Retail Team Leader
Retail Team Leader
Job Ref: P306
Our client is a very successful Garden Centre chain with several sites across the south of the UK. They produce inspiring environments that engage customers and provide high quality products and services.
Job Brief
The successful candidate will be accountable for leading a team of around 10 staff to deliver a successful department, managing visual changes, motivating, and managing people, managing stock replenishment processes, working closely with other department heads. Working full time, with alternate weekends and 6pm finishes. This is a great environment for someone looking to move into a retail management role with a difference.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive and support high levels of customer service across both departments.
- Effective deployment of team.
- Assisting other departments with workforce and practical assistance.
- Review and adjust staffing level where necessary.
- Undertake recruitment and induction of all seasonal and sundries staff.
- In conjunction with the trading manager identify staff development need and actively support professional development of all staff in the department.
- Support the trading manager in building a sales focused team.
- Ensure staff within the department effectively store and handle products to minimise losses and maximise stock availability.
- Ensure a high standard of housekeeping within the department.
- Ensure a safe working environment is maintained in line with companies health and safety policy.
Candidate Skills
The appointed person will possess retail management experience, ideally managed a team of 5 – 10.
As the Team Leader, you’ll need to have the following experience:
- Proven customer service experience.
- Good line management skills to guide, develop and motivate teams.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- A strong understanding of EPOS systems.
- Strong organisational skills to balance own and team’s workload.
- Ability to use own initiative and problem solve.
- Knowledge of health and safety legislation.
If this Retail Team Leader vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Paul Hargreaves on 01233 732767 or paul@horticruitment.com
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Senior Gardener
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Gardener to manage the gardens of a beautiful 15 -acre private estate based in the countryside in North Norfolk, on a full time and permanent basis.
The garden includes a 0.3-acre kitchen garden and a 1-acre orchards so applicants should have previous experience with pruning and training top and soft fruits. The estate also includes around 0.5 acre of formal gardens, which includes a rose garden, herbaceous boarders, shrubs, lawns, hedges and topiary. There is also a polytunnel for propagating. The owners have a building programme which will create new glasshouses and develop further growing areas within the grounds.
A significant portion of the duties will include propagating and growing vegetables through the year in the kitchen garden. Equally important duties include pruning fruit trees, managing espalier and fan trained trees and managing soft fruits. Additionally, the owners are creating new herbaceous borders and the successful candidate will play a key role in shaping these and maintaining them.
The successful candidate will join another part-time gardener. The owners are looking for candidates with horticultural experience, enthusiasm and a passion for kitchen and fruit gardening. The candidate will need to be dynamic, knowledgeable and able to work on their own initiative. The candidate is likely to have qualifications at RHS level 2 (or equivalent) but this is not essential. More important is the applicant’s passion for gardening and learning together with a strong estate gardening background. The gardens are almost entirely organic and biodynamic - no pesticides or herbicides have been used on the land for many years. The main front driveway is occasionally treated so a PA1/6 certification may be helpful (but is not essential). Experience with livestock would be helpful, but again not essential.
This is an amazing opportunity for an experienced estate gardener to be involved in maintaining and developing a private estate.
SALARY: up to £28,000 DOELOCATION: North Norfolk
JOB No: EC59821
If this Senior Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk
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Handyperson
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Handyperson to join a beautiful privately owned estate based in the highlands near Inverness. This role would suit a well-rounded and practically minded person with enthusiasm, a ‘can do’ attitude and experience in ensuring the smooth running of a private estate.
The property is large and diverse with Partridge/pheasant shoots held on the wider estate. The gardens are looked after by professional horticulturists, though some basic maintenance may be required of the successful candidate.
The role will predominantly involve the following:
- General maintenance to include painting and decorating. A basic understanding of plumbing, carpentry skills, fencing and a good practical understanding of property upkeep is required.
- The ability to work well with other estate staff with good communication skills, but also to work on their own.
- Ability to understand heating and water systems would be advantageous but not essential.
- Looking after private vehicles
- Keeping a good stock of firewood for the main house including laying up fires when required
- Assisting with clearing fallen branches and leaves
- Maintaining Tennis court
- General strimming around the estate
- Assisting the gardener and game keepers when required during busier periods.
- Help out on shoot days working closely with the owners and housekeeper. This may include some Saturdays over the shooting season for which time in lieu will be given.
