Hardy Plant Manager - P670
Hardy Plant Manager required
Our client is a leading Garden Centre group renowned for offering excellent quality products, winning many retail and restaurant awards. They have a strong horticultural team who provide a unique and enjoyable shopping experience. They have an exciting opportunity for a Hardy Plants Manager to join the team.
Do you possess extensive plant knowledge?
Can you provide inspirational plant displays throughout the year?
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
- Providing a high level of customer sales and service
- Maintaining a good level of housekeeping standards
- Ensuring the department is well stocked and looking fresh
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 with a flexible approach to all tasks
If this Hardy Plant Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Garden Centre Operations Manager - L514
Our client is a fast expanding group of highly successful Garden Centres who target consumers through their aspirational environments which deliver a point of difference within the sector. They are continually growing and are renowned as some of the best in the country, winning many retail and restaurant awards. They have a unique opportunity for a Garden Centre Operations Manager to join the team where you will play a pivotal role in pulling together and maintaining high standards of all daily operations.
Would you like to become part of a fast-growing company and award-winning team?
Can you deliver and maintain excellent standards of retail operations?
Are you meticulous in terms of presentation and display?
Key points
- To lead and engage with Department heads with a culture of driving sales
- Responsibility for the centre’s overheads in staffing, maintenance and other related costs
- To monitor and review customer service levels through social media and take immediate action
- To have an overview and understanding of the centres overall commercial performance
- To lead train and inspire your team to perform to their full potential
Must haves
- Excellent team leadership skills with meticulous attention to detail
- The ability to monitor trends and maximise sales opportunities
- Experience of managing a large retail operation
- Have an inspirational approach to all daily tasks and activities
If this Garden Centre Operations Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Seasonal Bedding Plant Manager - H309
Our client is a fast expanding chain of garden centres and currently have a vacancy for a Seasonal Bedding Plant Manager to join this popular prestigious garden centre. Set amongst the beautiful themed garden this centre is the place to discover the best in indoor and outdoor living with everything for the home and garden and a fantastic range of top-quality plants.
Can you provide inspirational plant displays?
Do you have extensive plant knowledge?
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 develop a team of staff
If this Seasonal Bedding Plant Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com
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Contracts Manager (Soft Landscape Construction) - V116
Contracts Manager (Soft Landscape Construction) required
Our client delivers landscaping projects throughout the South East, to house and commercial builders. Their reputation for quality and service has led to strong growth and a very healthy order book and so they require an experienced Contract Manager who will mainly focus on soft landscaping work.
Their clients include major house builders and construction companies.
Job Description:
The Contracts Manager is responsible for the daily running of work schedules, to deliver safe and compliant services to meet contractual specifications on time and on budget.
This role will involve scheduling work, managing service operatives, co-ordinating the supply of equipment and materials and managing client relationships on site.
Construction project values can be anywhere between £20k and £500k.
Responsibilities will include –
- Operations
- Customers
- Compliance (including ISO 9001 and 14001 procedures)
- Finance
- Competency of staff
Key Skills:
- A horticultural qualification is highly desirable
- Current CSCS card
- Health and Safety training to a high level (IOSH, NEBOSH, SMSTS or similar).
- Experience as a Manager within soft landscape construction
- Full UK Driving Licence essential
If this Contracts Manager (Soft Landscape Construction) vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Outdoor Leisure & Christmas Dept. Manager - J570
Outdoor Leisure & Christmas Dept. Manager required
Our client has developed an outstanding highly successful garden centre set amongst beautiful themed gardens. The centre is the place to discover the best indoor and outdoor living, stocking all the best names in garden furniture, accessories, gifts and lighting ideas. They are currently seeking an experienced and energetic department head to lead the Furniture and Christmas department.
Do you have an eye for detail and enjoy creating displays?
Can you provide a high standard of housekeeping?
Can you lead and inspire a team to offer excellent customer sales and service?
