About this role
- Production Operative
- Monday to Friday shift pattern
- Weekends off
- Competitive pay rate: £12.21, rising to £12.71 from 1st April
- Overtime/additional hours available
- Near Chichester - own transport essential
Our client is seeking reliable, hardworking, and motivated Garden Centre / Horticultural Operatives to join their busy team located near Chichester (own transport required due to location).
General Duties
You will be working across greenhouses, production areas, and warehouses that produce a wide range of horticultural products, including bedding plants, flowering pot plants, and themed container displays. This is a physically demanding role involving regular bending, lifting, and carrying.
Tasks include:
- Operating potting machinery
- Packing plants and flowers (bulk and individual)
- Loading pallets and vehicles
- Moving and spacing plants within greenhouses
- Re-potting plants as they grow
- Checking labels are correct and presentable
- Watering and deadheading plants and flowers
- Manual handling throughout the role
What We Are Looking For
- Flexible and able to work across different departments
- High attention to detail
- A team player with good communication skills
- A strong awareness of health and safety
- Own transport required due to location
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.
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Contract Type
Temporary
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Specialism
Industrial
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Working pattern
Full Time
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Job ref
Req/677255
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Expiry date
13 February 2026
Your consultant is
Chris Wayper
Associate Director
For more information on this role and to speak to the consultant hiring for it, get in touch via the details below.
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Email
chris.wayper@search.co.uk -
Phone
+44 1273 855 040 -
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