The successful candidate will have excellent timekeeping skills, flexibility, and attention to detail. The Handyperson must be able to use own initiative and carry out tasks unsupervised and take pride in their work whilst able to remain neat and tidy doing so. Discretion is required at all times and a respectful attitude towards principals and property is necessary. A full driving license is required.
The position comes with a spacious 2-bedroom semi-detached cottage with a garden set within the estate. It would suit someone that enjoys living remotely and is happy to work in varied weather climates. Council tax is paid by the estate and all other bills are paid by the tenant.
SALARY: £28,000 plus accommodation
LOCATION: Inverness
JOB No: EC59757
If this Handyperson vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Experienced Gardener
Experience Gardener required.
Job Ref: H008
Our client is an established facilities management company based in North Yorkshire. They provide landscape/grounds maintenance services to commercial properties throughout the northeast. They pride themselves on providing the highest standard of service and have a loyal and established portfolio of clients. They currently seek an experienced gardener to lead a small team, in the deliverance of a variety of grounds maintenance tasks across their wide portfolio of clients.
Job Brief:
Our client is looking for someone to further increase the quality of the service they provide. The appointed candidate will be responsible for managing a small team as well as ensuring all operations are completed to correct, high horticultural standards. You would report directly to the Managing Director but would be responsible for the day to day running of your jobs, this role is a ‘hands on’ gardening role combined with the addition of required managerial capabilities. The successful candidate will be friendly, motivated and reliable, supporting their team to ensure their sites are properly maintained, while adhering to health and safety procedures.
Duties will include:
- Liaise with clients and suppliers.
- Lawn care, hedge cutting, edging and pruning shrubs.
- Implementation of planting schemes, soft landscaping when instructed.
- Pest and disease control.
- Organising work schedules.
- Maintenance of equipment.
- Organising and tidying of company vehicle
Key Skills:
A PA1/PA6 spraying certificate is required for this position, alongside a full driving licence while a horticultural qualification is advantageous, yet not essential. Applicants will have a strong understanding of commercial landscape maintenance and have previous experience with leading a team. The ideal candidate will, have strong communication skills and able to liaise with clients on a regular basis.
If this Experienced Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Tom Little on 01233 732767 or tom@horticruitment.com
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Skilled Gardener
A new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Skilled Gardener to manage the garden of a beautiful 1500-acre estate close to Aberdeen, joining two groundsmen who carry out general maintenance tasks. The garden has 1.5 acres of productive walled garden, with 2 greenhouses, 2 polytunnels. Other areas include mixed shrub beds, roses and fruit trees and extensive woodland walk area with policies planted up with azaleas and magnolias.
Applications are sought from suitable qualified and experienced gardeners who have a relevant horticultural qualification and proven experience managing a large estate garden. Experience with propagating, planting, weeding and general plant care of flowers fruits and shrubs is essential. You will need to be able to prune fruit trees, roses and shrubs and have the ability to use garden machinery and power tools. The role includes maintenance of the policy areas also where required.
The gardens are open under the NGS therefore experience in working with the public and maintaining gardens open to the public would be an advantage. Also desirable are PA1/PA6 spray certificates and CS30/31 chainsaw certificates.
This vacancy comes with a small 3 bedroom cottage with its own garden. Council tax is paid but utility bills are the gardener's responsibility.
ACCOMMODATION: Small 3 bedroom accommodation provided
SALARY: Circa £28,000
LOCATION: Close to Aberdeen
JOB No: EC59658
If this Skilled Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassins on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk
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Estate Worker
This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a confident and experienced Estate Worker to work within a private Estate in the North Cotswolds.
This is a key position within a recently acquired private Cotswolds Estate that comprises of traditional parkland area, fields and paths, traditional walled garden, kitchen gardens, formal and informal lawns, ponds, orchard, woods, arboretum, bed and borders of large Grade II listed Hall and its various guest houses and cottages. The successful applicant will work closely with the existing team, maintaining the estate to the very highest of standards.
Candidates will have proven practical experience working within a similar private estate environment. Reporting to and working closely with the Head Gardener the Estate Worker will be involved in the regular maintenance of the grounds and gardens. This role would suit someone hands on and able to carry out maintenance duties as and when required. Duties could range from putting up a shelf in the main house to repairing the boundary fences. Additionally, an understanding of a variety of garden machinery would be advantageous.