Key points
- Ensuring standards are maintained and floor layouts meet company expectations
- Creating a wide range of inspirational visual displays
- Managing stock levels according to each season
- Leading and supervising a team of staff to offer excellent customer sales and service
- Driving sales and maximising profits
Must haves
- A retail background of working with similar products
- Able to perform well under pressure and work to deadlines
- Good attention to detail and commercial acumen
- Able to achieve excellent results by effectively leading your team of staff
If this Outdoor Leisure & Christmas Dept. Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Sole Garden/Grounds Manager - Live In - EC6367 - This position has now been filled
Sole Garden/Grounds Manager required
A rare opportunity has arisen for a multi-skilled and experienced estate maintenance person to join an impressive 300-acre family estate in Hampshire. This is a sole position, offered with a generous salary and a refurbished three-bedroom gate house. The role would suit candidates with demonstrable experience in all areas of private estate gardening/horticulture and estate maintenance.
This majestic Georgian home and surrounding estate comprises three separate dwellings, barns and stables, a workshop, swimming pool, bluebell woodland, a tennis court, excellent equestrian facilities including a manege, and a large garden made up of formal and informal areas, all surrounded by expansive lawns, paddocks and mature trees.
The garden areas include a kitchen garden, herbaceous and ornamental borders, a pond, gravel driveways, an orchard and a glasshouse, so applicants for this position must have good plant knowledge including that of propagation, fruit and vegetable production and the growing of indoor plants for the house. Although the more technical aspects of this role may be horticulturally-focussed, the position will involve hands-on management of the entire estate and as such, applicants must be multi-skilled with demonstrable experience in the management of paddocks, woodland and general estate DIY.
Applicants must have good plant identification skills, excellent attention to detail and a methodological approach to their work. Demonstrable experience in the above areas is essential, as is competency in the operation and basic farm and garden machinery; ride-on and pedestrian mowers, hedge cutters, strimmers, blowers, chainsaws etc. Spraying qualifications (PA1/PA6) and chainsaw certification are required for this position, as is a full UK driving licence. Applicants must be tidy in their work, presentable, positive in attitude and possess a working understanding of the considerations and sensitivities required of permanent live-in employees on private estates.
Good physical fitness and an ability to undertake heavy lifting when necessary is essential, as is an understanding of country environments, preferably with experience around animals and of horses in particular.
A refurbished three-bedroom cottage is provided with this position - rent, Council Tax and WiFi included). Payment of bills (electricity, water etc.) will be the responsibility of the occupant. Due to the nature of the estate, this position is unsuitable for candidates who have dependent children, and those without pets are preferred.
SALARY: Circa £28,000 DOE + Accommodation
LOCATION: Hampshire
JOB No: EC6367
If this Sole Garden/Grounds Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Experienced Gardener - Live Out - EC5921 - this position has now been filled
Experienced Gardener required
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. The renowned garden designer continues to work with the property owners with a view to creating a stunning and unique garden. 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, kitchen garden, yew topiary, 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 jointly responsible for maintaining the formal garden areas whilst ensuring implementation of new designs, alongside the garden team, to a high 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.
Applicants should possess an academic horticultural qualification; ideally at RHS level 2 or above, spray certificates (PA1/PA6) and/or extensive hands-on experience in large private gardens. The ideal candidate will have good technical gardening knowledge including species-specific pruning techniques, 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. 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: £25,000 (Live out)
LOCATION: Romsey, Hampshire
JOB No: EC5921
If this Experienced Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Plant Sales Manager - K459
Plant Sales Manager Required
Our client is a leading grower and importer of hardy nursery stock supplying the wholesale landscape and garden design sector throughout London and the South of England. They are proud of their reputation for producing the highest quality specimen trees and shrubs.
Do you have proven experience in horticulture sales and knowledge of European suppliers?
Are you well organised able to multi task in-line with the business needs?
Are you confident to take responsibility for all daily duties to ensure an efficient nursery?
