Senior Horticultural Sales Person
Senior Horticultural Sales Person required
Job Ref ADV314
A thriving nursery, growing and importing a huge range of plants from Europe and beyond. Nestled within the old walled garden of Ham House and next to the river Thames
We are seeking a Senior Horticultural Sales Person to join our sales team dealing with trade and retail customers, from working on larger landscaping plant lists to dealing with smaller over the counter sales. We are a specialist nursery, all about plants.
- Advise customers via email, phone and in person about plant selection and care based on numerous factors including soil type, aspect, water requirements, space and design.
- Answer plant health enquiries via email, phone and in person: helping to diagnose pest, disease and cultural issues and suggest remedy actions.
- Pull together quotes for trade customers from both our stock and from a range of suppliers, following this through to coordinating completion of orders.
- Process sales of all sizes, including scheduling deliveries.
- Make suggestions to nursery buyers for sourcing standard or novel stock items.
- Provide horticultural knowledge to the wider team as required.
- Creating a monthly trade stock capture and scheduling distribution via email list.
- Carrying out correct retail procedures including cashing up, refunds, voucher sales etc.
- Keep the retail/trade sales office tidy, organized and functional.
- Assisting with watering plants and cleaning & restocking of retail environment as needed.
- Tagging and picking orders, as well as delegating and managing this where appropriate.
Full time, Tuesday-Saturday.
Salary is £27,000-£29,000 + bonus p.a depending on experience. 28 days paid holiday.
Plantarea Manager
Plantarea Manager required
Job Ref J397
Our client is an independently owned garden centre, the family has grown the business significantly over the years. This modern garden centre offers its customer a wonderful range of plants, shrubs, houseplants, garden sundries, cut flowers, furniture and much, much more. In addition, the centre has a highly successful food hall.
They are currently seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Plantarea Manager to lead a growing team of passionate staff. They pride themselves on delivering exceptional quality and choice. Continuously looking to improve standards and the customer experience within the indoor and outdoor plantarea. The client is looking for someone who can take ownership of the plant department and create inspirational and aspirational displays with a commercial mind. Ensure stock availability of the highest standards, whilst offering exceptional customer service.
The successful candidate would be responsible for managing and leading the department in order that customers have a truly unique experience. They are driven to achieve a real ‘WOW’ factor and customer delight is their only goal. You will be responsible for driving sales, profitability and achieving sales targets as set out by the Garden Centre Manager. It is important for the business that all their staff feel a great sense of empowerment, so you can really make this role your own.
Our client values are:
-Working as a team to develop the brand and you as an employee
-Communicate together to create a better working environment
-Committed to providing good quality products and great customer service
Main Responsibilities:
-Overseeing all day-to-day operational requirements of the Plant area and department.
-Ensuring the identification, prioritisation and allocation of tasks for all the Plant Team are met.
-Planning and delivering seasonal priority stock lines such as Christmas trees and summer bedding.
-Manage customer complaints and answer all customer enquiries by email, telephone or in person being dealt with efficiently and in a timely manner.
-Compilation of staffing rotas and thoroughly managing staff hours.
-Ability to cover interviews and recruit for the department as and when required.
-Good knowledge of all departmental items sold.
-Merchandising products on the shop floor to create an inspiring and safe shopping experience.
-Stock rotation, aware of the best sellers and deadlines, move stock quickly as necessary.
-Generate ideas to support the development and efficiency of the Plant area department.
-Planning and managing staffing levels for indoor and outdoor plant area whilst working with the partners on the needs of the business.
If this Plantarea Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Ruth Bolam on 01233 732767 or ruth@horticruitment.com.
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Gardeners
Gardeners required
Job Ref ADV307
We are a busy, well-established garden design and maintenance company. We have a growing portfolio of high-end residential gardens across north London and are looking for enthusiastic, experienced full time permanent professional gardeners.
Our gardens are maintained to a high standard and we install new planting layouts and irrigation throughout the year. You will be able to improve your horticultural skills and knowledge and there is room for career progression.
