In This Issue
Successful garden centres celebrate winning The Greatest Christmas Awards
The Greatest Garden Centre Team at Christmas is Brookside
Haskins wins Special Judges Award
The Greatest Christmas Display winners are Silverbirch, Walkers Nurseries, Castle Gardens, Barton Grange and Fryers Garden Centre - Blue Diamond
The Greatest Festive Plants Team comes from Creative Gardens and Aylett Nurseries
Hayes Garden World have The Greatest Christmas Sizzle
The Greatest Festive Catering Team goes to Mains of Drum and Barton Grange
Brookside, Pughs Radyr and Chessington pick up The Greatest Christmas Grotto Team awards
Premier Decorations win The Greatest Christmas Supplier Award
Bents pick up The Greatest Pet Christmas Team gold
Santa Special Awards to mark great teamwork
Greatest Christmas Awards organised by the team from GTN
A Majestic party for finalists and guests
Over £1,500 raised for Greenfingers at party
Busy Harrogate Christmas & Gift Show
Horticultural / Plantarea Manager - Wiltshire
Wholesale Nursery Growing Supervisor - Herefordshire
Despatch Packhouse Manager - Herefordshire
Trading Manager Horticultural Mail Order E-Commerce Retailer - Surrey
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Cupar GC in Fife makes it centre No.5 for Caulders
CBE for RHS's Sue Biggs in New Year honours list
Briers helps young designer's Christmas wish come true
Phil Burgoyne joins Garland Products/Worth Gardening
Groen-Direkt introduces houseplants for 2017
Students must get DCF scholarship applications in by 31 January
Pink dusters sales raise £10,200 for breast cancer charities
Award winning designer to speak at Hillier wholesale days
Neudorff doubles production of new seaweed extract
New Posh Bird Box has more room for feathered families
Stewart to put new planters under media spotlight
Duke plants cedar to celebrate ‘Capability’ Brown anniversary
Stihl wants to sell cordless range through garden centres
TV gardener presents certificates to Birmingham youngsters
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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Horticultural / Plantarea Manager - Wiltshire
Salary: £18,000 - £22,000
 
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Wholesale Nursery Growing Supervisor - Herefordshire
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Despatch Packhouse Manager - Herefordshire
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Despatch Packhouse Manager - Herefordshire
Salary: £25,000 - £35,000


Despatch Packhouse Manager (ref:DS8885)

Location: Herefordshire
Salary: £25,000 - £35,000
Date: 07 Dec 
Job Type: Full-Time
Duration: Permanent

Our client strives at all times to supply, exceptional quality plants. Provide outstanding customer service, whilst maintaining a sustainable, ethical business model with a well-trained, motivated and developed team working within the 'culture' of their family business, one of; efficient and focused work ethic, respect, professionalism and friendliness where their people all feel valued, challenged and fulfilled in their work. They are currently seeing a Packhouse Manager for their Despatch Department.

The Job

To take the lead and manage the pack house planning, organising and implementation of pack house operations across two sites.
To ensure the delivery of departmental performance targets and business strategy by leading, managing, training and mentoring that team so that they continually work to a continuous improvement cycle delivering outstanding quality and customer service whilst working in an efficient and effective way, following business policies and SOP.
Required to deputise for the immediate line manager (this would include shift patterns), or during high workload times of year.
To provide support in specific key areas of the business as directed by the line manager / supervisor.
To be responsible and accountable for key business goals and targets that may be assigned from time to time as and when required by the business. 
To continually look at and suggest how the business can increase its effectiveness, efficiency, quality and customer service in the areas of the business being presently worked in at the time.

The Person

Must be an effective, accurate and honest communicator up and down, both within and across departments.
Must have experience of leading, motivating and developing teams preferably at management or supervisory level.
Must be well organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to prioritise work.
Must have a flexible approach to work and able to demonstrate problem solving skills.
Must be proficient in the use of IT systems, including Microsoft Excel.
Must have an understanding of process improvement and LEAN systems.
Must have a working knowledge of Quality systems.
Must be a great team player and be able to motivate, mentor, train, support and develop their teams. 
Should be at ease on the shop floor.
Ideally have experience of working with the horticultural industry.
Ideally have some experience of change management.

The position may involve early morning, late night and weekend working on a rota basis during the season and may involve the use of an annualised hours contract.

To apply for this role click here
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