Plantarea Manager - C426
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a family run, independent and successful garden centre long established in the growing of plants. The centre has evolved to become of one the leading independent garden centres with a dedicated team of staff on hand to provide excellent customer sales and service.
Are you hungry for success and keen to take that next step in your career?
Can you provide inspirational plant displays?
Do you have a passion for plants with good attention to detail?
Key points
- Overseeing the daily running of the plantarea to the expected high standards
- Purchasing of seasonal plants and bedding in an efficient way to maintain good margins
- Presenting good display ideas and vision to enthuse both staff and customers
- Leading the plantarea team in a positive and constructive manner
- Ensuring excellent customer sales and service at all times
Must haves
- Excellent plant and product knowledge
- A good eye for detail, presentation and display
- Able to deliver high standards of retailing throughout the department
- Previous experience in a similar role with the ability to communicate at all levels
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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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 & Christmas Department Head vacancy is of interest please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Experienced Hard Landscaper - H248 - This position has now been filled
Experienced Hard Landscaper required
Based on their current order book our client will exceed £600k turnover and they intend to expand to accommodate additional work over the coming months.
Operating in cooperation with established and award-winning Designers, the majority of their work comprises of medium to large scale domestic projects involving complete garden makeovers using high quality materials to achieve unique aesthetic solutions.
Having achieved a continuity of work over the last 4 years the company is now in a position to expand and extend its area of operations.
Their operating model has, to date, required no advertising or promotional activity due to their close relationship with independent designers, and they have been in a position of late where they have had to turn work away due to lack of appropriate resource.
It is apparent that they should now take advantage of this secure work base and expand activity by appointing an experienced hard landscaper.
Job Description
The job requires someone with an understanding and skills in all aspects of landscape activities including brick, stone, paving and wood work with the ability to accurately set out levels and locations, operate diggers, breakers and other mechanical tools, and supervise concrete deliveries etc.
Key Skills
The candidate should be self-motivating with a can-do attitude.
This is a hands-on role involving all activities required to complete significant projects.
As the company expands this individual should be able and willing to run a site and installation team with minimal supervision, communicate well with clients and cooperate with the designers who are generally responsible for final acceptance of the finished project.
The candidate should have a full driving licence and own vehicle.
Additional Information
The area of operation is generally the North, West and South London and associated home counties (Oxford, Bucks Berks, Surrey) etc. Where practical and economically viable other areas will be considered. (They currently have a project being completed in South Cambridge for example.).
This is a full-time PAYE position, with all the benefits that entails.
If this Experienced Hard Landscaper vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Skilled Hard Landscaper - S177
Skilled Hard Landscaper required
Our client is an established family run landscaping and garden maintenance company that has been in operation since 2005, building a team of professional and experienced individuals to implement and maintain gardens to the highest standards. The owners of the business have a huge amount of enthusiasm and passion for the projects and services the company provides, quality of the work carried out by a company is often measured in terms of repeat and continued relationships with clients which is what our client has achieved over the years.
Job Specification:
Duties will include a variety of tasks such as;
- Brickwork
- Block paving
- Decking
- Slabbing
- Be able to work from plans/drawings
- Knowledgeable of irrigation systems
- Material care and maintenance
- Tool care
- Liaise with clients
- Working hours are 07:30 to 5pm Monday to Friday
Person Specification:
- Several years hard landscaping experience
- A zest for your profession and the satisfaction of customers.
- Excellent plant knowledge
- Speak fluent English
- Hold a full driving licence
- Be able to work autonomously
- Have a desire to learn and progress
If this Skilled Hard Landscaper vacancy is of interest please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Garden Department Manager - D375
Garden Department Manager required.
Our client has developed a thriving destination garden centre well known for their superb customer service and extensive range of products, part of an expanding group widely regarded as some of the best in the country who have won many retail and restaurant awards. They are currently seeking a Gardening Department Manager who will utilise their expertise to ensure a well-stocked and professionally presented department throughout the year.
Do you have a good knowledge of Garden Sundries?
Can you inspire your team to provide excellent customer sales and service?
