Garden Centre Manager
Garden Centre Manager required
Job Ref E333
Based on the south coast, on the edge of the New Forest, our client is a family run independently owned garden centre and nursery that has been serving the community for 100 years. The centre boasts a fantastic plantarea with many of the products coming directly from their own nursery. They also offer a comprehensive range of garden sundries, home and giftware, furniture and much more. Due to retirement the Directors are now seeking a Garden Centre Manager who will continue to support them in all daily operations.
Job Description:
As the Centre Manager, you will report to the Directors of the company and will be expected to deliver an exceptional service to customers. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to;
Duties and responsibilities would include the following:
-To manage motivate and support a dedicated team of staff to ensure that sale opportunities and customers experiences are optimised.
-Staff recruitment, appraisals, and putting together staff rotas.
-Ensure daily work schedules are created and actioned, with all staff being aware of company targets and important information.
-Efficient and effective communications within the business
-Constantly find ways of improving the garden centre and motivating your staff to achieve agreed company objectives.
-Achievement of sales and profit targets with the aim to increase revenue.
-Managing and taking control of stock levels.
-Understanding seasonal peaks and troughs and making strategic changes in line with company polices to improve sales and customer services
-Implementing seasonal promotions and events, actively building contacts with key people.
-To create and achieve a sharp, neat, professional shop floor image of the highest standards using excellent visual merchandising skills.
-Ensuring that the department adheres to all Health & Safety legislation.
-Provide input into the overall buying strategy,
-To keep abreast of the latest trends and styles in garden centre retail, as well as monitoring all competitor activity.
-Responsible for managing the EPOS system and other daily administrative tasks
-To provide input into Marketing strategies liaising with the media
Key Skills:
As the Garden Centre Manager, you’ll need have the following experience.
-Management experience within a garden centre or a fast-paced retail environment
-Experience of reporting sales/budgets to the senior managers/owners
If you have experience in any of the following areas, we would like to hear from you.
-Garden Centre Manager
-Garden Centre Assistant/deputy Manager
If this Garden Centre Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sophie Sharpe on 01233 732767 or sophie@horticruitment.com.
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Gardener / Housekeeper Couple
Gardener / Housekeeper Couple required
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a sole gardener or a live-in couple to join a lovely private estate in Basingstoke, Hampshire. This opening would suit a couple with demonstrable experience in estate gardening and housekeeping respectively. Both positions are permanent with the gardener position full time and the housekeeper part time.
The garden surrounding the main house is part of a 50-acre estate with mainly pasture and fields. The impressive 6-acre gardens consist of mixed beds and borders surrounding the extensive lawns, rose garden, trellis walkway, hedging, a large formal walled garden with white wisteria, a small green house and kitchen garden.
The successful gardener will have worked in a similar setting on a diverse estate garden and will be responsible for all aspects of pruning including specialist pruning of the roses, wisteria and fruit trees, planting, watering, maintaining garden machinery and general grounds maintenance. Although gardening will be the focus of the role, additional duties with include maintaining the swimming pool and tennis court, DIY in the main house, weekly car cleaning, adhoc driving and running errands.
Duties under the responsibility of the Housekeeper will consist of the upkeep of the main house by way of cleaning, laundry, ironing and changing the bed linen. The housekeeper will occasionally be asked to help out with dinner parties, for which overtime will be paid. The owners two small dogs will require care – feeding and walking, when the property owners are away. A full driving licence is also essential for this role.
As a couple it is important that you are looking for a long-term role, are friendly, and able to get on with your work using your own initiative. From the gardener side, you must be passionate about gardening and have a good understanding of horticulture and know your plants. As a couple you will be jointly responsible for the security of the property when the principals are away.
A generous combined salary is offered as stated below, with a lovely two bedroom detached cottage with a large garden. Small pet will be considered. Utility bills covered will include council tax, water, wood for wood burning stove, telephone line rental, and 1 full tank of heating oil per annum. You will also have access to produce from the vegetable garden. Working hours are Gardener: 8 am – 5 pm and Housekeeper: 4 hours per day, 5 days per week. If the housekeeper is required to work additional hours, then overtime will be paid (£15 gross per hour)
SALARY: Combines salary of £44,000 + Accommodation
LOCATION: Basingstoke, Hampshire
JOB No: EC39184
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Garden Centre Manager
Our client has developed two highly successful Garden Centres and a Nursery run by second generation and are proud to be part of a local family business. Stocking much more than plants they have a wide variety of products to include pet care, clothing, aquatics, sheds, home and leisure, gifts, food hall and a restaurant with many concessions. At present, they are currently one of London’s biggest suppliers of garden furniture. They are now seeking a Garden Centre Manager to continue delivering excellent standards of Retailing. This Garden Centre focuses on selling and maintaining professional standards across all areas of the centre.
