing areas to include polytunnels and glasshouses.

Duration of contract approximately 2-3 months (To be reviewed one month prior and possibility to extend)

Our Company:

Kernock Park Plants Ltd is one of the leading independent wholesalers of young plants in the UK.

Situated between Saltash and Callington, we are a family business established over 40 years ago. We now grow and distribute over 11 million plants each year predominantly to professional growers throughout the UK.

Growing great plants with service you can trust is our company mission and we are proud to say that we are known throughout the industry for our high-quality product and service, innovative product selection and are industry leaders technically, constantly developing new production techniques and methods. We have been recognised on both national and international level being awarded Grower of the Year in the UK and Silver medal for International Grower of the Year, which is an incredible feat that we are immensely proud of.

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Required Qualifications and Skills:

· Confident in working to deadlines in a fast-paced environment

· Ability to work within a team as well as individually

Physical stamina and a good level of fitness (you may be required to stand for long periods of time-sometimes entire shifts, lift packages or materials and/or transport materials around the nursery)

· Excellent English verbal and literacy skills

· Clean driver’s license

Previous experience working within a horticultural production environment would be beneficial but not essential and other production manufacturing experience can also be of benefit.

If you are successful and progress to interview stage you might be asked to complete a short work trial as part of your assessment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £11.44 per hour

Expected hours: 39.25 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person