Do you enjoy merchandising and displays to promote product ranges?
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
- Delivering a first class customer service
Must haves
- The ability to merchandise to high standards of retailing
- A sound knowledge of Garden Sundries
- Excellent team leadership skills
- Good 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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Head Gardener - Live Out - EC6560
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced, physically fit and hands-on Head Gardener to lead a small friendly team on a stunning and unique estate in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, on a full-time basis. Applicants should be experienced Head or Senior Gardeners with a thorough understanding of seasonal horticultural practices, have excellent plant knowledge and ideally, academic horticultural qualifications at RHS Level 3 or above/equivalent. Good physical fitness is of paramount importance for this role, as is a genuine love of plants.
This stunning eight-acre garden was designed by Isabel & Julian Bannerman in 1998 and has now become the home of a renowned biennial sculpture exhibition. There are some smaller open days and group visits but for much of the time, the garden is private and quiet.
The successful applicant will work alongside and manage a small team of part-time staff, freelancers and occasional volunteers. The Head Gardener will work closely with the owner and must be sympathetic to the original garden design.
Duties may include:
- Pruning (especially Roses)
- Hedge Cutting
- Lake and stream maintenance
- Orchard pruning and management
- Basic woodland maintenance
- Development and year-round maintenance of wildflower areas
- Development and maintenance of formal borders, herbaceous and shrubs
- Ordering of seeds, plants and garden sundries
- Advising on the necessity for arboricultural work
- Weed and pest control of the site using organic methods
- Seasonal bulb planting
- Plan and implementation planting schemes
- Production and management of all compost and mulch (in-house)
- Maintenance of all lawn areas, drives and pathways
- Management of irrigation system
- Pool care, including plant maintenance and water feature
- Arranging maintenance of garden machinery
- Liaison with contractors and suppliers
- Working with sculptors and curators during exhibition
The estate utilises organic principles throughout the garden. A significant portion of the role will include rose pruning, so applicants are required to have demonstrable experience in this area.
Good attention to detail, a common sense approach, strong communication skills and the ability to provide instruction with a positive, constructive manner are essential. Applicants must have good time management and planning abilities.
This position offers plenty of scope for initiative and creativity and will bring significant reward to the successful candidate. 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: £35,000 DOE
LOCATION: Burford, Oxfordshire
JOB No: EC6560
If this Head Gardener vacancy is of interest please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Outdoor Leisure & Christmas Dept. Manager - J570
Outdoor Leisure & Christmas Dept. Manager required
Our client has developed an outstanding highly successful garden centre set amongst beautiful themed gardens. The centre is the place to discover the best indoor and outdoor living, stocking all the best names in garden furniture, accessories, gifts and lighting ideas. They are currently seeking an experienced and energetic department head to lead the Furniture and Christmas department.
Do you have an eye for detail and enjoy creating displays?
Can you provide a high standard of housekeeping?
Can you lead and inspire a team to offer excellent customer sales and service?
Key points
- Ensuring standards are maintained and floor layouts meet company expectations
- Creating a wide range of inspirational visual displays
- Managing stock levels according to each season
- Leading and supervising a team of staff to offer excellent customer sales and service
- Driving sales and maximising profits
Must haves
- A retail background of working with similar products
- Able to perform well under pressure and work to deadlines
- Good attention to detail and commercial acumen
- Able to achieve excellent results by effectively leading your team of staff
If this Outdoor Leisure & Christmas Dept. Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Skilled Gardener - Live Out - EC6506
A rare opportunity has arisen for a Skilled Gardener to work alongside, and provide guidance to, an existing small team of gardeners on a beautiful private estate in Hertfordshire. The impressive period property is framed by gardens designed by a highly respected Chelsea Gold Medal winning designer. The new Skilled Gardener, along with the team, will liaise with the Head Gardener on a regular basis and impart their horticultural knowledge to the team from a hands-on perspective.
