Nursery Manager - R147
Nursery Manager Required
A chance to join a family run Wholesale Nursery supplying a wide range of trees and shrubs to Landscape Contractors across all of England and Wales to commercial planting schemes and new housing developments. They pride themselves on offering friendly customer service and always the very best price! They are a small hard working close knit team and need someone to fit into this.
Do you enjoy the challenge of managing designated production areas?
Can you lead, manage and mentor a small team of staff?
Can you work in an efficient manner to ensure the company meets their customer expectations?
Key points
- Responsible for daily management of orders for dispatch
- To ensure plants are to the correct specification and ready on time
- Maintenance and good housekeeping standards
- Unloading of lorries and checking deliveries
- Pest and disease control as required
Must haves
- A good working knowledge of plants
- Good attention to detail and happy to multitask
- Forklift licence and spraying certificates preferred
- A flexible attitude and keen to provide a professional service
If this Nursery Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Green Team Supervisor - G905
Green Team Supervisor Required
Are you passionate about horticulture and about introducing new trainees into the industry?
The Company’s Green Teams have provided hundreds of trainees with their first taste of work in grounds maintenance and horticulture. Under the tutelage of their Green Team Supervisors they have successfully delivered award winning landscaping and maintenance contracts throughout London.
Green Teams will be at the very heart of the delivery of several of The Company’s programmes and their newest landscaping and sustainable urban drainage projects. They are seeking a Green Team Supervisor who will lead and manage the programme’s activities that will be crucial to the success of these projects.
Job Description
The Green Team Supervisor reports to the Green Team Programme Manager and is responsible for leading and training a team of trainee landscape gardeners and grounds maintenance operatives. Tasks include identifying, planning, managing and delivering a diverse programme of hard and soft landscaping projects, predominantly in the West London area, but potentially at any site across the Capital.
Teams of trainees are typically comprised of up to 6 waged trainees, each of whom are keen to secure future employment within grounds maintenance. The Green Team Supervisor manages the team of trainees providing line management support, training and site and operational supervision and management across all work related matters relating to the trainees.
- Supervise, train and manage a team of trainees undertaking hard and soft landscaping improvement projects throughout The Company’s operational area.
- Maintain relationships with local training providers, landowners and employers to meet the aims of the programme.
- Maintain the programmes’ systems and procedures by which the Trust will be able to manage training initiatives successfully.
Key Skills
- A relevant horticulture landscaping qualification such as a BTEC or NVQ Level 2 minimum.
- Ability to undertake hard and soft landscaping projects adhering to project briefs, specifications and budgets.
- Ability to supervise the delivery of hard and soft landscaping projects by team members with limited skills and experience.
- Ability to engage and motivate people who have spent long periods not in training or paid employment.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage conversations and speak/communicate effectively with people at all levels.
- Ability to work in partnership, network and negotiate with a wide range of organisations such as local authorities, colleges and businesses in order to successfully deliver projects and place trainees.
- Ability to carry out Risk Assessments for the safe delivery of Open/Green Space projects and activities, and to deliver physical improvement and maintenance projects with an understanding of and adherence to the relevant Health & Safety legislation.
- Ability to use MS Corporate Applications; MS Word, Excel, Internet and Email.
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
Further Information
- Work will be a 37.5-hour week, although willingness to be flexible is essential.
- A SSSTS qualification is highly desirable.
- A full UK driving licence is essential.
If this Green Team Supervisor vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Seasonal Plant Manager - L329
Our client has developed a thriving garden centre, well known for their superb customer service, with a very strong horticultural team and excellent plant displays which provides a unique and enjoyable shopping experience, once described as a gleaming glass beacon with the wow factor! They have an exciting opportunity for a Seasonal Plant Manager to join the team.
Do you have extensive plant knowledge?
Can you provide inspirational plant displays throughout the year?
Can you maintain excellent retailing standards?
Key points
- Merchandising and displays of a wide range of plants
- Monitoring of plant sales and taking appropriate action
- Providing a high level of customer sales and service
- Maintaining a good level of housekeeping standards
- Ensuring the department is well stocked and looking fresh
Must haves
- A good working knowledge of plant retailing
- The ability to merchandise effectively creating innovative displays
- Be well organised with good attention to detail
- A passion for horticulture with a flexible approach to all tasks
If this Seasonal Plant Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Sole Gardener - Live Out - EC7462 - This position has now been filled
A permanent full-time Sole Gardener is required to maintain the garden and grounds on a beautiful family owned estate near Winchester. The 4-acre garden and grounds are maintained to a high standard and include several areas which the owners would like to develop further. This role would suit a physically fit and knowledgeable gardener with demonstrable experience of working autonomously on private estates.
