Assistant Nursery Manager
20 days ago
Hereford
Assistant Growing Manager Herefordshire £DOE Passionate about growing and ready to take the next step in your horticulture career? Looking to lead a team and have real impact on a large-scale ornamental nursery? Want to join a business where there's clear progression into senior management? What's in it for you? • Competitive salary with progression opportunities, • Paid, professional training., • Company and industry events, • Company pension, • Employee discount, • Free parking This is your chance to step into a key role at one of the UK's largest ornamental nurseries. Based at their main site, of over 50 acres, you'll lead a team of 6, each responsible for their own area of the nursery. Day to day, you'll be responsible for: • Running daily meetings and allocating tasks across the growing team, • Overseeing irrigation, spacing, feeding, and pest & disease control, • Supporting crop walking and monitoring, identifying issues early and acting fast, • Managing rotas, weekend cover, and providing holiday cover when needed, • Ensuring effective biological and chemical crop protection programmes, • Keeping the site in top condition - tidy beds, clear roadways, and well-maintained equipment, • Developing and supporting apprentices and crop technicians to grow their skills., • Working closely with operations and technical colleagues to deliver ready plants on time and to spec., • Experience working in commercial nursery production - ideally ornamentals., • Strong plant knowledge, including crop health, pests, and disease management., • Supervisory or team leader experience in horticulture, • Practical, hands-on, and proactive. What's Next? Apply with your CV below. Don't worry if it's not fully up to date - just send what you have. Email me, Sarah on or drop me a message on LinkedIn. JBRP1_UKTJ