Nursery manager

Nursery Manager

Hertfordshire

£Dependent on experience

Are you an experienced grower who thrives in a hands-on leadership role? Looking for the chance to take ownership of a well-equipped nursery site, lead a committed team and ensure exceptional plant quality across a busy production environment?

This could be the perfect next step.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive package based on experience
• Health Shield, pension and flexibility where needed
• A modern, well-invested growing site with poly tunnels, reservoir, sub-irrigation and trial areas
• A supportive Production Manager and a stable on-site team
• A role focused on growing and leading people – not being stuck in the office

The Role

As Nursery Manager, you'll take full day-to-day responsibility for the site, its people, and the quality of the crops produced. You'll be the key decision-maker on the ground, ensuring plants are grown, maintained and presented to the highest standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, motivating and developing a team of full-time and seasonal staff
• Managing potting, shaping, stock presentation and general crop quality
• Making hands-on growing decisions across shrubs, perennials and 2L production
• Planning and overseeing irrigation strategies
• Monitoring crops for pests, diseases, nutrition and irrigation issues
• Maintaining high standards of plant health, biosecurity and hygiene
• Working with the Production Manager on rotations, space planning and seasonal schedules
• Ensuring safe working practices, COSHH compliance and accurate record keeping
• Supporting out-of-hours cover for irrigation and spray applications when required

This is a practical, site-based leadership role – ideal for someone who wants to be out in the nursery, not behind a desk.

About You

You'll be a great fit if you are:

• Experienced in nursery production, ideally with shrubs/perennials
• Confident leading teams and setting high standards
• Hands-on, proactive and comfortable making independent decisions
• Strong on plant health, irrigation and general growing practices
• Organised, reliable and able to keep operations running smoothly
• PA1/PA6 qualified (or willing to work towards it)

If you're currently a Team Leader, Supervisor or Assistant Manager ready for more responsibility, this could be a brilliant opportunity.

What's Next?

Apply below or contact me, Kieran, on 01780 480530 or . You can also message me on LinkedIn for a confidential chat.

And don't worry if your CV isn't perfect – just send what you have and we'll take it from there.

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