Sole Gardener - Live Out - EC7048 - This position has now been filled
Sole Gardener required
An experienced multi-skilled estate gardener is required to maintain and develop a beautiful private garden near Guildford in Surrey, on behalf of a welcoming and appreciative family. Applications are sought from qualified professionals with experience of managing private estate gardens autonomously, to a high standard. A generous salary and pension contributions are offered in return for commitment to the garden, attention to detail and a positive friendly character.
The stunning 15th century rurally located property overlooks a large lake and is backed by mature woodland and open grassland. With a view over the Surrey Hills, the three-acre formal garden comprise expansive lawns, formal and mixed herbaceous beds/borders, wildflower slopes, shrubberies, fruit trees, yew and box topiary, climbing roses, hedges, mature specimen trees, as well as a sun garden, swimming pool and a tennis court.
The ideal candidate will be academically qualified to Level 2 (or above) with at least five years’ experience of managing private estate gardens as a Sole or Skilled Gardener and/or equivalent relevant experience. Applicants should be physically fit hands-on gardeners with experience of managing small garden budgets and their own time efficiently. Competence in the operation and basic maintenance of a wide range of garden machinery is essential, as is good plant knowledge and that of seasonal garden management. Applicants should have experience with plant propagation, correct species-specific pruning techniques (wisteria, roses, young trees etc.), identification and treatment of plant pests and diseases, lawn care (scarifying, aerating, seeding, weed/feed application etc.), as well as an ability and willingness to carry out other associated estate duties as they arise. Spray certificates (PA1/6) Chainsaw license (CS30/31) are desirable but not essential. The Sole Gardener will be responsible for ensuring the security arrangements for garden buildings and stores are observed at all times.
Candidates with an open, positive approach to estate gardening are sought, as there will be some additional, relatively infrequent duties required of the successful candidate to ensure the smooth running of the estate. Such duties may include preparing the garden/grounds for spring and winter, i.e. storage and treatment of garden furniture and equipment, the moving of furniture for events as necessary, basic maintenance/cleaning of guttering, outdoor buildings, lighting etc., restocking of the log store and baskets in the house when necessary, taking out bins for collection, visits to the local refuse centre when required. The Sole Gardener will also be responsible for basic regular pool maintenance, i.e. checking the ph. levels, backwashing etc. The successful applicants will need to be comfortable around the family dog and be willing to help with hens. Candidates must be willing and able to source contractors on an ad-hoc basis, when necessary, for projects such as larger clearances, tree work, larger fencing projects, water storage systems etc. The property owner will work directly with the successful candidate with a view to purchasing additional tools and machinery that is deemed necessary to fulfil the job role efficiently.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a welcoming family of five (and a housekeeper) on their stunning private estate on a full-time permanent basis. A flexible, positive and helpful attitude is desired as is a conscientious, pro-active, hardworking and reliable approach. Good communication skills are key as the Sole Gardener will be happy to take general direction at times from either principal in relation to the overall vision for the garden. Applicants should be able to liaise with contractors as needed, and most of all, be loyal and honest at all times in order to maintain the happy working environment which is so important to the property owners.
Working hours will comprise 40-hours per week; Monday – Friday (approx. 8am start), with no weekend working unless specifically required. Holiday entitlement includes 28-days (including Bank Holidays). A full UK driving licence and your own transport is required for this role as the property is located rurally.
SALARY: £27,000 - £30,000 DOE
LOCATION: Bramley, Surrey
JOB No: EC7048
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Landscape Leader - ADV266 - Please respond direct to the advertiser
Landscape Leader Required
This established company builds gardens for designers and discerning homeowners. We regularly build show gardens at RHS shows. This position is a key role in the company to fulfil these exciting projects and to be part of our growth plan.
Description
The Landscape Leader will carry out tasks associated with creating garden improvements.
Main Duties
The main duty will be to complete garden works according to the allocated budgets, to required finishes and to achieve customer satisfaction. To manage assistants/contractors, to make best use of time and materials and other resources. Protect and promote the assets of the Company. The work is to make decisions about how and when work is carried out, who will do it and how. This is a working foreman role. You need to know what to do, be able to direct and motivate others while doing your own work and confident to manage the ordering of materials. Tools and vehicle will be provided. You need to be able to make good judgements about the factors that influence the success of the work. (weather, skills, time, customer expectations, professional standards)
Role and Responsibilities
- Mark out, dig and prepare bases for paving and driveways in compacted type one or concrete. Lay paving, blocks and stone using mortar. Build walls, free standing and retaining. Brick and block/render.
- Set out and erect fencing, fix trellis, build pergolas, build sheds, fix edging, lay decking.
