Grower
Grower required
Job Ref R711
Our client has an international reputation for its horticultural skills and expertise within their garden centres, trade focused wholesale trees, nurseries and a cash and carry division. At the nursery, being the best remains at the heart of everything they do. With a dedicated team of professionals, our client is passionate about what they do and build loyal and long-lasting relationships with customers and communities based on trust and respect. They care about how they do business and are proud of their history and heritage taking responsibility towards the environment seriously and follow this ethos within the management of the teams.
The role:
This is an exciting and varied opportunity in which you will be working for a renowned brand within the horticulture industry, driving their vision of being the first choice for top quality plants and trees. As ambassadors for the brand, the teams are focused on delivering an outstanding customer experience.
A Grower will be responsible for managing an area of the nursery with the support of the Head Grower
Must haves:
-Previous experience in Nursery stock production
-Willingness to learn and knowledge of growing techniques, irrigation, pest and disease
-Demonstrate a professional, enthusiastic and flexible approach supporting colleagues and other areas of the business.
-Able to be responsive to challenges and demonstrate a ‘can do’ approach
-Able to work with energy, pace and passion
Key responsibilities:
-You will be responsible for ensuring cultural tasks are completed to the expected standard and within agreed time frame, producing all crops as per sales target and sales specifications. Working with the Head Grower to develop and manage the ‘Priority’ work lists
-You will be responsible for ensuring the sections wastage figure is kept within the expected set range.
-You will ensure crops are kept free from weed and to keep the nursery as a whole clean and tidy, a safe area to work in.
-You will be responsible for ensuring all crops have the necessary resources to meet specification i.e., nutrition, correct watering and that all crops are kept free from pest and disease.
-You will be responsible for ensuring stock levels are accurately maintained and amendments are documented within expected timeframe.
-Managing the team when they are working within your area, monitoring output against agreed costing rates, offering training and support where required to ensure these are met.
-You will assist in developing all team members to their full potential and offering instruction and support whilst they are working with you.
-You will assist in lifting crops destined for our customers, this will be to the expected standard and given lifting rates, while being completed in a timely manner.
-You must be adaptable to changing priorities and have a flexible attitude to working hours during peak trading times.
-You will be responsible for your own Health and Safety, as well as others within your work area and the nursery.
*Any other reasonable duties that are deemed necessary to fulfil the needs of the business.
Hours: 39 per week, during busy periods additional hours will be required and weekend irrigation cover on a rota.
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Head Gardener
Our client has a beautiful private estate near Andover, Hampshire and is looking for an experienced and knowledgeable, all rounded Head Gardener to join on a full time and permanent basis.
This charming English garden covers about 4 acres including two paddocks managed by a local farmer. The formal garden includes lawns, rose garden, herbaceous borders that require attention and certain areas replanted, kitchen garden, fishpond and greenhouses. The kitchen garden provides the house with fruit, vegetables and cut flowers however there is an abundance which the Head Gardener is also welcome to.
The owner has lived at the property for over 50 years and has a real passion for the garden. Their Head Gardener has recently retired, and the owner is looking for an experienced gardener to manage and maintain the garden to a high standard. The ideal candidate will have excellent plant knowledge and experience in the finer horticultural aspects such as specialist pruning, kitchen gardening and planting schemes. They will also be comfortable with the mowing, weeding, hedge cutting, strimming and raise plants for the house.
The successful applicant will manage two part time gardeners who work on the garden two days per week. Additional duties will include occasional driving and security as they will be one of 3 keyholders.
Applicants must have experience working on a diverse private estate with a similar setting and have excellent plant knowledge. The ability to operate a range of garden machinery as well as basic maintenance. A full UK driving licence and own vehicle is essential. A staff car is provided for work purposes.
A cottage onsite is provided for the successful gardener rent free. The accommodation would suit someone single, a couple or a family with one child. No pets allowed. Council Tax and Water Rates are paid by the employer and all other bills are paid by the tenant e.g electricity and heating.
