Description
Garden Nursery Supervisor
Shropshire location
Exceptional benefits & social calendar
Monday to Friday
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If you would like to work for an award winning, highly profitable and expanding specialist nursery where your skills within horticulture and team management will be valued and rewarded, read on
Job role / duties
•Train and mentor the team to ensure high levels ok knowledge and skills
•Monitor and report on performance to highlight areas of training needed
•Engage with the recruitment process and carry out inductions
•Oversee and participate in the plant breeding process such as controlled pollination, seed germination, propagation and trial assessments.
•Ensure all plant care operations
•Support assessments and data collection on new hybrids and report to SMT
•Monitor both glasshouse & field environments to maintain biosecurity and IPM protocol
•Ensure the safe operation of machinery and equipment
•Maintain accurate records of all breeding activity and progress
•Identify issues affecting plant health and report on cause
To be considered for this role you MUST:
•Possess a Horticultural qualification
•Possess experience of team leader / supervision in a plant breeding, horticulture, or nursery environment
•Have a good understanding propagation, greenhouse & field management, and integrated pest management
•Be highly organised and have excellent record keeping skills
•Ideally possess PA1 / PA6 spraying licences and tractor or telehandler licence
•Hold a full clean driving licence
This role is UK based and does NOT have sponsorship opportunity
Our process is barrier free and we will ensure you are carefully considered for the role you have applied for. If you have not been successful for this role, please do apply to others or send your CV to with a cover letter explaining what you are looking for and we will do our best to support your search for new employment.
This role is being advertised by the Telford office of Ethero, where you will find access to both permanent and temporary employment across a wide range of job sectors covering the whole of Shropshire. We also have offices in Stoke & Burton. To find out more, go to