Job Description:
Duties and responsibilities would include the following:
-To manage motivate and support a large team of staff
-Ensure daily work schedules are created and actioned
-Efficient and effective communications within the business
-Achievement of sales and profit targets
-To create and achieve a sharp, neat, professional shop floor image of the highest standards
-Health & Safety management of the site
-Provide input into the overall buying strategy
-To keep abreast of the latest trends and styles in garden centre retail
-To provide input into Marketing strategies liaising with the media
To organise promotional activities and actively build contacts with key people
Key Skills:
As the Garden Centre Manager, you’ll need have the following experience.
-At least 3 years management experience within a garden centre or a fast-paced retail environment
-Experience of reporting sales/budgets to the senior managers/owners
If you have experience in any of the following areas, we would like to hear from you.
-Garden Centre Manager
-Garden Centre Assistant/deputy Manager
If this Garden Centre Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sophie Sharpe on 01233 732767 or sophie@horticruitment.com.
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Head Gardener
Head Gardener required
Job Ref ADV368
Based at Colten House in Ringwood. This role will also involve frequent business travel to our prestigious care homes across Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and West Sussex.
40 hours per week
Up to £43,000 per annum, depending upon skills and experience, plus Car Allowance
Inspiring and relaxing surroundings are essential to our residents’ individual wellbeing. We ensure that our gardens look great for visitors but also recognise that for many of our residents, gardening has been a hobby, or sometimes a chore! Our central aim is that our residents can continue to enjoy the gardens and gardening, even if in a less physical way.
As our Head Gardener, you will lead and inspire a team of gardeners to create and maintain our beautiful outdoor spaces to the highest standards. You will be expected to undertake a wide range of duties which include, but are not limited to:
-Develop, communicate and oversee the planting schemes for each individual home to gardeners, ensuring maximum coverage and display
-Identify horticultural projects ranging from small landscape improvements through to larger structural based projects, including our annual ‘Colten Care Produce Show’
-Engage with residents to promote the health and wellbeing elements of enjoying our gardens and of gardening
-Lead a team of experienced gardeners, harnessing their skills for the benefit of all
-Maintain and develop collaborative relationships with outside organisations including contractors and suppliers
About You
As our next Head Gardener, you will have a strong background in managing gardens across multi-site settings and will also have the following:
-Thorough and demonstrable knowledge of horticulture, and ideally a nationally recognised horticultural qualification
-An understanding of landscape design, construction and garden maintenance
-Experience of managing a team
-A full, clean drivers licence
-An understanding, or willingness to learn about age-related conditions, e.g. dementia and the therapeutic benefits that horticulture can offer to older people
-Strong communicator with the ability to build long lasting relationships with residents, colleagues, suppliers and contractors
In return, we offer a wide range of benefits including:
-25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
-Car Allowance of £4,500 per annum
-A personalised and comprehensive induction, training and ‘on the job’ support
-Friendly team and great support network of internal professionals
-Real career development opportunities
-Reward for you if you recommend others to work for us
-Contributory pension scheme
-Background checks at no cost to you
About Us
Colten Care is an expanding family-owned business with 21 beautifully appointed nursing homes across Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and West Sussex.
Our gardens are particularly prized and highly praised, as are our Gardeners
We have 7 rated services as ‘Outstanding’ with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we provide luxury residential, general nursing, dementia and short-stay care.
We are a prestigious, award-winning healthcare provider that champions the latest approach to person-centred care. Each of our homes has a distinct character while retaining that all-important sense of ‘home.’
