Garden centre Work, Jobs in Colchester (with Salaries)

Seasonal Plant Area Assistant
Perrywood Garden Centre & Nurseries Ltd —Colchester
- £10.85 - £12.71 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Customer service
- English
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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13d
Petting Farm - Ticket Hut Assistant - Part Time
White Elm Garden Centre —Chelmsford
- Part-time
- Hospitality
- Management
- Customer service
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Nursery Assistant
Perrywood Garden Centre & Nurseries Ltd —Colchester
- £12.91 - £13.42 an hour
- Full-time
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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2d
Petting Farm - Farm Assistant - Weekends
White Elm Garden Centre —Chelmsford
- Part-time
- Basic maths
- In-person
- Hand tools
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12d
Retail Sales Assistant (Gifting/Seasonal)
Perrywood Garden Centre & Nurseries Ltd —Sudbury
- £10.85 - £12.71 an hour
- Temporary
- Bilingual
- Customer service
- Merchandising
- Free parking
- Store discount
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7d
Weekend Garden Centre Assistants
Perrywood Garden Centre & Nurseries Ltd —Chelmsford
- £8.00 - £12.71 an hour
- Part-time
- Customer service
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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2d
Garden Centre Assistant - Full Time
White Elm Garden Centre —Chelmsford
- Weekend availability
- Customer service
- In-person
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Waiting Staff - Weekends- Tea Room/Play Barn
White Elm Garden Centre —Chelmsford
- Part-time
- Hospitality
- Customer service
- In-person
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12d
Horticultural Nursery Assistant - Forklift Experience Required
Parker's Nurseries Ltd —Clacton-on-Sea
- £27,000 - £32,000 a year
- Overtime
- Forklift
- Warehouse experience
- In-person
- Employee discount
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9d
Garden Centre Till Assistant - Part Time
White Elm Garden Centre —Bicknacre
- Full-time
- Customer service
- In-person
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Plant Area Expert
Perrywood Garden Centre & Nurseries Ltd —Chelmsford
- £13.91 - £14.32 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Customer service
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Kitchen Porter - Part Time
Meadow Croft Garden Centre —Wickford
- From £13.50 an hour
- Temporary
- Cooking
- Restaurant
- Restaurant experience
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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9d
Kitchen Assistant
Meadow Croft Garden Centre —Wickford
- £12.71 an hour
- Part-time
- Customer service
- Organisational skills
- IT
- Free parking
- Store discount
Quick apply
Cafe Assistant Manager
Longacres Garden Centre —Chelmsford
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- English
- Café
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Cafe Manager
Longacres Garden Centre —Chelmsford
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- Customer service
- English
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Sous Chef
Perrywood Garden Centre & Nurseries Ltd —Sudbury
- £34,000 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Cooking
- In-person
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Seasonal Plant Area Assistant

Perrywood Garden Centre & Nurseries Ltd -
Colchester

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Job details

Full-time
£10.85 - £12.71 an hour
13 days ago

Benefits

Free parking
Free flu jabs
Annual leave
Discounted or free food
Company pension
Employee discount
Referral programme
Sick pay
On-site parking

Qualifications

Multilingual
Customer service
English
Gardening
Communication skills
Horticulture

Full job description

Seasonal Plant Area Assistant – Perrywood Tiptree

Fixed-term contract until December 2026

Working 4 days during the week (including bank holidays) and an alternate weekend day

8.30 am to 5 pm

Hourly rate: £10.85-£12.71 per hour

You will be working in our plant areas. Assisting the team in stocking up, moving and maintaining plants and moving trolleys, helping with basic customer queries.

We are looking for motivated individuals who can follow instructions and communicate with customers. You will support our mission to offer a memorable garden centre experience, deliver wow customer service, and give employees, customers, suppliers, and the community a reason to smile.

Rewards and Benefits - In addition to your hourly rate, you will receive the following benefits:

Discount – From the start of your employment you will receive 10% discount on specific items. Following a successful probation period, the discount increases up to 20% discount on specific items and after one year’s service up to 40% discount on specific items. (some exceptions apply)
Paid holiday – holiday entitlement is 22 days per year, plus bank holidays. Restrictions apply (part-time pro rata)
Annual Christmas bonus
Part-uniform provided
Employee Assistant Programme - a confidential personal and professional support service available to all employees and their immediate families 24/7, 365 days a year.
Training & development, as required. We have an e-learning scheme called GROW, and also take part in other training with product suppliers and external trainers
Company sick pay – following a successful probation period employees are entitled to 10 days paid sickness (part-time pro rata & subject to restrictions)
Access to our Retail Discount Scheme – savings on retailers including Tesco, Pizza Express,M&S, Waitrose, Argos, Apple, Currys PC World, Thomas Cook and 100’s more
Workplace pension
Free parking

Key duties

Moving trolleys and stock from the greenhouses and stocking up plant displays
Transferring and maintaining plants and moving promotional materials and displays
Maintaining the cleanliness of the garden centre and stock areas, carrying out cleaning duties and minor maintenance works
Support the current team with maintenance and stocking up of the plant areas

Your capabilities

Good verbal communication and customer service skills, confidence in dealing with members of the public
Able to follow instructions from your supervisors and work on your own initiative
Able to lift, bend, carry or move plants and products
You can push/pull several trollies across a site throughout the day and in all weathers

Requirements

You’ll need to work four weekdays and one alternating day each weekend – Saturday one weekend, Sunday the next.
As part of this role, you will be required to wear gloves (Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE) when handling certain crops, which may be for large parts of the day
Some plant knowledge

Join us at Perrywood Tiptree and grow your career amidst beautiful plants and a passionate team. If you love gardening and enjoy helping others discover the joy of plants, we’d love to hear from you—apply today to be part of our green-thumbed family!

For further information and a full job description, please visit the Perrywood website https://www.perrywood.co.uk/careers/

Perrywood is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please inform us as soon as you are able so that we can make the appropriate adjustments.

Pay: £10.85-£12.71 per hour

Benefits:

Discounted or free food
Employee discount
Free flu jabs
Free parking
On-site parking
Referral programme

Work Location: In person

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Retail Sales Assistant (Gifting/Seasonal)

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Garden Centre Assistant - Full Time

Waiting Staff - Weekends- Tea Room/Play Barn

Horticultural Nursery Assistant - Forklift Experience Required

Garden Centre Till Assistant - Part Time

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