Assistant Manager
Assistant Manager required
Job Ref: H229
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 over 100 years. Set over 25-acres the centre boasts a fantastic plantarea with many of the products coming directly from their own nursery which provides 70% of all plants for sale in the centre. They also offer a comprehensive range of garden sundries, home and giftware, furniture and much more. Due to retirement the Directors are now seeking an Assistant Manager who will continue to support them in all daily operations.
Job Description:
As the Assistant Manager your primary responsibility will be to provide management support to the Garden Centre team, with customer service at the forefront of everything you achieve.
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to -
- Assist the Garden Centre Manager and deputise fully in their absence, including key holder responsibilities.
- To help manage, motivate, and support a dedicated team of staff to ensure that sale opportunities and customers experiences are optimised.
- Efficient and effective communications within the business to the Centre Manager and Directors.
- Having a proactive approach in finding ways of improving the garden centre and motivating your staff.
- Assisting, management and control of stock levels.
- Understanding seasonal peaks and troughs
- Implementing seasonal promotions and events
- 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.
- To keep abreast of the latest trends and styles in garden centre retail, as well as being aware of competitor activity.
- Assisting with the management of the EPOS system and other daily administrative tasks.
Key Skills:
As the Assistant Manager, you’ll need to be an experienced retailer with proven leadership qualities. Knowledge of plants and garden centre products are an advantage although not essential. The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator who can motivate the team to deliver with enthusiasm.
What the position offers
- A friendly, warm, and supportive work environment
- 25% discount in the Garden Centre and restaurant
- 31 days holiday (which includes the usual 8 Bank Holidays)
This is a full time, permanent position. The hours include working alternate weekends with a set day off each week.
If this Assistant Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sophie Sharpe on 01233 732767 or sophie@horticruitment.com
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Part Time Gardener
Part Time Gardener required
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and committed gardener to work as assistant to the incumbent Gardener on a part-time basis, with a view to grow into the lead role. The estate totals 25-acres and is based near Fareham in Hampshire, initially the candidate will be working three days per week which are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The formal gardens which surround the main house consist of mixed herbaceous planting, roses, wall trained shrubs and climbers, mixed herbaceous and shrub borders, fruit trees, deciduous and coniferous mixed trees, clipped box hedging, various hedges, a lavender bed and recently planted specimen and coniferous trees. Extending into the wider estate, there is a lake of approximately 1-acre, extensive paddocks and fields, a vegetable patch consisting of three raised beds, approximately 2-acres of woodland, a small greenhouse and 8-acres of which are under vine. Alongside the incumbent gardener, the new part-time gardener will be expected to take pride in their work and maintain the gardens to a high standard.
Applicants will need to have proven gardening experience with a relevant horticultural qualification being beneficial. The successful candidate will possess a comprehensive knowledge of plants and the ability to maintain, improve and enhance a country house garden. In addition, they will be required to manage both the woodland area and the vegetable patch, with appropriate knowledge of pests and diseases. Tasks for this role include but are not limited to weeding, deadheading, trimming and provision of cut flowers for the house, care and management of herbaceous plants, shrubs, lawns, hedges, upholding health and safety regulations and recommendation of new garden projects.
Previous experience and competency with a wide range of gardening machinery is a requirement for this position, with chainsaw and other certification being advantageous. A full, UK driving licence is essential for this role and proof of any machinery tickets held will need to be provided. Applicants will need to be self-motivated, organised and able to plan and prioritise their workload. The individual needs to be a ‘team player’, working as part of a small team as well as individually.
SALARY: £175 per day
LOCATION: Near Fareham, Hampshire
JOB No: EC49684
If this Part Time Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Niall Anderson on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Instructor / Technician - Grounds
Instructor / Technician - Grounds required
Job Ref ADV421
£18,825 - £21,708 (dependent upon qualifications and experience)
Contributing to the maintenance and upkeep of the college grounds across both sites, the post holder will also work closely with teaching staff to provide practical support, technical instruction and supervision of students training in horticulture with a focus on machinery and plant maintenance and establishment. The successful candidate will be qualified in a relevant subject area with a good practical working knowledge of horticulture and a sound understanding of health and safety procedures.
The working pattern for this role is 7.30 am – 4.30 pm Monday to Thursday and 7.30 am – 4.00 pm on Friday.
This post is based at the Sparsholt campus.
Closing Date: 29 September 2022
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
College Benefits
- Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined benefit pension scheme)
- Death Benefit grant of 3 x salary if in the pension scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
- Occupational Maternity Pay Scheme
- Flexible Working Policy
- Holiday entitlement of 22/23 days (rising to 25 days after 5 years’ service) plus Public and Bank Holidays along with college closure days at Xmas.