If you are passionate about horticulture, are looking to develop and grow within a great team and meet the following requirements, we would love to hear from you:
Minimum of 3-4 years’ proven gardening experience and good practical skills in garden maintenance; involving pruning hedges and shrubs, mowing, flowerbed maintenance (weeding and pruning) and planting; including the regular use of power tools. Installing and maintaining irrigation systems would be an advantage.
Good plant knowledge and understanding of correct horticultural practice (plant identification test on interview).
Good work ethic – reliable, punctual, hard working and able to work in all types of weather.
Physically fit with excellent teamwork abilities.
Well presented with good communication skills.
Fluent in English.
Formal horticultural qualifications (RHS 2 or equivalent) preferred. PA1/PA6 spraying certificates an advantage.
Clean UK driving licence essential.
Working hours are 8am–4.30pm Mon–Fri, longer in the summer months.
Salary up to 29K, dependent on experience and skills. Work all year round, uniform provided, development and promotion available for the right candidate.
To apply, please email a covering letter, CV with contact details, and two contactable references to fgalore@dircon.co.uk for the attention of Maria Dallow, Director, Flowers Galore & More Ltd.
Experienced Gardener
Experienced Gardener required
Job Ref S233
Our client is an established company of landscape professionals who specialise in the field of garden design, landscape construction and garden care/maintenance for both residential and commercial clients. They are BALI registered and ISO 9001 certified. Due to continued expansion, the company are in search of knowledgeable gardeners at all levels; from assistant to skilled/senior, on a full-time permanent and fully employed basis. A generous salary will be offered in line with experience.
Applicants should have comprehensive hands-on experience in garden care and maintenance and an ability to carry out the finer aspects of horticulture, such as species-specific pruning, as well as the more physically demanding tasks. Applicants will be willing to work on their own initiative as well as under direction where necessary. Senior gardeners will be responsible for a team of three assistants, and assistant gardeners will work within a small team under the direction of a senior gardener. Successful applicants will be based primarily on a single large estate, with other sites include high-end new build properties throughout South East London.
Candidates for this position will ideally hold an academic horticultural qualification, with PA1/PA6 spray certificates being required of senior gardeners. Good plant knowledge is required, as is an ability to ensure safe and efficient use of a range of gardening machinery. Senior Gardeners are required to hold a full driving licence.
Benefits include training support, 28 days paid holiday and a company pension scheme. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established and growing company, and to develop your career with them.
If this Experienced Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 732767 or mark.read@horticruitment.com.
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Commissions Gardener
Commissions Gardener required
Job Ref ADV313
About Us
Founded in 2004, Global Generation is an educational charity, which works together with local children and young people, businesses, residents and families in Camden, Islington and Southwark to create healthy, integrated and environmentally responsible communities.
We aim to create a welcoming, caring and learning culture in which we recognise and promote the diversity of people and nature, breaking down barriers to engagement to help build resilient communities and environments, working together towards a more inclusive, equitable and just world.
Our work connects people of all ages to nature in the middle of the city. We focus on the development of the whole person, providing support for children and young people to grow themselves, grow relationships and grow a new vision for the future. Our gardens provoke curiosity. They are sustainable and creative, giving individuals the opportunity to step beyond the familiar ‘business as usual’ world, encouraging them to join together with others to grow a new story in which the seemingly impossible is continuously in a process of becoming possible.
Job Context and Purpose
We have an established network of urban gardens in Camden and a satellite garden in Southwark. We are now based in the Story Garden next to the British Library.
In addition to the Story Garden, we also design, create and maintain interior and exterior gardens with local schools and community groups as well as local restaurants and businesses in King’s Cross and at Regents Place in Euston. This commercial aspect of our work is important, bringing unrestricted income to the organisation, but also helping us build relationships with the business community, opening up further opportunities for collaborative work and the chance for young people and the local community to get involved, learn new skills and potentially find paid work.
