Garden centres Work, Jobs in Suffolk (with Salaries)

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
Quick apply
14d
Front of House Server - Weekends only
Thetford Garden Centre —Thetford
- From £12.71 an hour
- Weekends only
- Serving
- Hospitality
- Customer service
- Free parking
- Store discount
Quick apply
13d
Chef
Thetford Garden Centre —Thetford
- £12.71 - £14.00 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Cooking
- In-person
- Time management
- Free parking
- Store discount
Quick apply
5d
Commis Chef
Thetford Garden Centre —Thetford
- From £12.71 an hour
- Part-time
- Hospitality
- Culinary experience
- Customer service
- Free parking
- Store discount
Quick apply
5d

More jobs to discover

Find similar jobs that you might be interested in.

Front of House Server - Weekends only
Thetford Garden Centre —Thetford
Greeting and serving customers in a friendly and professional manner. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years' experience in a hospitality or…
From £12.71 an hour
Quick apply
13d

I want to receive the latest job alerts for garden centres in suffolk

By signing in to your account, you agree to SimplyHired's Terms of Service and consent to our Cookie and Privacy Policy.

Horticultural Nursery Assistant - Forklift Experience Required

Parker's Nurseries Ltd
Clacton-on-Sea

Quick apply

Job details

Full-time
£27,000 - £32,000 a year
14 days ago

Benefits

Company pension
Employee discount
On-site parking

Qualifications

Growing experience
Forklift
Warehouse experience
Manual handling
Horticulture

Full job description

Horticultural Nursery Assistant

Parker's Nurseries Ltd is an independent wholesale plant nursery, with a 25-year tradition of growing and supplying quality plants to Garden Centres. We currently have an opportunity for a Horticultural Nursery Assistant to join our team on a permanent basis. You will carry out general nursery duties as listed below, which will include operating a Forklift Truck for which you must be able to demonstrate recent experience.

Company: Parker’s Nurseries, 2 Frinton Road, Thorpe-Le-Soken, Essex, CO16 0HS

Position: Horticultural Nursery Assistant

Working Hours: A standard working week for a full time member of the team is 37.5 hours. however, actual hours of work will vary due to the seasonal nature of the business. It is expected that employees will work a reasonable amount of overtime during the peak periods to meet customer demand.

Weekend working will be required.

The site closes for 2 weeks at Xmas

Pay: Will be dependent on experience and hours worked

Duties:

· Planting and plant care

· Labelling plant pots and packs

· Moving stock(Forklift with specially adapted forks used for this task)

· Spacing plants((Forklift with specially adapted forks used for this task)

· Stopping and grading plants

· Watering

· Picking customer orders

· Producing seasonal planted arrangements

· Other duties as required

Additional training will be provided to operate plant/machinery where applicable

Personal Qualities:

· Self-motivated with a can-do attitude and willingness to learn

· Hardworking with a good level of physical fitness

· Ability to follow instructions and concentrate for long periods

· Positive and friendly manner

· Ability to working on their own, as well as in a team

· Good Health & Safety awareness in order to operate a Forklift in a busy nursery

Further Information:

· Overtime will be available

· Weekend working will be required

· Some of the work can be repetitive

· Working in glasshouses can be very warm in late spring and summer months

PLEASE NOTE: Following an initial interview you will then be required to attend a practical session where you will be required to demonstrate you are competent to operate a Forklift Truck.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £27,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Employee discount
On-site parking

Experience:

Forklift: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Quick apply

Refine Your Search

garden centres jobs in suffolk

Horticultural Nursery Assistant - Forklift Experience Required

Front of House Server - Weekends only

Chef

Commis Chef

More jobs to discover

I want to receive the latest job alerts for garden centres in suffolk

Explore jobs in more locations

Jobseeker tools

Employer Tools

Browse

Stay Connected