- To identify and use tools appropriate to the task, direct other operatives in their duties. Undertake to use PPE at all times when carrying out any hazardous activities. Prepare a risk assessment of any activities which are deemed to be hazardous and present to the Proprietor.
- Ensure all operatives keep the site clean and tidy, control the use of materials and their storage to ensure the efficiency of the work operations and the safety of anyone in the work area.
- Be the person responsible for health and safety, first aid and recording accidents.
- Fill out a time record for each contract. Record any and all materials that were used in any contract as recorded in the contract document. Compile other operatives’ timesheets into the contract record.
- Fill out a personal timesheet daily with details of operations undertaken, location, materials used and total time.
- To oversee ordering and delivery of materials, check for damage, unload with due care, check all items correspond with paperwork, identify a suitable safe and secure storage area. Inform the proprietor of any anomaly. Check stocks of materials are sufficient for any given contract and ensure work does not stop from lack of materials.
- Advise the proprietor if there is a need to vary the contract. If the customer requests to change the scope of the work, to add more work or if he believes there is a need to vary the agreed work.
- Other actions that will be required: Setting out, operating tools, counting, measuring, digging, cutting, nailing, fixing, laying, building, rendering, erecting, planting, levelling, drainage and any other task that may be required in the renovation, or creation of landscape elements. All finishes shall be to recognised standards and specifications.
Measurables (KPI)
- Achieve customer satisfaction.
- Complete work within time targets and with few defects.
- All contracted work paid.
- All extra work invoiced and paid.
- Staff retention and training.
Measurement of the work will be according to customer surveys, photos, on site review and timesheet targets. A bonus scheme applies to this role and is paid quarterly according to these criteria.
To apply please forward your CV by email to office@xardin.garden
Website - Xardin.Garden
Sole Gardener - Live In/Live Out - EC7537 This position has now been filled
Sole Gardener Required
An enthusiastic and driven experienced gardener is sought after to manage 9 acres of glorious gardens within a 17-acre estate in East Surrey.
The gardens were designed and developed by a recognised garden designer and comprises of lawn areas, mixed roses and perennial gardens along with extensive borders, orchard, mature hedges and climbers. Other areas include ponds, woodland borders, a greenhouse, tennis courts and swimming pool.
The role is essentially a sole position which entails working independently to manage and maintain the gardens. Currently there is a part time gardener and they can provide additional support when required. Therefore, good communication skills are essential as is the ability to be proactive, organised and plan and prioritise your workloads.
Successful applicants will hold a minimum RHS Level 2 or equivalent qualification in horticulture combined with previous professional experience as a Senior Gardener on a large private garden. In addition, you will need to have excellent horticultural knowledge in plant identification, pest and disease identification, pruning techniques and plant care. Other requirements are exceptional attention to detail, enthusiasm and willingness to be creative whilst working to consistently high standards in gardening practices and tidiness. PA1/PA6 spray certificates is desirable but not essential and the ability to operate a wide range of garden machinery is required for the role.
A 2-bedroom cottage is available for the successful candidate if required. Council tax will be covered by the owners whilst all other bills will be the tenant’s responsibility.
SALARY: £25,000- £30,000 Depending on experience
LOCATION: East Surrey
JOB No: EC7537
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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Category Manager Plants - P308
Our client is a fast expanding chain of excellent quality Garden Centres renowned for innovation and style and the best place to discover an extensive range of top quality plants with everything for the home and garden. They are currently seeking a Category Manager for Seeds, Bulbs and Hardy Plants where you will be required to drive new product sourcing and maintain brand identity across the group.
Do you have a good knowledge of garden centre operations and seasonal changes?
Do you have excellent knowledge of leading suppliers?
Can you maximise profitability and ensure an aspirational product range is maintained?
Key points
- Sourcing new product from UK and Europe and where possible UK grown
- Optimise the performance of the buying function through existing supply base evaluation
- Management, development and leadership of the category on a day to day basis and ensure existing ranges of merchandise are procured efficiently
- Management of supplier relationships to ensure high service levels continue
- Working closely with head of plants, plant analysts, retail support team and EPOS team
Must haves
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong negotiating skills and the ability to develop excellent supplier relationships
- The ability to drive product development via implementation of new product strategy
- The ability to ensure all relevant information is shared with each centre in advance
If this Category Manager vacancy is of interest please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Contracts Manager - J206 - This position has now been filled
Our client is a leading Grounds Maintenance Company, which carries out work for commercial clients throughout the UK. They currently require a Contracts Manager to take responsibility of their grounds maintenance operation within the southwest London region.