We are looking for an experienced and competent maintenance gardener with a passion for gardening with nature, who will oversee our growing portfolio of commercial gardens. This includes maintaining ornamental planters outside cafes and restaurants as well as other planting in the public realm.
We are currently setting up an entry level horticulture course for young people and local residents, and the role will include using your experience and practical knowledge of amenity horticulture to work with and mentor trainees on work experience as they carry out the maintenance rounds with you.
Working with our wider team and trainees, you will also be responsible for scoping out, designing and implementing new projects.
For more information about the role and how to apply, please see the recruitment pack.
The role is 3 days per week paying a salary of £25,000 per annum pro rata.
Application information
Please send your CV along with a completed application form and equal opportunities monitoring form to jobs@globalgeneration.org.uk. The application deadline is 14th April 2021.
Garden Team Leader
Garden Team Leader required
Job Ref G150
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced gardener to join the garden care department of an established and popular garden centre. The role will involve garden care and maintenance of domestic properties in West London, on a full-time permanent basis.
The award-winning independent garden centre in West London has a successful gardening department, comprising a small and friendly team. A vacancy has arisen for an experienced gardener with the ability to supervise one other gardener and to lead by example, i.e., to carry out hands-on garden care with high attention to detail and to provide excellent customer service.
The ideal candidate will have experience in garden maintenance, with good plant knowledge, species-specific pruning skills and an ability to work safely and efficiently with a range of garden machinery. A full driving licence is required for this role, with spray certificates (PA1/PA6) being beneficial. Applicants must be friendly, positive, and be able to diplomatically lead and work alongside a team member.
Suitable applicants will have at least 3 years’ experience working in private gardens or for a recognised gardening company, good plant knowledge, a drivers’ licence, good time management and good people skills.
A competitive salary will be offered in reflection of the successful candidate’s experience, plus pension, staff discount and 28 days annual leave (inc. Bank Holidays).
If this Garden Team Leader vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 732767 or mark.read@horticruitment.com.
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Gardener
Gardener required
Job Ref ADV312
An exceptional opportunity to work as a gardener in a substantial private garden in East Sussex. You will need significant horticultural experience, have an interest in growing fruit and vegetables, be physically fit and hold a full U.K. driving licence. The garden comprises perennial and wildflower planting set around the main house, along with a walled vegetable garden and a small orchard, set within the owners’ estate.
The ideal candidate will have the ability to develop and implement the owners’ vision for the gardens, as guided and directed by the estate manager, and be responsible for routine maintenance and seasonal tasks such as pruning. An interest in the wider estate, managed to encourage ecological diversity, is desirable, and the Estate Manager and Gardener will work together on larger projects. A good understanding of organic gardening, flexibility, enthusiasm, and the ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team within a private household will also be required.
No accommodation is available. Competitive salary depending on experience. To apply please send a current CV and covering letter date telling us why you are interested in the job to info@gardenrecruitment.com. Early applications are welcome, start date as soon as possible.
Skilled Gardener
Skilled Gardener required
Job Ref B506
Our client is an established company operating from West London but operating all over the city specialising in the design and construction of bespoke residential gardens. They have won a number of industry awards for their work and unique designs which often incorporate specialist materials and features requiring the highest standard of workmanship. They currently have a vacancy for a Skilled Gardener to join their team.
The Job:
Candidates will be expected to deal with paperwork, ensure that the staff adhere to the highest of standards; organise yours and the teams work schedules; arrange deliveries; and be capable of estimating and liaising with clients. Candidates must have excellent practical skills in all areas of garden maintenance as well as landscaping, with a good eye for detail and strong leadership skills. Be able to demonstrate a successful track record of delivering high quality workmanship which is completed on time and within agreed budgets.
-Excellent horticultural knowledge, from plant identification to pest identification and pruning techniques
-Exceptional attention to detail, be creative and have the highest standards of horticultural practice
-Be punctual, tidy in appearance and have good “common sense”.
-Be able to communicate clearly with clients, staff and be able to keep records (fluent in written English)
-You will take a plant identification test during the interview, training on plant knowledge if required.