- Ability to Purchase Additional Annual Leave via a salary sacrifice arrangement
- Access to an employee assistance scheme
- Free Library membership
- On-site gym at the Sparsholt campus (membership £100 per annum)
- Facility to purchase Sparsholt produce including: plants, fruit & vegetables, fish and game.
- Ability to access a range of CPD events and support with undertaking professional qualifications
- Various food outlets and eateries offering good value food and drink at competitive prices
There is a nursery on the Sparsholt campus operated by a commercial provider
Application packs are available from:
24 hour recruitment line: 01962 797309
Gardener
Gardener required
Job ref: ADV418
Gardener position in Hampshire to work as part of a small Team
Private Country Estate - Historic Grade I listed building, Grade II listed gardens
Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm
Up to £24,000 DOE annual salary depending on experience and qualifications
We support further education, so could be flexible with days of work
Motivated and enthusiastic, capable of working on their own and alongside a small maintenance team. Creative and hard working
Ideal candidate will have a background in Horticulture with equivalent qualifications and strong references.
Estate is Organic and we believe in regenerative and sustainable practices.
Duties include-
- General Gardening/care of formal gardens
- Plant research/planning
- Houseplants/ orchids
- Kitchen Garden, planning, planting, propagating, growing, cut flower garden, Greenhouse maintenance
- Orchard/tree care, protection, planting of new/encouraging saplings
- General Estate work - willingness to help out when needed (especially during the winter months when less formal garden/ veg garden work)
- Wildflower meadows
Assisting with various other duties when asked by Owners/Estate Manager e.g. care of animals (dogs, cats, chickens, alpaca, sheep), flower cutting/ arranging for house parties.
This private advert is being managed directly by the employer. horticruitment are not involved in the hiring process and are therefore unable to share any additional information on this role. If you have any questions regarding this position, the best course of action is to apply for the job which will open a line of communication with the employer.
Skilled Gardener
Skilled Gardener required
Job Ref ADV396
A.S Gardens Ltd was founded 15 years ago with the aim of providing excellence in gardening skills for all of their clients. It seeks to lead the way in estate and garden management.
This rapidly expanding company is looking for a new full-time team member. As part of this fantastic team you will be responsible for creating and maintaining beautiful, large estates and gardens for high net-worth clients across Hampshire, West Sussex and Surrey. Loyalty, reliability and having professional proactive approach are essential skills needed to join the team.
To be a part of this successful team you will have good communication and customer service skills, positive attitude, be self-motivated and with high attention to detail. It is important that you are reliable, punctual and well-presented.
You will be working closely with the business owner and with garden designers to create and maintain existing gardens.
Essential Skills:
- A passion for plants and horticulture
- A current full UK clean driving licence for a manual vehicle (over 25 preferred)
-Significant practical experience (2 years or more) in horticulture
-Ability to understand the approach needed to be part of a motivated team as well as the ability to manage your own tasks
- Experience with machinery/equipment use including tractors, trailers, chippers, hedge cutters and pedestrian mowers
-Good written and verbal communication skills.
-Ability to communicate in a clear and polite manner with colleagues and clients
-To work outdoors at all times of the year in all weather conditions and have good physical fitness
-To understand work requirements and work to deadlines.
- Due to the rural locations of our clients, own transport is essential.
This exciting opportunity comes with an attractive hourly rate, all PPE, equipment, and workwear provided and continuous professional development (CPD). The work is varied, interesting and highly appreciated by our clients, who are invested in their gardens.
This private advert is being managed directly by the employer. horticruitment are not involved in the hiring process and are therefore unable to share any additional information on this role. If you have any questions regarding this position, the best course of action is to apply for the job which will open a line of communication with the employer.
Horticulture Instructor
Horticulture Instructor required
Job Ref - ADV388
£19,920 - £23,661 (dependent upon qualifications and experience)
Working with teaching and learning staff, the post holder will provide practical support, instruction, training and supervision to students across a range of courses both on an individual and group basis, ensuring provision is learner focused, ensures academic excellence, high quality learning and an outstanding student experience which reflects the principles of the personalised curriculum and contributes to the achievement of the College’s strategic and development plans. The successful candidate will be qualified in a relevant subject area with a good practical working knowledge of horticulture and a sound understanding of health and safety procedures.
This post is based at the Sparsholt campus.
Closing Date: 25 April 2022
College Benefits
· Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined benefit pension scheme)
· Death Benefit grant of 3 x salary if in the pension scheme
· Free on-site parking
· Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
· Occupational Maternity Pay Scheme
· Flexible Working Policy
· Holiday entitlement of 23 days (rising to 25 days after 5 years’ service) plus Public and Bank Holidays along with college closure days at Xmas.
