BGANZ Update
Vacancy : Qualified Nursery Person – Auckland - New Zealand
  
Vacancy: 

Qualified Nursery Person – Auckland Domain – City Parks Services
  • Permanent, full-time
  • Auckland Domain
Would you like to be part of the nursery team that grow and maintain the plants for one of New Zealand's most iconic garden spaces - The Auckland Domain Wintergardens
Responsibilities include the care and growing on of perennials, annual & bulbs for the temperate house, along with other more general nursery tasks with the team.
This rare opportunity has now arisen. We are looking for a hard working, energetic and experienced nursery person to join the team based at Auckland Domain.

Requirements are as follows:
  • NCH level 4 in horticulture - nursery production preferred or ideally a minimum of 5 years nursery production
  • Experience with perennials, annual & bulbs plants would be a definite advantage
  • Growsafe agrichemical applicator's certificate preferred
  • Competent plant and weed identification skills
  • A full, clean NZ driver's license (manual driving skills) is necessary.
  • Ability to work as part of a team as well as working independently
  • A strong customer focus 
  • Sound communication skills
  • Planning abilities and able to meet deadlines
  • Be able to work unsupervised
  • Ability to comply with health and safety requirements
  • An eye for detail and results focused
  • A "can-do" enthusiastic work ethic
  • Aptitude with small plant and equipment
  • Stamina with a good level of fitness and agility
  • Ability to work in a high public use arena
  • Ability to do weekend work every two or three weeks
This position works  40 hours per week, rostered between the hours of 6.30am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday with some weekend hours and overtime as required.
Job applications close Thursday, 18th February at 10.30pm
As part of Auckland Council drug & alcohol policy pre-employment checks, you will be subject to drug & alcohol screening.
Auckland Council is committed to the protection and wellbeing of children. A component of this role involves interaction with children so, as a part of the assessment of candidates, we will require Police Vetting of candidates to ensure we are providing a safe environment for children. This requirement complies with the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.

To apply for this job, please click  here  or go to our job site and enter the job code 76473.




  
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