Description
The Team Leader plays a vital, hands‑on role in driving greenhouse success, leading a focused crew and keeping daily operations running at peak performance. From orchestrating key crop activities, like harvesting, pruning, de‑leafing, and advanced plant‑training techniques such as twisting and lowering to coordinating logistics and upholding impeccable hygiene standards, this role keeps the greenhouse thriving.
You’ll take charge of essential seasonal projects, including glasshouse deep cleans and re‑planting cycles, ensuring every task is completed with precision, safety, and exceptional quality. As a proactive supervisor, you’ll motivate your team, boost productivity, and help create an energised, high‑performing environment where great results grow every day.
Please note, weekend work will be required.
Key Responsibilities
* Supervise workers to complete their given task on a daily and weekly basis, efficiently, properly and in a timely manner.
* Lead and motivate the team to deliver productivity targets, such as speed, through praise and recognition and ensure continuous communication with Operations Manager.
* Assist in setting the productivity targets and make suggestions where appropriate.
* Continually monitor workers technique for improvement to maximise productivity. Constructively provide feedback to operatives and demonstrate required techniques if necessary.
* Lead the team by example, maintaining discipline and a good work ethic to deliver excellent outcomes.
* Perform quality checks of crop work and harvested produce and record on the app.
* Ensure employees look after company property such as equipment and uniform.
* Ensure hygiene protocols are always adhered to.
* Ensure health and safety is always adhered to
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Previous FMCG experience
* Prior greenhouse work as a crop worker or harvester - Desirable
* Seeking next step in career as a Team Leader
* Strong Communication Skills
* Good practical IT skills/experience
* Ability to motivate and influence teams
Benefits
* Private medical insurance
* Medical cash plan
* Salary sacrifice electric car scheme
* Group Life
* Retail and leisure discounts
* Pension contribution matched up to 5%
Hello, we’re the Green House Growers! We’ve been growing fresh food since 1977, beginning as a small family business with just over 1ha of tomatoes. Now we have 48ha across our nurseries in Sussex, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire. Over the years we’ve become known for the best quality and for pioneering sustainability.
Our team has over 300 years of combined experience in growing the best tasting, freshest food. We’ve always been at the forefront of reducing environmental impact, whether that is using bumblebees for production or taking care of every drop of water we use. Most recently at our nurseries in Norwich and Ely, we’ve become one of the first growers to use waste heat from water treatment plants and reservoirs, reducing our carbon footprint by up to 60%.
We now account for nearly 20% of tomatoes and 25% cucumbers grown in the UK!