Assistant Growing Manager
Herefordshire • £DOE
What's in it for you?
* Competitive salary with progression opportunities
* Paid, professional training
* Company and industry events
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
The Role
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 responsibilities:
* 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
About You
* 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
* Ideally, you also hold a qualification in horticulture and your PA1 or PA6
What's Next?
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