Head Gardener
An opportunity of a Gardener’s lifetime has arisen in Gloucestershire for an ambitious and creative client, on a project that will allow the successful candidate to create their legacy. This is a long-term collaborative venture between the owner, Chelsea Gold Medallist designer, and the new Head Gardener and Senior Gardener. There are two potential opportunities on a full-time and permanent basis. One is for a Head Gardener or a deputy Head Gardener with the drive and hunger to become the Head Gardener and the other is for a Senior Gardener to join the team to be a key part of an exciting and extensive garden project development.
With the aim of being ‘the jewel in the Cotswolds crown,’ this garden development project is being spearheaded by a respected garden designer and now needs talented and knowledgeable gardeners.
The 75-acre parkland estate is of a Capability Brown style in a varied landscape with woodland, a lake, paddocks, and undulating topography throughout. The main house is undergoing refurbishment and improvement, such that the new owner expects to move into the building in 2023. The garden/grounds design is complete, with implementation to commence by late summer, preferably with the new Head Gardener in position and ready to play a leading role.
The Head Gardener’s role will initially involve horticultural input and project management, including that of contractors, whilst liaising with the garden designer and the owner. Initial work for both the Head Gardener and Senior Gardener will involve some ground-based tree work such as clearing, thinning and planting, restoration of existing hedges and improvement of the formal garden area. Following implementation of the design, the role will involve management and maintenance of the gardens to include an orchard, numerous trees (including extensive new planting), a rose garden, a 2-acre formal garden, 5-acre wildflower area with bulbs, a 3-acre lake with island planting to commence following dredging and shaping. The owner has an interest in rewilding, thereby providing an opportunity for implementing sustainable management methodologies on the estate.
Applicants for this role must be physically fit, hands-on Gardeners at a high level. The Head Gardener will have project management/development experience both Head and Senior Gardeners will have experience in a similar setting, i.e., on large country estates with a high diversity of horticulture and landscape features. The management of health and safety considerations in relation to large landscape/garden development projects and associated staff is a requirement. Strong ornamental plant knowledge is essential, as is an ability to carry out species-specific pruning, soil treatment/management, pest and disease control and the safe operation and basic maintenance of a wide range of garden machinery. An academic horticultural qualification at RHS level 3 or equivalent/above is desired, as is the ability to operate a chainsaw safely, though the latter will not discount otherwise suitable applicants as training can be provided.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a talented and highly experienced Head and / or Senior Gardener to make their mark on a project designed to impress. The resulting estate will be a legacy for the owner, designer and the new Head Gardener.
SALARY: Head Gardener £45,000 – 50,000
Senior Gardener £35,000 – 40,000
LOCATION: Gloucestershire
JOB No: EC37587
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Sole Gardener
An enthusiastic and passionate Sole Gardener is sought on a full-time permanent basis to maintain and continue to enhance a beautiful private estate near Haywards Heath in West Sussex.
The 3-acre formal garden surrounding the house is made up of multiple areas with traditional lawns, perennial borders, rose garden, Mediterranean courtyard, mixed beds, borders and shrubs, and a productive walled garden including raised beds, pergola walkway, water feature and glasshouse for propagation and growing. The garden is part of a 300-acre estate of arable fields, mixed woodlands and a 10-hectare vineyard.
The owners have lived at the property for the past 7 years and now seek a driven and energetic Sole Gardener to bring the gardens and grounds up to their full potential. This is an exciting opportunity as the owners work closely with the Sussex Wildlife Trust and take a progressive approach to conservation through rewilding. The gardener will have an interest in the wider estate and the willingness to take part in various estate projects and liaise with outside contractors if required. There is also opportunity for the Sole Gardener to recruit an assistant gardener in the future.
Applicants must be experienced and knowledgeable gardeners, ideally with a recognised horticultural qualification and previous experience working in a similar role as Sole / Skilled Gardener on a private estate. A good knowledge of plants and a broad range of technical skills will be required as well as a desire and ability to work to a high standard. Flexibility is important as well as a good understanding of the seasons.
It is important that applicants are enthusiastic and self-motivated and able to work on their own initiative. Applicants should have a range of practical skills and have the ability to use a range of garden machinery and carry out basic maintenance. Experience with organic practices would be an advantage and a PA1 spray certificate and a chainsaw certificate is desirable but not essential for the role. A driving licence is essential.
If required, accommodation may be available for the successful applicant as part of a package. It is a two-bedroom flat that would ideally suit someone single or a couple. Council tax is covered by the employer with all other bills to be managed by the tenant.