SALARY: £30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: Near Andover, Hampshire
JOB No: EC33937
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Plantarea Manager
Plantarea Manager required
Job Ref G457
A fantastic opportunity exists for a Plantarea Manager to join a contemporary garden centre located near Andover. The centre has quickly built a dedicated following amongst food and garden lovers in the local area boasting a popular gift department and a fully stocked garden nursery. Their expert team are always ready to provide expert advice in all areas of the centre. There is a vast range of quality stock from hardy nursery stock, bedding plants, herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs. A Plantarea Manager is now required to join the team, reporting directly to the garden centre Manager, and taking responsibility for running and continuously improving the Plantarea Department.
Job Description
Duties and responsibilities would include the following:
-Accountable for the operational excellence and financial performance of the department.
-Ensuring the highest standards of displays are maintained and that targets are achieved.
-Leading your team with a clear direction and a culture of coaching and mentoring.
-Accountable for providing great customer service with a keen eye for detail.
-Ensuring accurate stocking levels are maintained with excellent quality plants.
-Ensuring the smooth efficiency of all daily duties.
Key Skills
The successful candidate will,
-have a passion for horticulture with relevant garden centre experience.
-have high quality standards and an eye for detail.
-be a role model for excellent customer service
-be willing to work in a hands-on capacity whilst leading the plants team.
-be credible and confident in their plant knowledge.
-be an experienced people manager who can engage, develop and motivate a team.
-have experience (or the ability to learn) buying from a range selected by the group plant buyer.
-be IT literate with good organisational skills.
A qualification in a horticultural subject would also be an advantage. If you have experience in any of the following areas we would like to hear from you.
-Nursery Manager
-Nursery Supervisor
-Nursery Team Leader
-Plantarea Assistant/Supervisor
-Plantarea Assistant Manager.
If this Plantarea 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 opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled gardener to play a key role in the ongoing development and maintenance of a private garden near Hambledon in Hampshire, on a 2-3 day/week basis. This opportunity is open to self-employed gardeners who can demonstrate a thorough understanding of horticulture with excellent plant identification and time management skills.
The compact garden of approximately one-acre surrounds the house and is bordered by paddocks and copses extending approximately four-acres. Located in a rural hamlet, the garden comprises lawns, herbaceous and perennial borders, mature and young trees, gravel areas and pathways, flagstone paving, climbing plants and shrubs throughout. The garden also contains recently established raised beds for the fruit and vegetables to be planted and a glasshouse and cold frame has recently been installed. The garden is in the process of redesign and planting and as such, the role is focussed on design implementation and the associated application of necessary horticultural knowledge.
The successful applicant will be required to undertake greenhouse management and will have a good understanding of soil types. He / she will also be responsible for the general garden maintenance such as bed/border management and planting, pruning, and general seasonal garden management. In addition to the above, other small maintenance tasks will be required to a lesser degree such as raking gravel and sweeping of terraces. Heavy maintenance work is carried out by two groundsmen on a part-time basis to cover the hedge cutting, tree surgery, lawncare, soil rotation and organic matter. At present, there is no requirement for mowing of lawns or paddocks, though this may be something that could be requested in instances where the groundsmen are on holiday.
Suitable candidates are likely to be self-employed, should hold an RHS Level 3 horticultural qualification (practical and theoretical) and gardening experience, possess good plant identification skills, good physical fitness, an ability to operate and carry out basic maintenance of garden machinery, and have a thorough understanding of seasonal garden management. Spray certificates (PA1/PA6) would be beneficial, and a driving licence is essential due to the rural location of the property.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior freelance gardener to become involved with a developing garden. A generous hourly rate is offered in line with experience.
SALARY: Circa £30/hr DOE
LOCATION: Nr. Hambledon, Hampshire
JOB No: EC33164
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Experienced Gardener
Applications are invited for the position of Experienced Gardener for a large country property situated in rural Hampshire. The property is surrounded by fields and wooded area and has 4 acres of formal gardens.
The beautiful landscaped garden has extensive areas of lawn plus well established borders, box and yew hedging, garden shrubs, there is also a vegetable garden plus terraces and garden paths as well as many mature trees including a wooded area., The gardens and grounds are maintained to a high standard throughout the year.
