Garden Department Manager - D254
Our client has a highly successful garden centre established over many years and is widely known for stocking a comprehensive range of plants, home and leisure goods, pet sundries, gifts and garden sundries. They are currently seeking a Garden Department Manager who will support the centre manager in providing a professionally run department.
Do you have garden centre experience and keen to progress in your career?
Do you have good team leadership skills?
Do you enjoy merchandising and displays to attract sales?
Key points
- Stock control of a wide range of products
- Analysing sales and taking appropriate action
- Managing a team of staff to work to high standards of retailing
- Supporting the centre manager in maintaining professional standards
- All areas of customer sales and service
Must haves
- The ability to merchandise to high standards of retailing
- Excellent team leadership skills
- A sound knowledge of Garden Sundries
- Attention to detail in all tasks
If this Garden Department Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Experienced Gardener - Live Out - EC6179
Experienced Gardener required
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a gardener to join a small friendly team on a stunning and unique estate in Oxfordshire, on a full-time basis. Applicants should be experienced gardeners with a good understanding of seasonal horticultural practices, good plant knowledge and physical fitness. The successful applicant will work alongside the Head Gardener with the assistance of part-time staff and freelancers.
The garden was designed by Isabel & Julian Bannerman in 1998. It has now become the home of a popular exhibition that attracts over 7,000 visitors every other summer. There are some smaller open days and group visits but for much of the time, the garden is private and quiet. This unique garden has featured in books, newspapers and other publications on numerous occasions, with special reference paid to the small gardening team’s unique method of rose pruning.
Garden duties will include pruning, hedge cutting, planting, propagating, mowing, pool care and other tasks. The position will involve physically strenuous work, so good physical fitness is a pre-requisite for this role. Applicants will need to be confident on ladders and sensible with machinery. Good attention to detail, a common sense approach, strong communication skills and the ability to take instruction are essential. The estate utilises organic principles throughout the garden, as well as the no-dig approach to vegetable production. A significant portion of the role will include rose pruning, so applicants with experience in this area are encouraged to apply.
This position offers plenty of scope for initiative and creativity for the right candidate. Protective equipment will be provided, as will training as necessary.
Working hours are 08:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend work (with overtime paid). A full driving licence is required for this position.
SALARY: Circa £25,000 DOE
LOCATION: Burford, Oxfordshire
JOB No: EC6179
If this Experienced Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Experienced Gardener - Live Out - A998
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced gardener to be part of the team at a very prestigious site in London. This role is an excellent opportunity for a talented and passionate gardener to significantly enhance their standing in the industry.
As part of a dedicated team, you will share responsibility for the 42 acres of gardens; including rose beds, herbaceous boarders, lakeside planting & extensive hedging. The Gardens team is comprised of the Head Gardener, Senior Gardener and five Gardeners, which form a key part of the 26-strong estate team. The grounds have over 600 mature trees, extensive ornamental gardens and lawns.
Typical horticultural duties include bed preparation, planting, weeding, feeding and pruning across all garden areas. As the successful applicant, you will work under the direction of the Head Gardener and Senior Gardener, and alongside the rest of the team to ensure the highest horticultural standards are maintained for the benefit of all members and their guests.
Candidates must be friendly, polite and diplomatic, with proven horticultural ability and genuine passion. Good plant identification ability, experience with a range of gardening machinery and a PA1/6 certificate is essential, as is the willingness to learn new skills. You must be able to work well within a team as well as on your own initiative. References will be required for all applicants for this role.
Working hours consist of a 39-hour week (7am-4pm Monday to Thursday, and 7am-3pm Friday) with scheduled, but not guaranteed overtime on one in three weekends (only 4hrs each day) inclusive of bank holiday weekends when scheduled.
SALARY: Up to £25,000 DOE
LOCATION: London
JOB No: A998
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Garden and Grounds Maintenance Manager - C111
Garden and Grounds Maintenance Manager required
Our client offers a professional landscaping and domestic or commercial grounds maintenance contracting service throughout the South East of England. They have been established for over 35 years, and their maintenance work ranges from private customers through to large maintenance contracts for commercial clients. They also look after many Local Authorities and Parish Councils across Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire and Buckinghamshire.
They currently have a requirement for a Garden and Grounds Maintenance Manager to support the Managing Director with these works.
Job description
The role encompasses all tasks and responsibilities for the day to day running and organisation of the grounds & garden maintenance teams, ensuring all work is completed on time in a professional manner, to a high horticultural standard and that the teams have the tools, materials and knowledge to do so.
Occasional hands on works with teams will be required during seasonal peaks. It is a position where organisational skills, financial awareness, staff and self-motivation and management along with horticultural knowledge are key.
