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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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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Plantarea Manager – Seasonal Plants - E258
Plantarea Manager – Seasonal Plants required
Our client has developed a thriving destination garden centre well known for their superb customer service and extensive range of products. The business originally started as a family-run nursery, growing bedding plants and roses and has developed over the years to become a quality garden centre offering a wide range of plants, with over 1,000 varieties of trees and shrubs and over 1,000 varieties of herbaceous and alpine plants. They are currently seeking a Plant Department Manager for Seasonal Plants.
Do you have extensive plant knowledge?
Can you provide inspirational plant displays?
Can you maintain excellent retailing standards?
Key points
- Merchandising and displays of a wide range of plants
- Monitoring of plant sales and taking appropriate action
- Ensuring the department is well stocked and looking fresh
- Maintaining a good level of housekeeping standards
- Leading a team of staff to offer excellent customer sales & service
Must haves
- A good working knowledge of plant retailing
- The ability to merchandise effectively creating innovative displays
- Be well organised with good attention to detail
- A passion for horticulture able to lead and inspire a team of staff
If this Plantarea Manager – Seasonal Plants vacancy is of interest please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Nursery Manager - A265
Nursery Manager required
Our client has a family owned business which has been growing plants since the 1950’s. The nursery grows 750,000 bedding plants and some perennials annually which are grown exclusively for 2 stores. They are currently seeking an experienced grower of bedding plants who can lead the team and work closely with the family.
Do you have a passion for plants and growing able to produce consistently high standards?
Can you lead and inspire the team acting as a positive role model?
Do you react well in crisis able to think on your feet?
Key points
- Overall responsibility for efficient nursery production maintaining high standards
- Identifying trends and forecast space and production needs
- Asses plants for disease, pests and husbandry practice
- Recruitment, development and motivation of the team
- To assist directors and senior team taking on projects to improve the running of the business
Must haves
- Proven experience in growing a variety of bedding plants
- Excellent communication skills and good IT skills
- A passion for plants with good attention to detail in all tasks
- Able to plan prioritise offering new ideas for future success of the business
If this Nursery Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Horticultural Specialist - W503
Horticultural Specialist Required
Our client has an established interior landscape business carrying out the design, installation, and maintenance of interior plant displays to customers which include: - offices, restaurants, hotels, blue chip businesses etc.
Due to continued expansion, they currently have a vacancy for an Horticultural Specialist, ideally living in the NE London/Essex area. Your principle responsibility will be to visit multiple clients each day checking the installation of existing plant displays, as well as installing new displays.
Duties will include –
- Watering
- Dusting
- Cleaning
- Pest control
- Trimming
- Tidying/replacing surface dressing as required
You will also be expected to ensure that clients are happy with the service provided, and deal with any ad hoc requests.
Our client is looking for keen and enthusiastic candidates who have a passion for plants and good horticultural knowledge. It is essential that he/she has excellent customer service/field service skills combined with good communication skills and a willingness to be flexible regarding duties.
You will generally be working on your own and it is important that you are highly self-motivated with the ability to work with minimum supervision. A van will be provided together with appropriate clothing and a full range of equipment. Candidates should hold a full driving licence and be confident about driving in and around London. A minimum of 2 years horticultural experience is essential, preferably within interior landscaping. A horticultural qualification is highly desirable.
If this Horticultural Specialist vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Contracts Manager - J147
Our client operates a Grounds Maintenance Company, which carries out work for commercial clients throughout the UK. They currently require an experienced Contracts Manager to cover a number of important contracts within the Essex regions. Clients include Blue Chip HQ’s, Business parks, Industrial sites and Retail Parks and some local government contracts.
Job Description:
You will be expected to generally operate from home, managing the day-to-day running of the service function within your district, supervising the work of 10 mobile maintenance teams carrying out regular grounds maintenance on commercial sites throughout their region. Each team is equipped with their own van and equipment. The prime role is to ensure that service delivery to the client is to the highest standards and to ensure that financial targets are achieved through the proactive and safe management of staff and resources.
Your duties will include: -
- Regular site visits and meetings
- Control, motivate, and discipline members of your team.
- Recruitment, training and development of team members.
- Ensuring work is completed to required KPI’s and quality standards.
- Full budgetary accountability for wages, consumables, hand tools and work wear etc.
- Planning work schedules.
- Responsible for the maintenance and safe use of company vehicles, equipment etc.
- Health and safety issues in line with Company procedures and good practice.
- Working with customer service department.
- Assessment of new sites.
Must haves:
Applications are invited from candidates who either have strong experience as Contract Managers within GM and winter works and have worked within a similar environment and have good commercial and operational experience. It is important that you have excellent communication skills coupled with strong leadership qualities able to plan and delegate work effectively making the most economic use of resources.
A full UK driving licence and a horticultural qualification are essential requirements.
If this Contracts Manager vacancy is of interest please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Under Gardener -Live Out - EC5605 - This position has been filled
Under Gardener required.
