Horticulture Senior Production Manager
Hampshire
£DOE + Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits
Overview
Want to help shape the future of one of the UK's most respected nurseries?
Ready to lead production at real scale and be part of a major modernisation programme?
Hillier Nurseries, recently named International Grower of the Year, is offering a rare opportunity for an experienced Senior Production Manager to join its award-winning team. With more than 160 years of horticultural heritage and major development projects planned, there has never been a more exciting time to join Hillier as it continues to invest in modern, sustainable growing.
Benefits
* Competitive salary + car allowance
* 31 days holiday (including bank holidays)
* Private healthcare, pension & life assurance
* Employee discount
Responsibilities
* Lead the day-to-day running of production across the two nursery sites, ensuring crops are grown to exceptional quality, operations run efficiently, and the business is ready for its next stage of growth.
* Work closely with Hillier's senior leadership, support a skilled, growing team, and help shape new processes, new technology, and long-term improvements across the nursery.
* Managing production operations and driving high standards across both Hillier sites.
* Leading, developing and supporting the growing team.
* Owning budgets, labour planning and CAPEX delivery.
* Ensuring Hillier's nurseries run safely, professionally, and fully compliantly.
* Managing procurement and stock availability across all key inputs.
* Driving crop scheduling and collaborating with the horticulture & propagation teams.
* Supporting new product development and variety introductions.
* Championing continuous improvement, sustainability, and modern production methods.
* Acting as the key point of contact for plant health, crop protection and plant passporting.
Qualifications
* Extensive experience in commercial nursery production.
* A background in people management, with the ability to build and develop high-performing teams.
* Strong technical plant knowledge: crop scheduling, plant health, propagation, irrigation, nutrition.
* Experience delivering operational change and introducing new technology or processes.
* Confidence with data, KPIs, planning and commercial decision-making.
* A forward-thinking, solutions-focused mindset.
* Passion for sustainable growing and modern horticultural methods.
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