· Access to an employee assistance scheme
· Free Library membership
· On-site gym at the Sparsholt campus (membership £100 per annum)
· Gym classes at the Sparsholt campus
· Facility to purchase Sparsholt produce including: plants, fruit & vegetables, fish and game.
· Access to discounted hair treatments at the Andover campus
· Ability to access a range of CPD events and support with undertaking professional qualifications
· Various food outlets and eateries offering good value food and drink at competitive prices
There is a nursery on the Sparsholt campus operated by a commercial provider
www.sparsholt.ac.uk/college/jobs/
Sole Gardener
An excellent opportunity for an experienced Sole Gardener has arisen on a beautiful private estate in the New Forest. The position is full time and permanent and the Sole Gardener will work closely with an 8-time Chelsea Flower show gold medallist garden designer. This position will suit a qualified/skilled, physically fit, and enthusiastic gardener in search of a rewarding role in which to make their mark.
The estate covers about 14 acres, and the successful candidate will be responsible for about 6 acres of gardens surrounding the house. The gardens consist of extensive lawns, matured pleasure grounds, a walled kitchen garden (to be redeveloped) with wall fruit, span-roof greenhouse and potting shed. The remaining land is farmland and woodland. The Gardener will work closely with the renowned garden designer in implementing the design, redeveloping the garden as a whole including the kitchen garden and carrying out extensive planting.
Applicants will ideally hold a 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, self motivated, strong work ethic and willingness to be creative whilst working to consistently high standards in gardening practices and tidiness. Good communication skills are important as is the ability to be proactive, organised and plan and prioritise your workload. PA1/PA6 spray certificates and chainsaw certificates are desirable but not essential and the ability to operate a wide range of garden machinery is required for the role. A full UK driving licence is essential.
Offsite accommodation can be provided for the successful applicant should it be required. Details to be discussed.
SALARY: £30,000 – 35,000 depending if accommodation is required
LOCATION: New Forest, Hampshire
JOB No: EC35083
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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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Sole Gardener vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Sole Gardener vacancy will have been unsuccessful.
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Sole Gardener
Sole Gardener required
A fantastic opportunity has become available for an experienced gardener to join an important historic garden surrounding a listed country house embedded in a conservation Estate with strong, warm family values. The estate is located in southwest Hampshire and the position is full time and permanent.
The 2-acre garden consists of a kitchen garden and greenhouse for growing vegetables and herbs for the owners use and propagation - raised from seed and cuttings, cut flower garden, climbing roses, mixed beds and borders, lawns and swimming pool. There is also a considerable amount of hedging and trees within the garden.
The garden is flat and has free-draining sandy acid soil. It is kept mostly organic with some use of glyphosate and pyrethrum for pathways etc. The garden is open to the public through the NGS 2 – 3 times a year and the owners hold the occasional charity opening and events.
This is an ideal opening for a motivated Gardener wishing to make a real contribution to an established garden and shrubbery that needs further development. The successful applicant will be part of a friendly team on the estate and the gardener should have a positive attitude, work well with others as well as be self-motived to work on their own unsupervised.
Applicants should be experienced professional gardeners with good plant knowledge and creative abilities. Experience growing fruit and vegetables as well as specialist pruning such as rose and small tree pruning is essential for the role. Spray certificates and chainsaw certificates are a requirement and training can be provided as long as there is the willingness to acquire the necessary tickets. The gardener will have a good understanding of health and safety for themselves and others and have a sensible attitude. The Estate is well equipped with machinery, which the gardener should be capable of maintaining between services. The successful candidate must hold a clean full driving licence.
Additional duties include contributing to the security of house and grounds, occasionally house watching and walking the dogs when the owners are away.
A lovely 3-bedroom house within walking distance is provided with the role. Council tax is paid by the employer and water is provided by the estate. Partners and children are welcome. Pets are subject to approval.
SALARY: Circa £28,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: Southwest Hampshire
JOB No: EC36968
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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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Sole Gardener vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Sole Gardener vacancy will have been unsuccessful.
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Experienced Gardener
A rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced and qualified gardener to play a key role in a beautiful private garden, designed by Arne Maynard. This opportunity would suit a keen hands-on horticulturist with demonstrable experience in a similar role in a private estate garden.
The property encompasses 40-acres in total, with formal garden areas comprising a large orchard, yew topiary, box parterres, pleached beech trees, a large pond with water features, expansive lawns, mature trees and mixed/herbaceous borders throughout.
