Assistant Nursery Manager  (ref: DS6984)

Location: Surrey
Salary: Up to £18,000
Date: 06 Jan
Job Type: Full-Time
Duration: Permanent

Our client is the UK's largest online garden centre is looking for an experienced and motivated assistant nursery manager. The company operates from a 30 acre site in Surrey. The company was voted website of the year in 2014 and has won over 20 Gold Medals at the Chelsea Flower Show. 

The successful candidate will report to the Nursery Manager and will require the following skills; 

• Strong commercial growing background preferably from within the Hardy Nursery Stock sector 
• Experience of planning and co-ordinating nursery production 
• Experience of managing and supervising staff 
• Hands-on, can-do attitude 
• Strong communication skills 
• A commitment to quality 
• The ability to prioritise tasks 
• A strong level of plant knowledge 
• Good IT skills 
• Pesticide qualifications (PA1 & PA6) 
• The ability to show initiative 
• A desire to develop within an innovative and growing business 
• In addition, it would be preferable if the candidate had a forklift licence 
• Some knowledge of irrigation systems

To discuss this role further, please call MorePeople on 01780 480530.