Nursery Worker x 10

Payrate - $25 to $26 per hour

Minimum Hours – 30 per week

Location of Work – Auckland Region

We are looking for up to 10 x Nursery persons to join our team. You will be working at various nursery sights around South Auckland.

You will be responsible for: 

• Preparing land, pots & containers for plantation and seeding.
• Ensure that soil has appropriate mixture of fertilizers/mixing and are conducive for seeing or plantation.
• Ensuring that soil has appropriate moisture for seeing/plantation.
• Select seeds/bulbs/cuttings and plant them appropriately in selected area.
• Ensure that all plantations are watered appropriately as required
• Protecting plants from diseases, weeds by applying required pesticides, weed controls.
• Ensure that plants have sufficient nutrition as required
• Ensure that plants are protected from environmental conditions such as heavy rain, wind, humidity, dryness, heat etc.
• Ensure that plants are displayed appropriately for sale as required.
• Dealing with customers and advising them on plant care
• Taking other appropriate measures as required to ensure that plants are healthy and flourishing

 To be successful for this role, you must:

• Have a qualification in horticulture/agriculture OR a minimum of 3-year work experience working in a nursery or in a similar setting such as agriculture/horticulture/farming and executing similar tasks as below.
• Be familiar with seeding, plantation, plant care soil fertility, applying pesticides, weed control. 
• Be well organized with good time management
• Be honest and enthusiastic with a positive and mature attitude
• Available to work on weekends.
• Available to work on public holidays if required
• Must be physically fit for lifting.

If this sounds like the right job for you - please contact via email today. Only shortlisted candidates will be selected for the next stage.