General Nursery Worker (Container) Apprentice
PALMSTEAD NURSERIES LTD
KENT (TN25 5EU)
Closes in 31 days (Saturday 31 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 April 2025
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Summary
Join our production team as a General Nursery Worker in our Containers department. In this role, you will be working in both inside and outside areas, including glasshouse, polytunnels and field cropping areas, helping with jobs such as weeding, trimming, watering, grading.
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Crop technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 7.30am- 4pm with a 30min unpaid lunch break
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 9 June 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
General nursery worker (container)
You will be working within the containers department; you will move around the different areas of the nursery depending on the priority of workload to ensure the crops are maintained to the required level. You will be working in both inside and outside areas, including glasshouse, polytunnels and field cropping areas.
The main duties will include.
- Working within the container unit to help with all crop husbandry of area
- Weeding
- Trimming
- Moving
- Watering
- Grading
- Adhering to all health and safety rules on site
- To work as part of a team to be productive and motivated in all aspects of workload
Key Attributes
- Good time keeping
- Conscientious
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to follow instructions
- Ability to work as a team
- Able to self-motivate when working individually
Where you’ll work
HARVILLE ROAD
WYE
ASHFORD
KENT
TN25 5EU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
NORTH KENT COLLEGE
Your training course
Crop technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Your training plan
- You will be attending Hadlow college one day per month, to meet the requirements of the knowledge, skills and behaviours
- Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid
- PA1 Spraying – Safe Use of Pesticides
- PA6 Spraying – Handheld applicator Spraying Equipment
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Basic understanding of Plants
Other requirements
Expect to work outdoors in all weather conditions
About this company
Palmstead Nurseries - Over 50 years Experience in Providing Wholesale Plant Suppliers For over 50 years Palmstead Nurseries have been producing quality nursery stock to meet the needs of the Landscape and Amenity industry. Since our small beginnings in 1968; nestled deep within the North Downs, our company has grown to meet demand and is now situated on a single, highly efficient 53 hectare site in the heart of the Kent countryside. Annual production has increased to in excess of one million containers and two hundred thousand field grown trees. We now stock a huge, diverse range of products to suit any purpose and we pride ourselves in our ability to provide you with premium quality plants at affordable prices.
After this apprenticeship
For successful apprentice to continue their progress within the business. Get on Development training course to gain overall knowledge of horticultural business processes and possibly advance to Team Leader’s position.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NORTH KENT COLLEGE
Lucy Penniall
lucypenniall@northkent.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317394.
Apply now
Closes in 31 days (Saturday 31 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
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