JOB DESCRIPTION

We’re seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our team, where you’ll have the opportunity to work hands on with the seedlings and contribute to the growth of Scotland’s forests of the future. The role involves a variety of tasks, both indoors and outdoors throughout all seasons, some tasks may be physically demanding and may require weekend work or long days so you’ll need to be passionate about what we do.
As a Nursery Operative, you will be at the front line of growing our valuable seed into healthy trees. Activities will include seed processing, sowing, weeding and plant care, pest & disease monitoring, irrigation and spraying operations before finally sorting the trees into size and category, packing, and dispatching them to our customers. We don’t expect you to be an expert in all of these tasks already, but you must be willing to learn.
The ideal candidate will enjoy working as part of team and have a positive ‘can-do’ approach, have good attention to detail and speed, be happy working in varying conditions, and have an interest in horticulture and trees.
All of our nursery team are expected to be role models in relation to health and safety, plant health, quality, and biosecurity, so you will need to demonstrate high standard and attention to detail in these areas.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

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