The impressive garden consists of herbaceous borders, a vegetable garden, large areas of lawns, mature shrubs, a wooded area and a river running though the garden, and a backdrop of mature trees. The garden is equipped with a range of equipment including a ride-on mower.
Applicants will need to have a relevant horticultural qualification, ideally at RHS Level 2 or above and proven experience as a Sole or Skilled Gardener, and of managing a large private garden from a hands-on perspective. Applicants must have good all-round gardening skills as well as genuine enthusiasm for their profession, and ideas for further development and improvements in order to provide additional colour and interest to the garden. A willingness to be involved in general estate maintenance/DIY duties, assist with any maintenance of the water course and be involved in other ad-hoc estate tasks as required is also essential. Chainsaw certificates, spray certificates (PA1/PA6) and a full UK driving licence/own transport would also be an advantage for this vacancy.
This is a Monday to Friday position, with specific hours being dependent upon the season. No weekend duties will be required of the successful candidate. Applicants will need to be CRB (DBS) checked prior to taking up employment.
This is an excellent opportunity for a physically fit and passionate gardener to take ownership of a stunning private estate in a sought-after part of the country, and for owners who are genuinely enthusiastic about the presentation and ongoing development of their garden.
SALARY: Circa £25,000 dependent on experience
LOCATION: Winchester
JOB No: EC7462
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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Interior/Exterior Maintenance Operations Manager - X209 - This position has now been filled
Interior/Exterior Maintenance Operations Manager required
Our client is an established company which specialises in the installation and maintenance of interior and exterior landscaping, creating a pleasant working environment in mainly hotels, showrooms, restaurants and other commercial properties. They work with very innovative and design lead displays including green walls, feature planting, floristry and Christmas. They currently seek an enthusiastic and energetic Operations Manager to provide plant maintenance services and to manage the maintenance team and warehouse function.
This is an excellent chance to join a dynamic and growing company and be part of a small team with a huge opportunity.
Job Description:
The Operations Manager will be expected to provide plant maintenance to a regular customer base. This involves reasonable amounts of driving throughout London and the Home Counties. Together with colleagues you will carry out deliveries of new and replacement plant displays.
The incumbent will need to bring previous experience in maintaining interior and exterior plants and to build strong working relationships with all other members, notably the Customer Service & Scheduling Manager and Sales Manager.
The incumbent will have direct responsibility for the warehouse operations, design, production and installation functions. To succeed he/she will need to devise, introduce and develop robust systems for managing their team and introducing meaningful key performance indicators that assist the continuous improvement of the operations function.
Key Skills:
- Experienced interior landscaper (tropical plants)
- Organisational skills
- Management skills
- Practical with tools / Hands on
- Full driving licence essential.
If this Interior/Exterior Maintenance Operations Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Estate Gardener/Worker - Live Out - EC7426 - This position has now been filled
Estate Gardener/Worker Required
A rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced Estate/Gardener Worker to join a stunning 70-acre private estate near Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. This position would suit an experienced and flexible gardener with good estate maintenance/outdoor skills and the ability to work autonomously, as well as with the Estate Manager and other team members where necessary.
The estate has a keen focus on natural habitat creation and maintenance, and comprises a 15-acre lake, three ponds, a small fenced orchard with approximately 140 mixed (primarily apple) trees, a greenhouse, expansive lawns, hedging, mature trees and areas of ornamental planting. Approximately 500-metres of the local river runs through a section of the property. Twenty beehives are located within the orchard and are maintained by a commercial company. A dedicated wildlife area adjacent to the river, known as the Water Gardens, has been developed for the purpose of wildlife/habitat enhancement. The estate also houses chickens, ducks and pygmy goats, with wild deer to breeding kingfishers frequently seen on this peaceful and beautiful property.