Key Responsibilities
- Operational day to day management of garden and grounds teams
- Monthly work schedule, planning and delivery
- Monitoring of sites and ensuring sites are up to standard
- Supervision of one off and garden maintenance jobs
- Staff daily management (sick cover of staff, holidays, initial discipline, planning & organisation)
- Hiring new staff
- Client management and liaison
- Site appraisals and extra work recommendations
- Basic quotes for existing clients and one-off works
- Machinery management, service, repairs and checks.
- Vehicle management, servicing, staff care of, driving care/standards
- Small hand tools & garden sundries purchasing
- Planning and execution of personal workload to ensure all responsibilities are fulfilled.
- Completion of any additional management tasks given by line manager
- Team paper work completion and compilation (timesheets, vehicle/tool check sheets, job sheets, site visit sheets)
- Hands on maintenance work as required to show staff how to work, teach skills and generally motivate or cover on occasions and on difficult technical jobs
- To work with other business operations not directly managed to maximise staff use, get work done wherever possible and best utilise the skill base within the business.
Key Skills
- Good horticultural knowledge
- Excellent management and organisational skills
- Thorough knowledge of grounds and garden maintenance
- The ability to lead by example and teach junior staff members
- Good knowledge of garden maintenance machinery and equipment
- Competence in paperwork and record keeping
- Full UK driving licence
- Horticultural qualification
- PA1 and PA6 spraying certificates
If this Garden and Grounds Maintenance Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Garden Sundries Supervisor - K658
Garden Sundries Supervisor Required
Our client is a family run highly successful Garden Centre winning many retail awards. They are proud of their committed and highly experienced team and ensure the right level of autonomy is given in order to enjoy their role. They are renowned for providing specially selected products, inspiring displays and welcoming atmosphere. They currently have an exciting opportunity for a Supervisor to join the Garden Sundries Team.
Do you enjoy providing excellent retail standards?
Do you have an eye for detail able to maintain a high level of housekeeping?
Are you meticulous in terms of presentation and displays?
Key points
- Negotiating with suppliers for best possible terms
- Ensuring a high standard of merchandising and displays
- Effectively leading and motivating the team and acting as a role model
- Encouraging the team to use their own initiative in order to maximise sales
- Ensure all staff put the needs of the customer first and foremost
Must haves
- Retail shop floor experience within a busy environment
- A proven track record of people management
- Be highly motivated and keen to deliver great results
- Possess an enthusiastic and positive approach to deliver high standards of retailing
If this Garden Sundries Supervisor vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Skilled Gardener - Live In - EC5887 - this position has been filled
Skilled Gardener required
An enthusiastic and hands-on Skilled Gardener is required to maintain and manage the gardens of a beautiful private Estate situated in the South of Wales.
Our client is a privately owned, 15-acre listed historic garden, where a stream tumbles through the garden passing unusual shrubs and trees, beneath arched bridges built in the eighteenth century. It pours into the calm and reflective ponds, over cascades, alongside spectacular borders within the round walled garden, through the extensive lawns. A greenhouse is on site and the lavish herbaceous borders are complimented by wildflower meadows and striking displays in vast urns and troughs.
The Skilled Gardener will have a hands-on role in the daily care and continuous development of the garden. They will be someone who takes pride in their work and will maintain the garden to an excellent horticultural standard. The garden is open by appointment between April and October to groups as well as one day per year for the National Garden Scheme and hosts a Rare Plant Fair. The owner meets and leads the guided tours of the garden and the prospective Skilled Gardener will accompany the owner with groups of 20 or more. The greenhouse is used for propagation of plants for the house, therefore experience in propagation from cuttings and seeds to provide summer bedding, container and house plants would be essential.
The ideal candidate will have an academic horticultural qualification (ideally to a level 3) and excellent plant identifications skills. He / She will be able to identify a wide range of plants, pests and diseases, together with knowledge of their requirements to thrive. A minimum of 10 years of gardening experience is desired including charge of planting and maintaining herbaceous borders, ornamental containers, shrubs and trees in arboreta and pruning. The successful candidate must be enthusiastic, physically fit and willing to work autonomously. PA1 and PA6 chemical application for pest, disease and weed control and CS30 and CS31 chainsaw certificates will be required as well as a full driving licence.
He / She should be prepared to work outside in all weathers observing health and safety at all times, have the determination and drive to get a job done and a have a vision for maintaining and enhancing the garden as required. The willingness to mow and mulch and the ability to operate and carry out basic maintenance of a full range of garden machinery such as Kubota tractor and trailer, John Deere ride on mower, Honda pedestrian mower, leaf blower, strimmer, chain and pole saws is essential.
A 2-bed cottage will be available from April 2019 on the Estate for a rental fee of £250 per annum. All bills including council tax will be the responsibility of the tenant. Occasional weekend work to water /ventilate the greenhouse would be required when the owners are travelling. Holiday entitlement is twenty-eight days per year including Public and Bank Holidays.
This is an excellent opportunity and would suit someone with existing National Trust or RHS experience to manage a beautiful and diverse garden.