A rare opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic gardener to work under a very knowledgeable and talented Head Gardener on a stunning private estate near Epping in Essex. This role will involve working directly with the Head Gardener as his only assistant, so will offer the successful candidate a chance to significantly enhance their horticultural knowledge on a daily basis.
The beautiful 22-acre private estate has had the input of respected garden designers and artists in recent years, and the owners plan to continue to develop the property with the assistance of the successful applicant, under the direction of the Head Gardener. The garden comprises an orchard, hot border, a large lake, rose parterres, shrub and herbaceous borders, climbing wisteria, box and mixed topiary, and a kitchen garden. The garden also includes, and is surrounded by, a variety of mature exotic and native tree species which provide depth and character throughout the estate.
Applicants must have proven gardening experience, a passion for horticulture and a genuine desire to improve their knowledge from a hands-on and theoretical perspective. Applicants with good plant identification skills are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, physically fit and capable of working to a high degree of detail. The work will involve daily operation of garden machinery (strimmers, mowers and hedge cutters etc.) so candidates will be well-versed in this area, whether from a commercial or private estate background.
A full UK driving licence is essential, and applicants must be physically fit, presentable, friendly and positive in their outlook so as to maintain the warm and welcoming atmosphere of the estate. The property is a private home to the owner and is not currently open to the public.
This is a rare opportunity for a passionate gardener looking to increase their horticultural knowledge in a hands-on role, under a very experienced, skilled and qualified Head Gardener at an exciting stage in the garden’s history.
SALARY: £22,000 - £25,000 DOE
LOCATION: East of Epping, Essex
JOB No: EC5605
If this Under Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Skilled Gardener (Live out) - EC5312 - This position has been filled
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Skilled Gardener to join a stunning private estate near Epping, Essex. This role would suit a qualified and experienced gardener with the drive and initiative to manage a horticulturally diverse garden to a high standard.
The beautiful 22-acre private estate has had the input of respected garden designers and artists in recent years, and the owners plan to continue to develop the property with the assistance of the successful applicant. The garden comprises an orchard, hot border, a large lake, rose parterres, shrub and herbaceous borders, climbing wisteria, box and mixed topiary, and a kitchen garden. The garden also includes, and is surrounded by, a variety of mature exotic and native tree species which provide depth and character throughout the estate.
Applicants for this position should hold academic horticultural qualifications, preferably at Level 3 or above, extensive experience of gardening on private estates, and good plant/horticultural knowledge in general. The ability to work to a high degree of detail is essential, as is the willingness to assist with other estate duties alongside the estate team when necessary. Applicants should hold demonstrable experience in each of the above garden areas and should be keen to pass on their knowledge to an Assistant Gardener in the near future, the recruitment for which will require the successful applicant’s input. Assistance in the garden is currently provided by way of a consultant horticulturist (one day per month) and an estate manager, though the majority of the gardening work will fall to the new Skilled Gardener until a full-time assistance is sourced.
In addition to a Level 3 Horticultural qualification (or above), suitable applicants will hold certificates in spraying (PA1/PA6) and must be able to undertake basic routine machinery maintenance (strimmers, mowers and hedge cutters etc.) when required. Applicants should hold a full UK driving licence. Applicants must be physically fit, presentable, friendly and positive in their outlook so as to maintain the warm and welcoming atmosphere of the estate.
If this Skilled Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk
SALARY: £28,500 DOE
LOCATION: Nr Epping, Essex
JOB No: EC5312
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Interior Maintenance Technician - I903
Interior Maintenance Technician required
Are you an experienced Interior Landscape Technician?
Are you based in North East London or Essex?
Would you like to work for an established company with decades of experience who specialise in the design, construction and maintenance of interior plant displays?
Would you enjoy working in high-end and luxury premises where meticulous standards are required?
Key points
The person appointed will be responsible for visiting multiple clients each day checking the installation of existing plant displays, as well as installing new displays. The displays are varied in both size and content and include some fantastic looking schemes for many luxury clients, including blue-chip companies and household names.
Must haves
- Full UK driving licence
- Minimum of 2 years horticultural experience
- Excellent customer service skills
- A horticultural qualification is highly desirable
- Interior horticultural experience is highly desirable
- A smart appearance is essential
If this Interior Maintenance Technician vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com
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External Maintenance Technician - D207
External Maintenance Technician Required
This is a great opportunity to work with one of the leading interior and exterior horticulture companies in the UK.
Are you an experienced external maintenance technician?
Are you based in north-east London or Essex?
Would you like to work for an established company with decades of experience who specialise in the design, construction and maintenance of exterior plant displays?
Would you enjoy working in high-end and luxury premises where meticulous standards are required?
Key points
The person appointed will be responsible for visiting multiple clients each day checking the installation of existing plant displays, as well as installing new displays. The displays are varied in both size and content and include some fantastic looking schemes for many luxury clients, including blue-chip companies and household names.
Must haves
- Full UK driving licence
- Minimum of 2 years horticultural experience
- Excellent customer service skills
- A horticultural qualification is highly desirable
- A smart appearance is essential
If this External Maintenance Technician vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com
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