Experienced Nursery Hand

Prestige Plants Australia Pty; Alstonville; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above-award pay

Regular working hours

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Prestige Plants Australia Pty in Alstonville seeks a reliable Nursery Hand to join the production nursery. This is a full-time, outdoor, hands-on role focused on growing small pots and trees, potting, pruning and stock preparation for orders and interstate dispatch.

We offer above‑award pay, regular hours, and opportunities to progress into Leading Hand, Supervisor and Management roles within a growing Australian business.

Qualifications

• Nursery/horticulture/landscaping or agriculture experience is highly regarded, but not essential.
• Good people from farming, landscaping, construction, warehousing, logistics, manufacturing or other hands-on industries.
• Physically fit and comfortable outdoors.
• Reliable and ready to work.
• Able to work well as part of a team.
• Proud of doing a job properly.
• Reliable transport to get to and from Alstonville.

Responsibilities

• Picking and preparing plant orders
• Potting up plants and trees
• Pruning and maintaining stock
• Staking and tying trees
• Weeding and general nursery maintenance
• Watering and fertilising
• Assisting with pest and disease control
• Loading, moving and organising plants around the nursery
• Helping prepare stock for weekly dispatch

Job description

Full-time | Monday to Friday | Outdoor, hands-on work | Career progression

Prestige Plants Australia is one of Australia’s leading suppliers of plants and trees to landscapers, retail nurseries and government projects.

We are looking for reliable, energetic Nursery Hands to join our production nursery in Alstonville.

If you enjoy working outdoors, like practical hands-on work and take pride in getting things done properly, this could be a great fit.

Our Alstonville nursery is primarily focused on growing small pots and trees, with work including potting, pruning, plant maintenance and preparing stock for customer orders and interstate dispatch.

Nursery Hand – Alstonville

What you'll be doing

• Picking and preparing plant orders

• Potting up plants and trees

• Pruning and maintaining stock

• Staking and tying trees

• Weeding and general nursery maintenance

• Watering and fertilising

• Assisting with pest and disease control

• Loading, moving and organising plants around the nursery

• Helping prepare stock for weekly dispatch

This is a physical outdoor role, so you will need to be comfortable working outside in all weather and regularly handling plants and nursery stock.

Who we're looking for

Nursery, horticulture, landscaping or agriculture experience is highly regarded, but it isn't essential.

We are also interested in good people from farming, landscaping, construction, warehousing, logistics, manufacturing or other hands-on industries.

• Reliable and ready to work

• Physically fit and comfortable outdoors

• Positive and willing to learn

• Able to work well as part of a team

• Proud of doing a job properly

• Looking for stable work and an opportunity to grow

You will also need reliable transport to get to and from our Alstonville nursery.

Why join Prestige Plants?

• Full-time, permanent work

• Above-award pay

• Monday to Friday – no regular weekends or public holidays

• Regular and predictable working hours

• Four weeks annual leave plus full-time entitlements

• Training provided

• Opportunities to progress into Leading Hand, Supervisor and Management roles

• Join a growing Australian business with long-term career opportunities

If you're hardworking, dependable and enjoy being outdoors, we'd like to hear from you.