We seek applications from professional gardeners who have proven experience of maintaining a large formal garden. Good plant knowledge is essential preferably backed up by appropriate horticultural qualifications plus PA1/6 sprayers certificates.
Duties will include, lawn care and mowing, maintenance of shrubs and planted areas - including new planting as required, maintain and trim box and yew hedging, maintenance of the vegetable garden including bringing on new vegetables and flowers in the greenhouse.
You should be familiar with the safe use and general maintenance of normal garden machinery and equipment including the use of small ladders.
Applicants must be able to work to a high standard, with a good eye for detail, and be able to plan and organise their work schedule throughout the seasons.
Working hours are flexible but generally 7.5 – 8hrs per day with a lunch and tea break. The gardens include a gardeners bathroom and kitchen.
SALARY: £28,000 - £33,000 DOE
LOCATION: Hampshire/Wiltshire borders
JOB No: EC32696
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Gardener
A rare and incredible opportunity has become available for a gardener to manage and maintain the 1-acre productive and ornamental garden of an award-winning country pub in Hampshire. The position is for a sole gardener, to join a friendly team of 22 staff working at the pub.
On the production side, the gardener will work closely with the kitchen team in identifying and growing fruit, vegetables and produce seasonally for their dishes. They will be responsible for the poly tunnel planted up with salads and vegetables as well as the raised beds. This includes tending to the beds, for the growing of vegetables, garlic, onions, runner bean, salads, peas and the asparagus beds. There are box balls, gifted by Lord Lloyd Webber 12 years ago, that require top dressing or repotting each year in Autumn. The strawberries grow around each raised bed perimeter and the new young plants are potted on for further use. Good appearance at all times is essential as guests have access to the area to view the garden. Plum trees were planted in Spring 2013 and needs watering regularly.
There are four timed-watering systems at the pub – 1. Poly tunnel, 2. hanging baskets and brick wall, 3. lawns, raised beds and boarders, and 4. Plum trees, asparagus bed and lawn. All pots to be hand watered twice a week or more if required, from water tanks/butts and fed with tomato food once a month.
The non-productive areas of the garden include the hedges to be cut as required and cuttings to be planted in small pots for future hedges, the borders are to be maintained, divided and plants replaced as required and the Piecrust edging to be trimmed by hand. Lawncare; cutting the lawn once a week, and the kitchen staff help with moving tables and chairs, weed and feed twice a year or as needed and Supagrass applied two treatments a year. The hanging baskets are to be planned in advance for the next year, as well as the theme for troughs and pots too. The gardener will also be responsible for maintaining the indoor plants, repotting when needed including the preparation of bulbs for indoor display, potting in jam pans with moss or decorative bark and tending to Phalaenopsis.
Other responsibilities include leaf blowing, clearing the gutter, mowing the paddock, strimming the field entrance and footpath - These areas do not belong to the pub but require maintenance as our guests use them. The owners are keen to encourage wildlife such as frogs, spiders, ladybirds, birds and a hedgehog or two! Pest control is used in the form of rat boxes/baits and slug pellets however insect spraying is to be used sparingly. The gardener will maintain and clean the garden machinery on a regular basis as well and purchasing petrol for the mowers and supplies as and when required. As required, wood to be brought up from wood pile in field either for decorative purposes or fallen wood to be piled up and burned.
This exciting opportunity would suit a driven and passionate horticulturalist with a keen eye for detail.
SALARY: £25,000
LOCATION: Between Newbury and Basingstoke, Hampshire
JOB No: EC31471
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Product and Stock Controller
Product and Stock Controller required
Job Ref - R712
Our client has an international reputation for its horticultural skills and expertise within their garden centres, trade focused wholesale trees, nurseries and a cash and carry division. At the nursery, being the best remains at the heart of everything they do. With a dedicated team of professionals, our client is passionate about what they do and build loyal and long-lasting relationships with customers and communities based on trust and respect. They care about how they do business and are proud of their history and heritage taking responsibility towards the environment seriously and follow this ethos within the management of the teams.