The vision for the estate over the next couple of years is to transition the current farming practices to more to natural wildflower rich fields, meadows, hedgerows with new additional woodlands and wetlands with the objective of increasing flora and fauna diversity. The owners are keen to move towards self sufficiency and are keen to source produce from the kitchen garden, orchards and through foraging across the wider estate. Therefore, they are open to ideas moving forward to increase the productivity of the estate.
The Estate values and rewards colleagues that are aspirational and passionate about their roles and will work harmoniously in delivering the exciting legacy that the Principals have in mind. Working week: 45 hours per week, Monday to Friday. References and a current DBS will be required.
SALARY: Circa £30,000
LOCATION: North Cotswolds
JOB No: EC59645
If this Estate Worker vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Tom Little on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk
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Assistant Plant Area Manager
Assistant Plant Area Manager required
Job Ref D019
Our client is well established and very successful independent Garden Centre. Seeking an assistant plant area manager in this newly created role within their multi million turnover plant department.
The Role:
You will be responsible for supporting the Plant Area reporting into the Plant Area Manager and working closely with the Nursery team.
Line managing the shrub team and overseeing the production team in the absence of the Nursery Manager, showing excellent leadership values and developing knowledge.
The successful applicant will be required to take a hands-on role in the daily management of the plant department including the Shrub information and advisory office and goods receiving area.
Working closely with customers to give advice and handle queries.
You will need to work in partnership with the Horticultural and Nursery managers, being responsible for the purchasing of the seasonal bedding plants throughout the year Visiting suppliers where necessary and building an excellent rapport.
Skills and Experience
- Supervisory/management experience
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent Plant Knowledge.
- Stock management and experience with EPOS systems
- Key holder and security responsibilities
- Good communication skills with the ability to train others and work as part of a wider team.
- Experience in taking a proactive approach to health and safety with a H&S qualification
- Willingness to gain an understanding of the heating and boiler systems and cover as necessary.
Desired Qualifications:
- HND, Btec or Diploma
- PA1 and PA6
Added benefit:
- Forklift license
- First aid certificate
- Fire marshal training
Ideally candidates will have management experience within the Garden Centre sector. However, above all else the candidate needs to have good customer service skills, supplemented with a good and varied plant knowledge. Therefore, candidates will be considered with applicable experience from other horticultural backgrounds.
If this Assistant Plant Area Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Paul Hargreaves on 01233 732767 or paul@horticruitment.com
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Gardening Assistant
Gardening Assistant required.
Job Ref: A649
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Gardening Assistant to join a well-established Garden Landscaping and Maintenance company based in central London. With over 30 years’ experience of working in high-end and challenging projects within London, they have the confidence and ability to oversee all aspects of maintenance and landscaping. Their garden maintenance service provides for everything needed to manage their clients outdoor space and get the very best out of it, and is a service offered to those gardens that they have designed and built over the years. Due to continued expansion and growth, they are now looking for a passionate and knowledgeable Gardening Assistant to join their highly skilled and motivated team.
He/ She will work alongside a small team, in delivering a wide range of garden maintenance services to clients, using your variety of skills and experience to achieve the very highest standards possible with an importance being placed on attention to detail. The successful candidate will have a professional approach when communicating with the client, while being physically fit and demonstrating a strong work ethic.
Applicants will have demonstrable horticultural experience, ideally supported by a horticultural qualification, Good plant knowledge is essential, alongside experience in the use of a variety of garden machinery associated with maintenance tasks, while completing tasks in an efficient and accurate manner. Individuals must be physically fit, while enjoying working in all weathers.
Regular garden maintenance services include all aspects of:
- Lawn maintenance including – mowing, aeration, spiking, scarification, fertiliser/weed/moss treatment programs, over-seeding, topdressing, and turfing.
- Hedge-cutting and shaping
- Plant care, including specialist training of roses and wisteria
- Weeding, garden clearance, and one-off tidy ups
- Pest and disease control and management,
- Soil maintenance, including fertiliser application programs and incorporating organic soil conditioners and green manures
- Installing and maintaining irrigation systems
- Planting
- Green roof and green wall maintenance
Additional certifications such as PA1/PA6 are desirable, but not essential. The client is willing to support professional development, and provide training where required.