SALARY: Circa £25k (Live in)
LOCATION: South Wales
JOB No: EC5887
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Plantarea Manager - C170 - This position has now been filled
Plantarea Manager required
Our client has a well-established Plant Centre stocking the very best quality plants and horticultural products that come with an affordable price for complete customer satisfaction. 80% of the plants stocked are grown on their nursery, everything from small to large, very young plants to fully grown specimens. They are currently seeking a dedicated plants person to manage the outside plants department.
Do you enjoy holding a good level of responsibility for all daily duties?
Do you have a passion for horticulture and enjoy providing excellent customer sales & service?
Can you maintain high standards of plant care?
Key points
- Presentation and displays of a wide range of top-quality plants
- Liaising with the nursery manager for product availability
- Leading and supervising a team of staff
- Providing excellent customer sales and service
- Stock control and maximising sales opportunities through themed displays
Must haves
- Good team leadership skills
- Excellent plant and product knowledge
- Attention to detail with a willing and flexible approach
- A passion to provide excellent customer sales & service
If this Plantarea Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Garden Maintenance Team Leader - M508
Garden Maintenance Team Leader required
The company provides high standards of grounds maintenance work and improvements to desirable high-end domestic homes and estates local to their Buckinghamshire office, yard and plant centre location.
Job Description:
The role offered includes joining and leading trained horticultural operatives, covering all grounds and garden maintenance tasks using modern vehicles and up to date machinery and equipment.
The work will be in prestigious domestic locations where good horticultural practice, attention to detail and high client expectations will be the norm.
Key Skills:
As this job role involves outdoor work in all weather conditions, the successful candidate should be physically fit and capable of leading his/her team by example, completing tasks on time and motivating and training individuals as and when required. A reliable, and well-presented person along with good communication skills is expected. Experience of this work along with references will be required. Finally, horticultural training and qualifications along with good plant knowledge and a full, clean UK driving licence is essential. The ability to tow trailers, and grounds maintenance related training certificates such as PA1 & PA6 would prove advantageous.
Salary will be PAYE, based on a basic week of 40 hours. Overtime is paid extra.
If this Garden Maintenance Team Leader vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Mobile Maintenance Gardener - P149 - This position has now been filled
Mobile Maintenance Gardener required
Our client offers a full in-house service of garden design, build and aftercare/maintenance. The team of ten staff take pride in providing their loyal clients with a first-class service via a personal approach. The company philosophy and attention to detail have resulted in word-of-mouth-derived repeat business since their establishment in 2009. Their portfolio of contracts range from small domestic gardens to large commercial estates and university grounds. This gives candidates an opportunity to experience a variety of work and client interfaces. They operate predominantly in the East London and Docklands area and are currently looking to expand their team to meet business growth demands.
Key points
Plant knowledge is an essential part of the role, along with a keen eye for detail and precision. Proven experience in all aspects of grounds maintenance and a good understanding of safe working practices is essential. Experience using garden maintenance machinery and tools e.g. pedestrian mowers; strimmers; leaf blowers etc. is required. Work hours are a minimum of 40 hrs a week Monday-Friday. Candidates must be flexible to work additional hours if required, and willing to work across a number of sites and in all weather conditions. Reliability and punctuality must be maintained at all times. The company vans are stocked with quality tools and are provided as part of the role. Initially you will be working under an experienced team leader to familiarise yourself with the sites and client requirements.
Must haves
Candidates will have good horticultural knowledge and practical ability. Essential skills will include:
- Good knowledge of horticultural maintenance techniques
- Excellent customer liaison skills
- Practical skills using garden maintenance machinery and tools
- Full UK driving licence
- Experience of driving a work van in London traffic
An RHS Level 2 in Horticulture or similar is highly desirable for this role. The ideal candidate will have experience of working in both commercial and domestic environments.
PA1/PA6 and LANTRA/NPTC certificates in any other relevant machinery and equipment use will further strengthen a candidate’s application.
If this Mobile Maintenance Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Plantarea Department Head - S459
Plantarea Department Head required
Our client has established a popular plant focused garden centre where they are proud to offer an extensive range of gardening products, home & leisure goods and comprehensive range of plants. They have a dedicated team of staff who are on hand to offer advice and suggestions for that perfect garden! They are currently seeking a Plantarea Department Head to cover a wide range of Seasonal Plants throughout the year.
Do you have a passion to provide excellent customer service?
Do you have previous experience in garden centre retailing?
Do you have an eye for detail and quality control?
Key points
- Maintaining excellent standards of merchandising and displays
- Supervising a team of staff to offer excellent customer service
- Stock control with particular attention to seasonal lines and promotions
- Providing a good level of housekeeping at all times
- Assisting in other areas of the business as and when required
Must haves
- A good working knowledge of plant retailing
- Excellent team leadership skills
- The ability to provide a high level of customer sales and service
- An enthusiastic and energetic approach to all tasks.
If this Plantarea Department Head vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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