Under the Estate and Fisheries Manager, the successful applicant will primarily work on and develop the estate gardens, though the work will be varied and interesting beyond that of a traditional Gardener due to the nature of the estate. The role will involve restoration and maintenance of the main house garden and surrounding estate, including the future development of the garden in line with the owner’s vision. Garden management aspects will include mowing, strimming and scrub control as well as planting, propagation and border maintenance. Assistance with hard landscaping projects such as footpath restoration and maintenance, fencing, gate hanging and other construction work will be necessary, as will assistance with the day-to-day upkeep of and maintenance of all garden machinery and equipment. The Estate/Gardener Worker should competent in the use of estate and garden machinery, such as (but not limited to), ride-on mowers, strimmers, tractors, woodchippers, blowers, hedge cutters and chainsaws. If no certification is held, i.e. in chainsaw operation, the successful candidate will be trained via the appropriate courses at the company’s cost. Candidates with experience in the operation of small diggers, dumpers and tractors are encouraged to apply.
Applicants for this role should have strong gardening/horticultural experience on private estates and will ideally hold an academic horticultural qualification at Level 2 or above. Experience in the above stated areas is necessary, as is a strong work ethic and good physical fitness. Pesticide/herbicide use is kept to a minimum on the estate; however experience with backpack sprayers is desired of applicants. The successful applicant will be expected to keep maintenance records for machinery and chemicals, to assist with the day-to-day facilities maintenance programme, to work as part of the estates team, and at times, work with and assist contractors. The role will also include feeding of fish from a boat or from the shore, working within the lake with chest waders and occasionally a dry suit, planting and tree work from shore and boat, and keeping the sluice runs clear from vegetation. Applicants must therefore be confident around water and must be competent swimmers.
Applicants must be able to attend the estate within thirty minutes due to the nature of the role, and must possess their own vehicle for this purpose. The successful candidate will be required to pass a stringent security check and must have no criminal record. Some occasional out-of-hours cover for alarm call-outs and management of animals within the estate will be necessary on occasion, so applicants must be flexible and willing to take ownership and pride in their role.
Hours of work comprise Monday to Friday; 08:00 – 17:00 with some out-of-hours work and weekend work required on occasion for the above stated reasons.
This is a rare and interesting role on a beautiful estate, with a great team. It could be accurately described as a ‘lifestyle job’ with those having a fondness for the outdoors and a varied associated skill set being particularly suited.
LOCATION: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
SALARY: Circa £25,000 DOE
JOB No: EC7426
If this Estate Gardener/Worker vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Landscape Foreman - R020 - This position has now been filled
Landscape Foreman Required
Our Client has been established for over 20 years and have been involved in commercial soft landscaping right across the South East, spanning as far north as Peterborough and as far west as Bristol. They have completed landscape schemes for a wide variety of clients, including company headquarters, new schools and academies, business and retail parks, superstores and industrial estates, as well as involvement in ecologically sensitive areas. The business has had a change of ownership in the last two years and a new CEO recently. They are currently looking for a motivated and skilled Landscape Foreman for a variety of soft landscape construction projects.
Job Description:
| Team supervision | Ensure team are on site on time, breaks are monitored, uniform and PPE are worn correctly and site is left in a good state each day in a safe and secure location. |
| Reporting absence | To lead on compliance with absence reporting procedure, ensuring team communicate and absence is recorded correctly. |
| Health and Safety | Ensure all Health and Safety criteria onsite is met. Report any issues to the Contracts manager and ensure reporting mechanisms are used. |
| Supervision of deliveries | Oversee onsite deliveries. Ensure any issues are communicated ahead of time. To oversee safe delivery and off load of all deliveries. All materials are to be checked upon delivery. No operatives or foreman are to enter the delivery vehicle. Check the quality of stock, any defective/damaged stock i.e. twisted/broken trees are to be rejected. Inform your contracts manager immediately before delivery leaves. |
| Site issues/queries | Ensure all issues/queries are reported to your Contracts Manager and the office immediately so they can be dealt with, with quality management in mind. |
| Care of company property | Ensure all company property is looked after. Carry out daily pre-start checks to each tool that has an engine. Ensure that ALL tools and equipment are cleaned twice per month thoroughly and after each use. Vehicles are to be left clean inside at all times and washed weekly. If medical kit is used, inform the office once supplies are running low. Ensure there is always enough eye wash for two people for both eyes at all times. All tools and equipment to be stored safely and returned to the van each day. Any maintenance required should be carried out as required. |
| Daily updates | Keep lines of communication open with your Supervisor and Manager. Ensure reporting and emails are checked/completed daily. |
| Works evidence | Before and after images are to be taken each day of the works carried out by yourself and your operatives (no exceptions). To be sent to your office Contracts Administrator (email and contact number will be provided) |
| Training | It will be your responsibility to ensure that you and your team are working to the required standard. These standards and training methods will be monitored by your Contracts Manager and senior management and will form part of your PDR review. |
| Site responsibilities | You will be responsible for direct conversations with the site manager. Each morning you need to carry out a ten-minute daily risk assessment. Ensure all paperwork is logged/retained correctly. |
| Near miss & Accident reports | You will be responsible for informing your Supervisor/Manager and the office if you or anyone within your team encounter a near miss.