The role:
This is an exciting and varied opportunity in which you will be working for a renowned brand within the horticulture industry, driving their vision of being the first choice for top quality plants and trees.
The role will incorporate 3 key aspects:
-Stock Control: Leading the nursery team with stock management, ensuring that accurate numbers are maintained, and sales potential is maximised. Incudes: maintaining stock numbers for availability lists, stock checks, wastage reporting
-Quality control: Working with the buying and lifting team to set the standards required by our stores and ensuring that plant quality lifted for orders meets and exceeds expectations
-Production Planning: Assisting with range development, new product planning and trials, crop scheduling, plant purchasing and ensuring that procurement matches sales requirements.
Must haves:
-Flexibility, the ability to work within a team and support where required
-Self-motivated and the have the ability to on your own initiative
-The ability to communicate clearly and share ideas with the team
-Excellent IT skills, the ability to use and develop complex excel sheets and stock management systems
-Attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
-Previous experience in horticulture and a good plant knowledge (is desirable but not essential)
-Demonstrate a professional, enthusiastic and flexible approach
-Able to be responsive to challenges and demonstrate a ‘can do’ attitude
-Able to work with energy, pace and passion
Key responsibilities:
Working as a key member of the team within the Wholesale Production unit, assisting with crop planning, purchasing and stock control.
-Stock Control: Ensuring accurate records and reporting
-Availability: Setting saleable standards and working within the team to maintain these
-Stock checking: Monitoring changes to stock and changing the system as required
-Quality control: Setting the lifting standard and monitoring, reporting any exceptions
-Production planning: Maintaining the ‘production plan’ assisting with crop scheduling and targets
-Procurement: Assist with sourcing young plants, keeping accurate records and communicating with the potting team.
-New Product Development: Assisting with assessment of new and trial varieties.
*Any other reasonable duties that are deemed necessary to fulfil the needs of the business.
Hours: 39 hours per week, (during peak periods additional hours will be required and weekend irrigation cover on a rota)
If this Product and Stock Controller vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 732767 or sara@horticruitment.com.
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Experienced Gardener
Experienced Gardener required
A self-motivated and driven Sole Gardener is sought after on a full time and permanent basis for a 5-acre private garden near Basingstoke, Hampshire.
This stunning Georgian house overlooks agricultural land to the south and the extensive gardens are made up of 7 rooms. These rooms include a walled garden close to the house and a various surrounding rose gardens, extensive lawns, herbaceous and shrub borders and a tennis court. The eastern garden has yew hedges and topiary and mature specimen conifers leading east through a wisteria walk into the kitchen garden with raised beds, two greenhouses for growing vegetables and fruits and a cutting garden.
The friendly owners are garden enthusiasts. They are open to new ideas for their garden and would like a horticulturist with a positive attitude and a passion for plants to come onboard to drive their garden forward. Where the gardens have been open for charity events in the past, they would like to enhance the garden to potentially open for events again in the future. A leading landscape designer, Taylor Tripp, visit the garden twice per year to provide their input and the sole gardener will work closely with them.
Applicants should ideally have a minimum level 2 horticultural qualification and previous experience working in a similar environment. PA1/PA6 spray certificates, combined with experience growing fruit and vegetables as well as specialist pruning is required for the role. Due to the rural locality, a full UK driving licence and own vehicle is essential.
A full time groundsperson currently works onsite and they are responsible for the repairs, maintenance of the machinery, lawncare including scarifying and hedgecutting. The sole gardener will be responsible for the finer horticultural aspects of the garden and will work alongside the groundsperson.
SALARY: £35,000 – £40,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: Near Basingstoke, Hampshire
JOB No: EC31161
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Senior Contracting Operative
Senior Contracting Operative required
Job Ref ADV333
full time, permanent contract, £22,000 - £24,000 pa
Closing date: 09:00 Monday 28th June 2021
Interview date: wk./c 5th July 2021
28 days holiday, including bank holidays
Good company pension
Training provided
Immediate start available
An exciting opportunity to a join leading countryside and ecology contracting company as a Senior Contracting Operative.