The privately-owned estate encompasses approximately 40-acres, of which five are gardens maintained to a very high standard. The gardens are open once a year at the end of May as part of the NGS scheme, and as testament to their popularity, have broken the regional record for the most successful turnout in a day. The varied site includes a ¾ acre walled garden, a 4 ¼ acre ornamental garden with water features, trees, shrubs, perennials and a long list of additional elements, ornamental plants and areas beyond. Glasshouses on site are used for propagation, growing vegetables, overwintering citrus and a few ornamentals. The remainder of the estate encompasses paddocks/ménage, a tennis court, parkland and a swimming pool. The garden team are noted for their small but much-praised production of fruit and vegetables, of which some are used for home-made preserves and juices. The estate also provides a home for various animals; a small herd of Dexter cattle, Texel sheep, chickens and horses.
Applications are sought from experienced and knowledgeable private estate gardeners who possess excellent horticultural knowledge and a positive, friendly character. Chemical spray certificate and chainsaw licenses are both desirable, but not essential. The successful applicant will be self-motivated, have excellent communication skills and excellent horticultural knowledge. Applicants should also have demonstrable experience on horticulturally diverse private estates, academic horticultural qualifications and good knowledge of plant propagation, kitchen gardening, glasshouse work, specialist pruning techniques, and particularly of ornamental horticulture and of efficient seasonal garden management. Good physical fitness and a commitment to the garden is necessary, as is the ability to provide guidance to colleagues with diplomacy and a positive attitude.
A full driving licence and your own transport are required for this role (as accommodation is not provided). Applicants should possess genuine enthusiasm for horticulture and gardens in general, and should have a ‘can-do’ attitude and a good sense of humour.
SALARY: £25,000-£30,000 DOE
LOCATION: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
JOB No: EC6506
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Head Gardener - Live In - EC6500 - this position has now been filled
Our client is seeking a hands-on Head Gardener with drive and enthusiasm, who will relish the challenge of a recently refurbished garden and grounds near Newbury, keeping them to a high horticultural standard and taking part in the onward development of the gardens as a whole.
The 50-acre site underwent extensive re-development three years ago with the guidance of designers and consultants. The gardens are made up of ornamental borders (especially around the main house), a newly restored walled garden (for fruit, vegetables and cut flowers), an existing apple orchard, a lake and natural pond, woodland gardens, meadows, mature and newly planted parkland and a tennis court. The gardens are maintained organically and there is also a glasshouse for propagation and house plants.
The successful applicant will be hands on, manage two existing staff and will be involved in recruiting a third to complete the team. They will be responsible for the woodland, parkland, borders, walled garden and the glasshouse. They will report to the owners of the house and will liaise with the house manager and chef to provide fruit, vegetables and cut flowers for the house therefore kitchen gardening experience is essential.
Applicants should have previously been a Senior or Head Gardener on a private estate. They should have enthusiasm and passion to maintain the gardens to the highest level and to keep them moving forward, developing new areas. They should have excellent communication and man-management skills and be self-motivated. They will enjoy working as part of a team, leading the garden team and collaborating with others across the estate. Excellent plant knowledge, horticultural skills and experience of organic gardening are essential. They must hold a full UK driving licence.
A small two-bedroom cottage is available for the successful candidate. The cottage is off site, about a 15 minute drive away, and council tax will be covered by the employer. All other bills such as internet and electricity are the tenant’s responsibility. Partners, children and pets are welcome.
SALARY: £30,000 – £35,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: Near Newbury, Berkshire
JOB No: EC6500
If this Head Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Skilled Hard Landscaper - ADV259 - Please respond direct to the advertiser
Skilled Hard Landscaper required
We are a well established Garden Design, Landscaping and Maintenance firm operating from Surbiton. A team of 16 skilled professionals, we undertake a variety of landscaping projects and regular garden maintenance.
You must have;
A minumum of 4 years hard landscaping experience
A zest for your profession and the satisfaction of customers.
Excellent plant knowledge
Speak fluent English
Hold a full driving licence
Be able to work autonomously
Have a desire to learn and progress
Our working hours are 7.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
£30,000-£35,000 plus 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) + pension + van
Please send a full CV including contact details via email.
Only successful applicants will be contacted.