It is important that you have good communication skills, combined with a pro-active and flexible approach to your duties.
Candidates will be required to hold a formal horticultural qualification.
There are excellent opportunities for further training along with the prospect of career progression.
A full clean UK driving licence is required
Working hours 7am/ 8am – 4.30pm/5.30pm Monday to Friday and be happy to work in and around London.
If this Skilled Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Ruth Bolam on 01233 732767 or ruth@horticruitment.com.
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Landscape Maintenance Foreman
Landscape Maintenance Foreman required
Job Ref ADV311
Greenleaf Contract Services have been established for 20 years working on commercial site and rooftop gardens.
We are seeking a Landscape Maintenance Foreman who will be responsible for the day to day site management of the maintenance on a large private residential Estate in North London.
The candidate will need to be able to manage workloads effectively, planning ahead and with a good eye for detail. You will also be highly motivated, as you will be required to work on their own from November to April and manage one assistant from May to October.
Excellent communication skills are essential with the ability to be able to communicate at all levels, fluent in English.
Good plant based knowledge is essential and recognised horticultural qualification is desirable. You should be confident and familiar with the use of tools and machinery.
A clean UK/EU drivers licence is required and 5 years grounds maintenance experience.
This is a full time role with paid holidays.
The salary is £27,000 DOE
Sole Gardener
A rare opportunity has arisen for a Sole Gardener to take ownership of an impressive and developing private estate garden in County Meath, Ireland. The property has recently been purchased and the owner has planned an extensive renovation, construction and reinstatement program for the whole estate. Applications are sought from skilled gardeners with demonstrable experience of managing their own time efficiently from a hands-on perspective, preferably with experience at Sole, Senior/Head Gardener level.
The estate is of a parkland-style landscape with copses and strategic planting of trees within the fields, numbering 2000 at present. The total area encompasses 110-acres, with the formal garden being 3-acres when complete. The property will include a kitchen garden, glasshouses and wildflower meadows in addition to an array of ornamental planting and garden features yet to be finalised as part of the design.
Two employees currently work on site, including a part-time groundskeeper. The successful candidate for the Sole Gardener role will report directly to the estate owner and will work with the landscape architect to deliver the garden design, planting and landscaping project as envisaged and will ensure the upkeep of existing parkland.
Responsibilities of the Sole Gardener are to include general garden maintenance and management, e.g. planting, pruning, lawn mowing, hedge cutting, watering/irrigation and tree maintenance. Maintaining the boundaries and property fences will fall within the post holder’s area of responsibility and as such, competence in the operation of some agricultural machinery such as tractors, excavators, hedge trimmers, sprayers etc. will be welcomed, however those without experience with heavy machinery/vehicles are also encouraged to apply. Routine upkeep of the property, i.e. fencing, varied handyman jobs etc. will also be required of the Sole Gardener.
Applicants for this position should have experience in garden management and maintenance, strong horticultural knowledge, experience with self-propelled mowers, chainsaws, and other garden machinery. Applicants with experience in earth moving equipment would also be welcome.
Suitable candidates will be physically fit, energetic and self-motivated with a strong work ethic and can-do attitude. An ability to work well unsupervised, plan the workload on a weekly and annual basis and to problem-solve are essential qualities, as are good communication skills and a positive attitude. Applicants should be academically qualified, ideally with certification in Health and Safety. Applicants must hold a full driving licence.
This opportunity is offered with accommodation by way of a 1000ft.2 gate lodge comprising two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large living room, kitchen and utility room. The lodge has recently been refurbished and is fully furnished. Pets are welcome. Utility costs will be the responsibility of the employee, though rent is covered by the employer in addition to the generous salary stated below.
Standard hours will be 38-hours per week, Monday to Friday with occasional weekend work when necessary. 29-days holiday (including Public Holidays) are offered, as is use of a vehicle for work purposes.
SALARY: Circa €30,000 DOE
LOCATION: Country Meath, Ireland
JOB No: EC27048
If this Sole Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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