The Employer
Morton : Pattison is a contracting firm delivering specialist ecological, design & build and landscape services across the private, public and charitable sectors. The company specialises in countryside works, biodiversity habitat management & creation, ecological mitigation and a diverse portfolio of landscape design and installation. The company works principally on nature conservation sites, renewable energy sites and countryside infrastructure projects.
Role purpose
The purpose of the role will be to lead on the practical delivery of countryside and ecology contracting work. The types of work undertaken include but are not limited to:
Countryside infrastructure/access projects; boardwalks, footbridges, pond dipping platforms, path installation, fencing, agricultural drainage and water supply installation, gate installation.
Habitat creation and management; small tree felling and scrub management, hedge and tree planting, wildflower meadow creation, pond creation and improvements, control of non-native plant species/herbicide application, hibernacula creation, installation of bird and bat boxes.
Design and Build; Installation of bespoke landscape installations which are designed by our in-house landscape architect, for example biodiversity and educational installations in visitor centres.
This role will be ideal for someone with a 5+ years of landscape-based work experience and qualifications, looking to move into the countryside and ecology area of the landscape sector. The successful candidate is not expected to be experienced in all the above activities, but to have a good transferable foundation of landscaping skills to allow them to pick up and lead on new tasks quickly. Full in-house training in specific work areas will be given. Morton : Pattison is a growing company so there is scope for the right candidate to progress towards a project management role as the company expands.
Vacancy pack and how to apply
For further information please see the detailed role description and person specification on our website; www.mortonpattison.com/vacancies
To apply please send an up-to-date CV to office@mortonpattison.com
Experienced Grounds Maintenance Operative
Experienced Grounds Maintenance Operative required
Job ref ADV321
PGSD is an experienced commercial horticulture contractor, with contracts spanning from a few thousand pounds to those in excess of £5,000,000. We have the depth of knowledge and the technical capability to undertake contracts in the commercial sector. PGSD takes pride in the work that we do and the way in which it is done. Our resources and capabilities enables us to undertake large scale maintenance and planting work. We cut the grass verges alongside many of Britain’s busiest motorways and trunk roads. PGSD also has considerable experience in large scale landscape and planting schemes, tree management and business and retail grounds maintenance. PGSD offers a fully tailored solution to our clients, where we manage all of the soft estate within their portfolio.
We are committed to minimising waste and recycling materials on site where possible. Grounds maintenance is a major focus for PGSD; our unique partnership approach has helped us win and support a wide range of public and private sector customers. With contracts spanning the South East of England PGSD has the resources required to provide an efficient tailored service This combined to our low overheads, achieved by process automation has allowed PGSD to expand rapidly over the last five years. Our aim is to supply a turnkey solution for our customers, increasing their efficiency by only dealing with a single contractor.
PGSD maintains over 100 schools in the London Borough of Hounslow, Hertfordshire and Essex, each with individually tailored maintenance plans. These reflect the size and budgeting requirements of each site. We have encouraged the schools to have on-site composting facilities to assist ‘grow your own’ projects. We think that it is important for children to be educated in how and where their food comes from. This encourages them to have care and understanding about the environment in which they live. PGSD ensures the highest standards of presentation to the grassed areas of your school, using the latest technology and innovation to ensure that you receive the best service.
We require an experienced grounds maintenance operative to work out of our Yateley depot to work on our grass cutting and shrub maintenance teams. The right candidate would have an experience in operating strimmers, ride on mowers, pedestrian mowers, hedge cutters and weeding machines as well as good background knowledge in grass and horticulture. Experience in operating a tractor and in line marking sports grounds is a huge plus. The right candidate must have driving licence.
Able to carry out DBS check.
Full induction, training, PPE and uniform will be provided.
Striving to ensure that the work environment is free of harassment and bullying and that everyone is treated with dignity and respect is an important aspect of ensuring equal opportunities in employment. PGSD Limited has a separate dignity at work policy, which deals with these issues.