Job Description:
You will be expected to generally operate from home, managing the day-to-day running of the service function within your district, supervising the work of 10 mobile maintenance teams carrying out regular grounds maintenance on commercial sites throughout their region. Each team is equipped with their own van and equipment. The prime role is to ensure that service delivery to the client is to the highest standards and to ensure that financial targets are achieved through the proactive and safe management of staff and resources.
Your duties will include: -
- Regular site visits and meetings
- Control, motivate, and discipline members of your team.
- Recruitment, training and development of team members.
- Ensuring work is completed to required KPI’s and quality standards.
- Full budgetary accountability for wages, consumables, hand tools and work wear etc.
- Planning work schedules.
- Responsible for the maintenance and safe use of company vehicles, equipment etc.
- Health and safety issues in line with Company H&S manual.
- Working with customer service department.
- Assessment of new sites.
Must haves:
Applications are invited from candidates who either have strong experience as a Contract Supervisor and are looking for increased management responsibilities, or from existing Contract Managers who have worked within a similar environment and have good commercial and operational experience. It is important that you have excellent communication skills coupled with strong leadership qualities able to plan and delegate work effectively making the most economic use of resources.
If this Contracts Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Nursery Site Manager - H351
A fantastic opportunity to join one of the leading suppliers of plant material to the British Landscaping Industry. They produce an extensive range of plants which is supplemented from key suppliers to ensure they can supply a one stop shop for their clients. Due to ambitious expansion plans they are currently seeking a Nursery Site Manager who will ensure the efficient operations of a small nursery maintaining close links with the business management team.
Would you enjoy the challenge of overseeing all production activity to required deadlines?
Can you contribute to the company’s technical knowledge and innovation?
Lead and develop the nursery team, identifying personnel development.
Key points
- To work effectively as part of a team, whilst being self-motivated able to work on their own initiative
- To promote company initiatives and manage delivery within your department
- Oversee all production activity to required quantities
- Take responsibility for all nursery equipment, facilities and site security
- Working closely with the Supply Chain Department and develop production plan to accommodate increase in range and volume
Must haves
- Experience in planned production of perennials and alpines
- A people person with proven management skills
- Enthusiastic, practical and driven to succeed
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and confident IT skills
If this Nursery Site 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 - EC7455 - This position has been filled
An attractive and rare opportunity has arisen for a Skilled/Sole Gardener on a private property in York. This role would suit an enthusiastic and knowledgeable gardener with excellent attention to detail and a varied skill set.
The property and garden encompass approximately 2.5-acres and comprises a mixture of formal areas with topiary, terraces, low box hedges, herbaceous beds and borders, mature trees, hedges and immaculately managed lawns, with a large flagged sunken garden with pool and fountain. A stone fire pit area, a breeze house and matching round shed have all been built to an excellent standard of workmanship and will require basic maintenance, the latter by way of oiling, as will the wooden garden furniture on the terraces.
Applicants for this role should have demonstrable experience of gardening to a high degree of detail, with good horticultural knowledge, experience in plant propagation and plant pest/disease management. Extensive experience and confidence in the operation and basic maintenance of a full range of garden machinery is essential of all applicants. A specialist contractor assists with lawn management, though the Sole Gardener should have a good understanding and experience in this area in order to maintain immaculate standards of presentation at all times. Applicants should be physically fit and able to work from ladders with a range of petrol-powered garden machinery.
Candidates must be positive and friendly in character, punctual, discreet, reliable and hardworking, with meticulous attention to detail and tidiness. This is an excellent opportunity for a Skilled/Sole Gardener to showcase their skills in a stunning private garden, in a beautiful part of the country.
LOCATION: York, Yorkshire
SALARY: Up to £30,000 DOE
JOB No: EC7455
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Outdoor Leisure and Christmas Department Head - D453
Outdoor Leisure and Christmas Department Head required
Our client has developed a highly successful garden centre established over many years and is widely known for stocking a comprehensive range of plants, home and leisure goods, gifts and seasonal lines which are provided by a dedicated and professional team of staff. They are currently seeking an Outdoor Leisure and Christmas Department Manager who will play a key role in driving sales and delivering results.
Do you enjoy providing excellent customer sales and service?
Can you present and maintain high standards of retailing?
Do you have a good understanding of seasonal changes within garden centre retailing?
Key points
- Stocking and presenting a wide range of products
- Assisting in all areas of customer sales and service
- Ensuring your department is well merchandised at all times
- Analysing sales and taking appropriate action
- Leading and inspiring a team of staff
Must haves
- The ability to merchandise to high standards of retailing
- Excellent team leadership skills
- A good working knowledge of Outdoor Leisure goods
- Good attention to detail in all daily tasks
If this Outdoor Leisure and Christmas Department Head vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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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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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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