SALARY: £35,000 – 40,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: Near Haywards Heath, West Sussex
JOB No: EC37442
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Experienced Gardener
An incredible opportunity has become available for an experienced gardener to join an exceptionally beautiful property situated near Sevenoaks in Kent, to replace the current experienced gardener who is retiring in 2022 after working on the estate for 35 years. This opportunity would suit a talented, enthusiastic and knowledgeable gardener looking to take that next step up in their career to work on a long-term basis in an exciting garden.
This hilltop garden is south facing with magnificent far-reaching views out towards Sussex. The 12 acres grounds include a 4-acre formal garden and numerous specimen trees, large shrub beds, a woodland/shrub garden, some formal gardens and lawns, field and meadow areas and a substantial area of woodland. Recently added to the grounds is a formal kitchen garden with a large glasshouse. It is the intention that the vegetable and herb garden, will also incorporate an orchard and productive fruit cage with produce from this area providing supplies for the family and guests.
The owners have invested in developing the garden over the past two years. They are now in the next phase; enhancing and raising the standards of the garden and are looking for a hands-on experienced gardener to work with and manage a part time team of 4 - tree surgeon, 2 horticulturalists and a groundperson. Responsibilities of the successful applicant will include maintaining the lawns such as mowing and strimming, specialist pruning and border maintenance, tending to the vegetable garden and fruit cage and greenhouse / propagation work. Other duties will include tasks associated with looking after and overseeing the grounds of a country house.
The ideal candidate will possess a recognised horticultural qualification with a proven track record of high-quality horticulture work and good people-management and communication skills. Competence with machinery, equipment uses and maintenance including, pedestrian mowers, strimmers and chainsaws, with accreditation as required for Health and Safety compliance. Experience of tractor and trailer work and off PTO mounted machinery would also be beneficial. Due to the rural location of the estate, a driving licence and own vehicle is essential.
Candidates will need to be self-motivated and should also have a good level of fitness to be able to contend with the daily tasks.
SALARY: Circa £40,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: Near Sevenoaks
JOB No: EC36954
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Landscape Contracts Manager
Landscape Contracts Manager
Job Ref E138
Our client is a multi-award-winning organisation that has acquired a reputation for high-quality Hard and Soft Landscaping, Ground Maintenance and Horticultural works both in the Commercial and Private sectors. Established over 100 years ago, this company operates nationwide with a number of regional offices and has an annual turnover of £30M. With over 300 staff they look to maintain and grow a strong client base and work portfolio, including MOD and Royal Ascot.
Job Brief
With the continued growth of the company, as Contracts Manager you will be responsible for delivering a number of high-quality soft landscaping contracting services valued on average, around £500K. The types of contracts you’ll be managing will be soft landscaping projects based on construction sites for Schools, Hospitals and Business Parks located in the West Yorkshire area.
For this position, if you are currently an existing Contracts Manager, Foreman or Assistant Contracts Manager with knowledge and experience in Landscaping and/or Horticulture and working on construction sites, please apply.
Responsibilities
Landscaping or Horticulture knowledge and experience.
Management of large-scale landscaping projects.
Liaising with clients, supervision of assigned personnel and contractors.
Ensuring compliance with all aspects of Health & Safety, environmental and quality standards.
Ensuring projects are delivered to clients' expectations and on budget - monitoring and managing cost control effectively.
Effectively recruiting the right people within your division including direct labour and subcontractors.
Identifying the ongoing development needs of your team via formal and informal processes.
Procurement of materials and any subcontracted works to within the forecasted budget.
Assisting with business development and supporting our Estimating team where required.
Requirements
Already an experienced Contracts Manager within the land-based sector, you will have a wealth of experience in delivering high quality projects and principal contractor project management, in a timely and efficient manner.
Good contractual awareness including experience of managing works in accordance with NEC3, NEC4, JCT & JCLI forms of contract.
A professional qualification in landscaping, horticulture, or other land-based industry.
Commercial acumen including accurate cost control, efficient procurement, production of timely valuations, pricing of variations and compensation events.
Experience of Construction (Design & Management) Regulations and the preparation of quality plans and safe systems of work.
A motivated, driven, and flexible approach comes naturally to you.
