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Job Title: Nursery Worker
Department: Nursery
Reporting To: Nursery Manager
Job Purpose: The Nursery worker is responsible for maintaining the nursery area of the Garden Centre by helping customers with questions as well as understanding. The successful candidate should have a comprehensive knowledge of trees and woody shrubs as well as a strong focus on customer service.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
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Working with a team of passionate tree and shrub enthusiasts to provide the best customer experience.
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Maintaining our vast inventory of different trees and shrubs
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Assist customers with their purchases
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Plant maintenance and pest management
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Ensuring a safe work environment in the Nursery area for both customers and fellow employees
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Getting the product to the customer and their transportation
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Helps plan purchasing and selection, and organize merchandise
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Identifying and labelling products
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Spraying of pesticides on various trees and shrubs
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Other tasks as assigned by management
Having a passion for gardening and working outdoors is imperative. The successful candidate will need to have a tolerance to heat due to the greenhouse setting as well as working primarily outdoors.
Skills & Requirements
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Ability to lift 50lbs
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Previous experience working with and identifying trees and shrubs preferred
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Ability to work as part of an ever-growing team while also working independently
Hours of Work
This position is full time, permanent, and will be 5 days a week. During our busiest season from mid-April to mid-June, employees are required to work 6 days a week but will not exceed 48 hours.