Technical Operations Manager
Worcestershire
DOE + benefits
Passionate about horticulture and ready to take the next step in your management career?
Want to lead change, shape culture, and make a lasting impact in one of the UK's leading young plant businesses.
This is a rare opportunity to join a forward-thinking nursery operation producing millions young plants each year.
The business is investing in a new management structure, and this newly created role will be central to driving consistency, efficiency, and collaboration across the teams.
What's in it for you?
* Competitive salary
* Opportunity to shape a department and lead through change.
* Work with an experienced senior team passionate about improvement.
* Support from skilled technical and operational teams.
* Access to excellent systems, innovation, and professional development
* A respected horticultural business with global backing and long-term stability
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Production, you'll play a key leadership role in bringing together the growing, quality, and technical functions under one consistent and collaborative approach.
You'll focus on people, process, and performance - ensuring that the site runs efficiently, and plants produced each year meet the high-quality standards customers expect.
Day to day, you'll:
* Lead and motivate the operational, growing, technical, and quality teams.
* Implement consistent processes and communication across departments.
* Work closely with the Head of Production and Operations Manager to align strategy and priorities.
* Review and develop systems, policies, and water strategies to improve efficiency.
* Support team leads with people management and succession planning.
* Drive a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and proactive problem solving.
* Oversee compliance, biosecurity, and quality standards across the site.
* Support commercial planning and cropping decisions alongside the senior team.
This is a fast-paced, high-volume environment and would be ideal for someone from horticulture, young plants, or fresh produce who thrives on structure, precision, and leadership.
About You
* Strong people management experience, with the ability to lead through change, unify teams, and build engagement.
* Sound technical knowledge of plant production, protected cropping, or propagation systems. This could be fast-paced horticulture crops, or protected fruit and vegetable production.
* Excellent communicator who can influence, challenge, and inspire at all levels.
* Practical, decisive, and comfortable balancing detail with big-picture goals
This isn't just about knowing how to grow plants; it's about knowing how to grow people, processes, and performance.
What's Next?
If you're ready to take ownership of a department, shape culture, and make a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply below or contact me, Sarah, on 01780 480530 or for a confidential chat.
Don't worry if your CV isn't up to date - just send what you have, and we'll go from there.
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