This position is Monday to Friday, 45 hours a week with the working day beginning at 7:15 on site in Fulham, with a finish time of 5pm (season allowing). Additionally, in the summer months overtime is available.
If this Gardening Assistant vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Tom Little on 01233 732767 or tom@horticruitment.com
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Plant Area Assistant Manager
Plant Area Assistant Manager required
Job ref: ADV487
We're seeking a plant area assistant manager to flourish in our award-winning GCA garden centre. We're looking for someone with the ability to deliver excellent retail standards with a flexible hard-working approach.
Essential skills
- Organisational and motivational skills – to maximise all staff resources
- Proven retail experience including – Merchandising, ranging, buying, stock control, margin control and sales building.
- To lead by example
- Time management
- Prioritising, communicating and delivering targets and agreed strategies, including EPOS requirements.
- Excellent communication with written records as required
- Feedback with managers / directors
- Active part of weekly managers meetings
- Daily team meetings
- Excellent people skills, able to listen to customers and colleagues and communicate clearly.
- Positive attitude and application
- Ability to deliver excellent retail standards / requirements as listed above, flexible hard-working approach – to achieve 80%+ in all categories via the Garden Centre Association inspection process.
- Respectful approach to all Pughs policies including - health and safety, and use of staff uniforms
- An openness to develop new skills and be an active part of new projects and development
- Able to work some weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis
- Confident use of telephones.
- Lifting and manual work will be required – sometimes in inclement weather
- Some basic I.T. skills may be required at times.
Desired skills (these can be further developed as you work within the team)
- Plant and gardening knowledge,
- Plant retail experience, merchandising of plants and associated products
- Plant maintenance skills
Pugh's Staff Wellbeing Benefits
As a permanent employee of Pugh's, after passing your probation period you will be entitled to the following
- 20%-50%
- Staff Discounts
- Monthly Prize Draws worth £100
- Individual Staff Life Insurance
- Health Assured - Staff Health & Well-Being Support Scheme
- Yearly Personal Development Reviews
- £30 Uniform Allowance
- Yearly Holiday Giveaway
- and more
This private advert is being managed directly by the employer. horticruitment are not involved in the hiring process and are therefore unable to share any additional information on this role. If you have any questions regarding this position, the best course of action is to apply for the job which will open a line of communication with the employer.
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Landscape Operative
Landscape Operative required
Job Ref L555
Our client is a well- established company of landscape professionals who specialise in the field of garden design, landscape construction and garden maintenance high end domestic clients. They have a wealth of experience and pride themselves on completing a variety of work to high end domestic customers to an extremely high standard across the UK.
Job Brief
Our client is looking for a motivated, experienced, and reliable candidate to become part of the landscaping department and contribute to the high quality of the service they provide and professionally represent the company. The successful candidate will be involved in a range of landscaping activities which include:
- Ground Preparation
- Turfing and / or Seeding
- Shrub, Hedge and Tree planting
- Light Grounds Maintenance Duties
- Use of various equipment and machinery such as rotovators, whacker plates, seeding equipment, various hand tools and more.
Key Responsibilities
Applicants should have a minimum of 1 years landscaping experience. The suitable candidate will have lots of enthusiasm, a keen eye for detail an ability to read and understand landscape drawings.
Applicants will be willing to work on their own initiative as well as under direction where necessary. A suitable candidate will have prior experience working within the soft landscaping environment.
- Deliver first quality maintenance on sites to their specification in a timely and efficient manner.
- Demonstrate the ability to work well in a team and be able to follow instructions.
- Show a good understanding of all health and safety regulations, and always adhering to them.
- Good communication skills to successfully engage with customers, clients, and team members.
Candidate Skills
This role entails being the representative of the company on the ground and will need to conduct yourself that portrays the business in accordance with its values and approach at all times. This is also a route for someone who is ambitious to join a progressive company and develop into a role with more responsibility.
The ideal candidate will hold:
- A full UK manual driving licence (required).
- Several years’ experience working within a similar environment.
- Experience using a range of machinery.
PA1/PA6a, NVQ, Chainsaw certificates are desirable, but not essential, and where required the client will assist in the training those certificates.
If this Landscape Operative vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Paul Hargreaves on 01233 732767 or paul@horticruitment.com
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