About you
The successful candidate will have excellent influencing and interpersonal skills, with the ability to problem-solve and high attention to detail, consultative approach to their work. Organisational and time management skills are also required along with a full driving licence.
If this Landscape Contracts Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Ruth Bolam on 01233 732767 or ruth@horticruitment.com
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Grower Manager
Grower Manager required
Job Ref Y899
Our client is a family run wholesale ornamental plant grower in West Sussex, who have been operating since the early 1970’s. It’s diverse and skilled team of 45+ staff produce in excess of 1 million plants for the garden centre market each year.
Job Description:
The newly created role of Grower Manager will deliver the diverse growing requirements of the commercial crops, overseeing all growing functions, and contributing to the cost-effective supply of product to a professional standard. The total growing area is a mix of covered and uncovered, heated and unheated environments in excess of 14 acres, producing 1.1 million pots per year with a turnover of £3.2 million. The approximate number of people reporting to the Grower Manager is 7, made of up Growers and Trainee Growers.
Main Duties:
-Effectively managing growing teams, systems, and resources to produce crops of optimal quality at the right time, by specifying, monitoring and giving technical guidance
-Carrying out regular crop walks to identify cultural requirements and monitor pest and disease
-Ensuring all growing environments are effectively controlled and crops manipulated to ensure sales timings and targets are achieved, and waste percentages reduced
-Continually improving the efficiency of the growing processes and labour efficiency
-Liaising with internal departments to ensure facilities and equipment are in good working order, and pests and diseases are identified and dealt with at the earliest opportunity
-Using horticultural production software to input data and reference production plans
-Participating in Strategic Projects, Working Groups and Committees
-Chairing weekly Grower Meetings
-Participating in the weekend duty rota
-Line managing staff, taking responsibility for yearly appraisals, training needs and disciplinary matters
Candidates must have a number of years growing experience in container grown ornamental horticulture; will preferably hold a qualification in commercial Horticulture to a minimum of Level 3, or equivalent; will have excellent attention to detail; be good leaders and motivators of people in order to build strong teams.
The position is full time, averaging a minimum of 41 hours per week across the year. 31 days holiday per year pro rata, inclusive of Bank Holidays.
If this Grower Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sophie Sharpe on 01233 732767 or sophie@horticruitment.com.
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Head Gardener
A highly experienced Head Gardener with an accredited horticultural qualification (Level 3 or above) is sought to play a leading role on a stunning and historic 200-acre private estate in Ascot, Berkshire.
This position would suit a proactive, committed, and hands-on Head Gardener who has demonstrable experience of working within a large estate team. Expertise in garden design, woodland management, project procurement, safe working practices, and garden machinery and licensing are essential.
The Head Gardener will lead and manage a committed team of 10, to ensure that the gardens and wider estate are maintained to the highest possible standards. The ability to motivate and support the development of the existing team is highly desirable. Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Head Gardener will be required to manage external contractors and to work alongside landscape architects where necessary. As Head Gardener you will oversee the garden budget, maintenance schedules, and seasonal planting plans.
The Head Gardener will be expected to brief the principal on garden projects on a regular basis, so discretion and good communication skills are necessary.
The estate encompasses approximately 60-acres of Grade I listed gardens, grass tennis courts, an outdoor swimming pool, rose garden, potager, large greenhouse and woodland glade. In addition to the main estate, the Head Gardener will also be responsible for overseeing the management of small ornamental gardens at the Principal’s London townhouse.
The Head Gardener will be joining the Estate at an exciting time, as they will have the opportunity to play a key role in the development and implementation of a garden legacy project. This is a rare opportunity for a talented gardener to take a significant step in their career and to utilise their varied skillset.
Candidates must have proven management experience, preferably working in both a private and public garden, and hold a full UK driving licence.
Working Hours are Monday to Friday, 7:00am–5:00pm. Some Saturdays and Bank Holidays required during busy periods.
A competitive salary is provided at £48,000 per annum, with a salary review after successful completion of the probation which is 6 months. 2 bonuses would also be given each year, one in January and one in July and this will be depending on performance. The accommodation is a 3-bedroom cottage located next to the main Estate, but not on the grounds. The property is currently unfurnished, but this is something provided if the candidate would prefer it to be furnished.
SALARY: £48,000
LOCATION: Berkshire
JOB No: EC36119
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