Near miss/accident reports are to be completed in full and submitted to the office for record and to allow the safety manager to advise of any control measures required.
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| RAMS & Toolbox Talk signatures | At the start of each job you will be required to carry out a toolbox talk (TBT) for each task on site you are likely to carry out (provided inside the RAMS folder) These are to be read to your operatives and signed by each member. Any new operative on site MUST carry out a TBT.
You will be required to ensure your operatives read, understand then sign the risk assessment and method statement pack given to you on the first day of a new site. |
| Quality Management | Assist your contracts manager to monitor and record quality control measures during project completion from start to finish. Ensure you keep good communication with your manager. Issue resolution and improvements to be communicated and recorded. |
Key Skills:
- Previous experience as a Foreman or Team Leader within the landscape construction industry.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to plan and execute work efficiently.
- Good leadership skills are also important as are good organisational skills and an eye for detail.
- Good horticultural and plant knowledge.
- Good practical and machinery skills
Driving licence and CSCS card are essential requirements.
If this Landscape Foreman vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com
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Assistant Gardener - Live Out - EC7369 - This position has now been filled
Assistant Gardener required
An attractive opportunity has arisen for an experienced gardener to join a stunning 50-acre private estate on a full-time permanent basis. The stunning period property is located in Worcester and offers an opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced gardener to develop their skills under a talented Head Gardener. Applications from newly qualified gardeners/horticulturists are welcome.
The 50-acre property comprises beautiful gardens and grounds including equestrian facilities; stables, a hay barn, paddocks and a ménage, and surrounding farmland. The 9-acre formal aspect of the gardens comprise expansive areas of lawn, mature trees, mixed/herbaceous borders, a kitchen garden, lakes, woodland, ponds, a variety of ornamental planting and plans for a glasshouse. Although the majority of the grounds are well established, there are plans for extensive redesign and development of the gardens and grounds as a whole.
A vacancy has arisen for an Assistant Gardener to work directly under and alongside the Head Gardener on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of garden/grounds maintenance as well as helping with the development of the site, making the Assistant Gardener role varied an exciting. This position would suit an enthusiastic gardener with a strong work ethic and good attention to detail. Although working under the direction of the Head Gardener, the ability to work alone is important and as such, basic plant knowledge and garden maintenance skills are required.
Typical duties will include lawn care, pond and water feature care, general pruning, planting, hedge cutting, weeding, establishing and tending a kitchen garden, maintenance of boundaries/fences and more. Applicants should be well-versed in the operation of garden machinery, i.e. hedge cutters, mowers and petrol-powered strimmers, blowers etc. An academic horticultural qualification at RHS Level 2, spray certificates (PA1/6) and chainsaw licence are desired but are not essential.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced gardener to join a stunning private estate at an exciting stage of development, and to improve your existing skill set under a knowledgeable Head Gardener. Standard working hours of work are 08:00-16:00 Monday-Friday. Salary is offered commensurate with experience. Applicants should hold a full UK driving licence and their own transport, as the estate is located rurally.
LOCATION: Worcester
SALARY: Circa £25,000 DOE
JOB No: EC7369
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Operations Supervisor - ADV265 - Please respond direct to the advertiser
Operations Supervisor required
The University Parks team has care of the University Parks and the University’s green estate. This includes the open spaces around some of the University’ world famous iconic buildings and first class teaching facilities. We offer a full horticultural and arboricultural service to the University and our client base who include Oxford colleges and the private sector. We pride ourselves on the high standard of work we provide and our ability to be adaptable and creative in all situations which enables us to provide a unique service.
