Horticultural Nursery Assistant - Gisborne

Job ID 23022083
Tairāwhiti-Gisborne, Gisborne
Full-time
Listed on 15 Jan 2026

About this job

●Monitoring plants for pest, weed and fertiliser problems. ●Weeding out the weeds ●Load agricultural products into trucks, and containers. ●Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery. ●Transplant the plants and prepare them for packing. ●Operate irrigation equipment when necessary. ●Packing the trees for dispatching ● Harvesting nursery trees and irrigating them ● ●Digging up the plants and bunding them together ●undertaking soil preparation, cultivation and preparing buds plant and ●Assisting with propagation Preparing potting, soil preparation for planting nursery trees

Job Requirements

Must have or be able to: • Class 1 Car Licence • Pre-employment drug test • Ministry of Justice check • Monday to Sunday, 7am to 5pm on rotating roster

Days of work
30 hours per week, Monday to Sunday on rotating roster. (30 hours per week)
Pay Details
24.00
Job Category
Garden and Nursery Labourers
Career Level
Trainee/apprentice (0 - 6 months)
Driver Licence
Full, (Class 1) - Car Licence
Pre-employment drug test required
Yes

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