Assistant Nursery Manager

Assistant Growing Manager
Herefordshire
-DOE

Passionate about growing and ready to take the next step in your horticulture career?

Looking to lead a team and have real impact on a large-scale ornamental nursery?

Want to join a business where there''s clear progression into senior management?

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, you''ll be responsible for:

• 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.
• You''ll work alongside an experienced Growing Manager and Assistant Technical Manager, with plenty of autonomy to lead but the support of a highly knowledgeable team.

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''ll also hold a qualification in horticulture and your PA1 or PA6.

This role is ideal if you''re ready to step up into a bigger leadership role, with the chance to progress further as the business continues to grow.

What''s Next?

Apply with your CV below. Don''t worry if it''s not fully up to date - just send what you have.
Email me, Sarah on (url removed) or drop me a message on LinkedIn.