Key points
- Overseeing a small team of staff to maintain excellent quality plant stock
- Taking clients around the nursery and assisting with their purchases
- Liaising with new and existing clients and outside contractors
- Ensuring the website, social media and plant catalogues are current and up to date
- Working to achieve and exceed sales targets
Must haves
- A proven track record in horticulture sales
- Good IT skills and social media skills
- A good knowledge of European suppliers
- A proactive hands on approach happy to multi task
If this Plant Sales Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Junior/Assistant Gardener (Live Out) - EC5352
A wonderful opportunity has arisen for a Junior Gardener to join a talented Head Gardener on a stunning private garden in the New Forest, Hampshire. The impressive estate gardens are being further improved at the hand of the Head Gardener, such that the successful applicant will have the rare opportunity to learn directly from a true plantsman, whilst assisting in the development of new and exciting garden projects.
This stunning Grade II listed private country house was designed by John Nash and includes two cottages, a gate house, a staff flat and a 5-acre formal garden. The main residential buildings and associated gardens are nestled within 180-acres of parkland in the beautiful New Forest of South West England. The village of Bramshaw is a highly sought-after location; close to Lyndhurst and the historic market town of Romsey.
The main garden comprises a cuttings garden, greenhouses (that are currently being renovated), a kitchen garden to supply the house with a small amount of produce, formal lawn areas, hedges, mature trees, mixed borders, a pool and tennis court. New and ongoing projects will ensure the successful candidate’s interest and continued learning, under the guidance of the Head Gardener.
The requirement for assistance with the development of the gardens has resulted in a genuine and rare career opportunity for an enthusiastic Junior Gardener. Suitable candidates will have some knowledge and a genuine interest in herbaceous plants, shrubs, basic pruning techniques, and the ability to identify common garden plants and weeds. Spray certificates PA1 and PA6 would be beneficial but are not expected at this time. Experience with common garden machinery is desired of applicants, i.e. strimmers, mowers, hedge cutters and leaf blowers. Candidates should have a positive attitude towards their work and colleagues, be reliable, punctual and physically fit. It is essential that applicants hold a full UK driving licence for commuting to and from work, as the estate is located rurally. It is of paramount importance that candidates have a genuine enthusiasm for developing their knowledge and skills in horticulture, and therefore their standing within the industry.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large and impressive private estate at a time of significant development, and to improve your skills and knowledge under the guidance of a talented Head Gardener.
SALARY: £22,000 DOE
LOCATION: Bramshaw, New Forest
JOB No: EC5352
If this vacancy Junior/Assistant Gardener is of interest please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Head Gardener - Live Out - EC5315
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced and qualified Head Gardener to lead a small team on a stunning private estate in Hampshire. This opening would suit a talented hands-on plants person with the desire to play a key role in the management and on-going development of a horticulturally diverse garden.
The 30-acre estate comprises parkland and an immaculate formal garden, designed by Anouska Hempel. The formal garden comprises a kitchen garden, pollarded trees, topiary yew, box hedging, herbaceous borders, roses and cut flowers, climbing plants, and a greenhouse used for propagation. The gardens are not open to the public as a matter of routine though events are held at the estate at times, prior to which the garden team may be required to work extended hours.
The incoming Head Gardener will help manage the intricate and structured garden with great attention to detail, such that current standards are maintained, and future plans realised. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a renowned garden designer, and with the owners directly, so applicants with a keen eye for plant use and design are encouraged to apply.
It is essential that applicants have academic horticultural qualifications (preferably at Level 3 or higher), at least 5 years’ experience as Head Gardener on a private estate(s), excellent plant knowledge, competency in the operation of and basic maintenance of garden machinery, good physical fitness and the ability to manage staff in a constructive and diplomatic manner. Applicants must also be well versed in plant propagation and glasshouse work, training and managing garden staff, and the planning and strict management of garden budgets and associated expenditure. The Head Gardener must be able to negotiate with, organise and manage approved external contractors and suppliers when necessary. Some weekend work may be required on a rotational basis, during the summer months, and when preparing for special events.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and talented Head Gardener to play a key hands-on role in the management of a stunning private garden in a beautiful part of the country.
If this Head Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
SALARY: £40,000 DOE
LOCATION: Old Alresford, Hampshire
JOB No: EC5315
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