Set in the Heart of Oxford, the 70 acre Victorian park provides a unique blend of amenity and recreational space. It is one of the few parks still in private ownership and is listed grade II by English Heritage. It is a much valued green space frequented by members of the University, local residents and Oxford’s tourists, attracting thousands of visitors each year.
About the job
Based in the prestigious University Parks, we have an exciting new opportunity for an Operations Supervisor to join our management team. You will report directly to the Operations Manager and Operations Technical Officer and will be responsible for the supervising and management of a range of horticultural operations.
The role will include:
- Responsibility for the effective daily supervision and work allocation of staff carrying out a broad range of grounds and garden maintenance tasks within the Parks, the University estate and across the customer sites.
- To be responsible for line managing a team of gardeners and senior gardeners, dealing with personnel matters and staff development.
- Supervising the correct and safe use of equipment and vehicles, including routine maintenance inspections and carrying out operator training.
- Involvement with strategic planning for seasonal operations, projects and the development of the team.
- On site project management to include, laying out and site set up, implementing design plans and planting schemes.
- To implement and assist with the continuing development of the health and safety policy by carrying out Risk assessment and giving training talks to colleagues.
About you
You should have:
- A craft qualification, (e.g. National Certificate, BTEC National Diploma, City and Guilds or NVQ level 2) in horticulture.
- Supervisory experience or experience of team leading, with a good plant knowledge.
- The ability to motivate and engage others.
- Experience of working in a customer facing role.
- Have knowledge of a broad range of plants and horticultural equipment.
- Good communication and people skills.
Skilled Gardener - Live In - EC7294 - This position has now been filled
A rare and attractive vacancy has arisen at the private homes of one of the country’s foremost garden designers, based in the beautiful Lune Valley, Lancashire. A Skilled Gardener with excellent plant knowledge and a genuine passion for horticulture is required to assist the Head Gardener, and in his absence be responsible for the garden and associated areas. Applicants must be skilled and experienced gardeners with, ideally, an academic horticultural qualification at Level 3 or above. The successful candidate will be required to provide direction and supervision to employees less skilled than themselves, in the absence of the Head Gardener.
This stunning and diverse site, nestled at the foot of ancient beech woodland at the foot of the eastern side of the Lune Valley, contains many features designed to impress at every turn. The 12-acre property comprises parkland, an entrance forecourt, terraced gardens, a series of colour themed gardens and herbaceous borders, a lake, a bog and lakeside garden, a wild garden, a large terraced vegetable garden, a nuttery and orchard, a woodland and water gardens. The gardens provide an impressive example of a large property containing most features of horticulture and design, such that it serves not only as a beautiful home but also as an example of this international garden designer’s work. The variety of features, species, topography and conditions observed within the site provides an idyllic platform from which gardeners and the client may experiment with innovative ideas, and improve their skills and knowledge in parallel.
In addition to hands-on garden management (in association with the Head Gardener and property owner), the successful applicant will contribute to the preparation and implementation of management plans for the gardens on an ongoing basis. The Skilled Gardener will assist, and in the absence of the Head Gardener be responsible for, supervision of garden staff and the management of any delegated projects, maintenance and daily garden tasks. Contribution to all appropriate garden meetings and assistance of the Head Gardener will be expected in order to promote open and effective communication on work related issues amongst staff. Applicants for this position must be confident in character, well presented and be willing to promote the public’s enjoyment of the garden through high standards of presentation and customer care. The successful applicant will be required to share the weekend responsibilities with Head Gardener on a rota basis, i.e. greenhouse and nursery management, feeding the chickens and outing them to bed, and checking the security of the Hall and the grounds as a matter of course.
Applicants for this role should hold an academic horticultural qualification at Level 3 or above as well as extensive experience of gardening at a skilled level on horticulturally diverse private estates. Applicants must hold a full UK driving licence, be physically fit and must be happy working in all weather conditions. Continued professional development by way of relevant training courses will be offered to the successful candidate, to which attendance is expected.
Accommodation is provided in the local village by way of a two-bedroom house. Council tax and rent are covered by the employer, with the successful candidate being liable for their own utility bills.
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled gardener to take the next step in their career, or for an existing Senior or Head Gardener to join a well-known private estate in a beautiful part of the country, and to work for one of the country’s most respected garden designers.
SALARY: Circa £25,000 + Accommodation
LOCATION: Near Lancaster, Lancashire
JOB No: EC7294
If this Skilled Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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