The successful applicant will join an existing small garden team and will be responsible for managing and maintaining the formal garden areas to a high horticultural standard. The opportunity to assist with maintenance of the wider estate exists where necessary, which provides variation to the work and the opportunity to learn new skills. The gardener will be responsible for liaising with existing grounds team, planning and intermeshing projects. He / She will quantify and cost plants, materials and tools for purchase as well as monitor processes and results which will include flagging issues and providing options for improvement. It is important that records are maintained at all times.
Applicants should possess an academic horticultural qualification; ideally at RHS level 2 or above, spray certificates (PA1/PA6) or the willingness to acquire the ticket as training can be provided and/or extensive hands-on experience in large private gardens. The ideal candidate will have good technical gardening knowledge including species-specific pruning techniques, experience with herbaceous borders, knowledge of seasonal garden management considerations, good plant identification skills, competence with a range of garden tools and machinery, and good physical fitness.
The successful candidate will have a keen eye for detail, will work to a consistently high standard and will be self-motivated whilst being able to adopt a flexible approach to their work. He / She will be able to prioritise and plan work efficiently and time plan daily, weekly and monthly tasks effectively. The ability to undertake basic machinery maintenance would be beneficial but is not essential.
A full UK driving licence and your own transport are required in order to commute to and from work as the property is located rurally. A positive attitude and good sense of humour are essential, as the wellbeing of the team and general atmosphere on the estate are important to owners and existing employees.
SALARY: £30,000 - £35,000
LOCATION: Romsey, Hampshire
JOB No: EC36117
If this Experienced Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Experienced Gardener vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Experienced Gardener vacancy will have been unsuccessful.
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Operations Director
Operations Director required
Job Ref V572
An exciting new opportunity has opened for an Operations Director. The role will have total responsibility for and be accountable for all operational elements and installations within the business.
Experience in a landscape operations management role, managing multiple installation teams and multiple projects is a must.
This role bridges the gap between the sales surveyors who win projects & the onsite installation teams. The key purpose of the role is to provide leadership & support to installation staff.
It will require exceptional leadership & organisational skills to ensure projects are profitable and run to time. The candidate will be self-motivated, with first class leadership, communication, and coaching skills
Role and Responsibilities:
-Overall responsibility for managing & controlling 5 -10 domestic or school projects per day.
-Ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget & to agreed specification
-Liaison with clients to resolve issues & manage remedials
-Resourcing and procurement of materials and developing relationships with suppliers
-Line management of the installation teams, developing & implementing training plans. To be managed through fully documented process of objective setting, training plans and annual appraisals
-Responsible for recruitment strategy of installation staff
-Implementing and managing health & safety and quality procedures e.g CDM, RAMs etc
-Resourcing and managing subcontractors, developing strong relationships covering all disciplines within hard landscaping
-Overall responsibility for maintenance of fleet of installation vehicles &installation equipment
-Assisting franchisees with training & support
-Overseeing management of the warehouse and sample cutting operations
-Take an active role within the management team, seeking continuous improvement and leading by example
-Liaison with clients, subcontractors, designers, and other external contractors on site
-Ensuring efficient usage of all company resources
-Research and implement new ways of working to improve efficiency and reduce costs
Required Skills:
-Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role managing multiple installation teams/ multiple installation staff/ operations management role
-Excellent landscape & construction knowledge. Experience in similar sector: hard landscaping, playground contractor. Ideally possess landscaping qualifications
-An effective Team Leader with demonstrable Operation Management experience
-Management experience within a customer facing environment.
-Strong leadership skills and takes ownership.
-Successful improvements in KPI and Operational performance.
-Business & Budget Management.
-Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal & written)
-Financially literate with experience of managing projects and resources in line with budgets.
-High level of organization, and efficient time management
-Knowledge of Health & Safety Compliance.
-Extremely self-motivated and committed to achieving excellent results
-Ability to multi-task and flexibility to re-prioritize
-Confident IT skills and use of all Microsoft Packages; Excel etc
-High attention to detail with high expectations of a high-end finish
-Determination to deliver a high quality and reliable service with a ‘Right First Time‘ approach.
-Dynamic and able to move with the times within a fast-paced growing company
-Embrace change and technology
-Innovative and forward thinking
-Problem solver with proactive solutions
-Committed and hungry to progress
-Full clean driving licence required.
This is an excellent opportunity for an Operations Director to work on exciting projects with innovative professionals within a successful, opportunity giving company. An excellent salary is provided, depending on experience, ongoing training and development and a laptop & mobile phone is provided.
Hours of work: 40 hours a week
If this Operations Director vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 732767 or sara@horticruitment.com.
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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Operations Director vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Operations Director vacancy will have been unsuccessful.