Seedling Nursery Assistant (Openings: 4)

Agriculture, Fishing & Forestry

K sh 33,000 – 44,000 gross / month

Openings: 4 Location: Nairobi – Wangige Market (seedling hub, metro Kiambu edge) Overview: Seedlings are the start of every great harvest, and your hands help set them up for success. As a Nursery Assistant, you’ll work in shaded tunnels preparing trays, monitoring moisture, and grading seedlings by size and vigor. Cleanliness and attention to detail keep disease out, while accurate labeling ensures orders reach the right growers. Our client values precision, consistency, and a methodical approach. Dispatch days are busy but structured, with checklists, photos, and careful packing to maintain quality. Every neatly packed tray and high germination percentage is a small victory for both you and the farm’s customers. Daily tasks include sowing seeds, pricking out seedlings, grading for health, maintaining shade nets, sanitizing trays, and preparing orders for dispatch. Accuracy and hygiene are central your work directly affects the nursery’s efficiency, crop quality, and customer satisfaction. For someone who enjoys hands-on, detail-oriented work and seeing measurable results, this role offers growth from Assistant to Nursery Lead, and eventually Nursery Manager, building both horticultural expertise and operational skills along the way. Key Responsibilities: - Sow seeds; maintain moisture; manage shade nets. - Prick out; grade seedling health; prep orders. - Sanitize trays; accurate labels and dispatch. Education & Experience: - Certificate in Horticulture; 0–1 year. Skills: - Fine motor skills, cleanliness, labeling accuracy, and stamina. KPIs: - Germination %, order accuracy, disease incidence, tray turnaround. Compensation (Kenya): - Base: KES 33,000–44,000. - Order-accuracy bonus: KES 1,000–2,000/month. Client estimates; varies with seed handling speed, tray hygiene, and ability to meet early morning starts. Benefits: - Medical, PPE, gloves. Growth Path: - Assistant → Nursery Lead → Nursery Manager.