Job description
Job Title: Team Leader
Reports to: Nursery Manager / Assistant Nursery Manager
Accountable to: Production Manager
Salary: 32k - 34k
Hours: 8am to 4:30pm + overtime when required
Job Summary:
The Team Leader will oversee a team, ensuring efficient operations and supporting management in planning and executing nursery processes to achieve Company objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and motivate staff to meet goals and objectives efficiently.
- Assist in planning and executing nursery operations within your area of responsibility.
- Ensure all plant maintenance operations are completed to maintain crop health.
- Regularly monitor crops for pest, disease, quality, and watering issues, reporting promptly to the manager.
- Assist in collating and preparing customer orders with attention to quality and customer specifications.
- Assist with the loading and unloading of plants for orders and stock.
- Accurately record stock movements using both manual and computerised systems.
- Promote and contribute to a culture of excellent customer service.
- Take responsibility for personal development and participate in staff reviews.
- Ensure Health and Safety procedures are followed within the team, and contribute to risk assessments.
- Support other tasks as needed, within your capabilities.
General Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Managers to ensure team tasks are completed effectively.
- Oversee daily Health & Safety compliance for team members, including temporary staff.
- Ensure stock is grown and maintained to the highest standards, following integrated crop management principles.
- Assist with plant selection and packing for both nursery beds and customer orders.
- Manage unwanted or returned stock promptly to maintain quality.
- Apply plant protection products as per company programmes, following Health & Safety guidelines.
- Plan and manage plant arrivals and their distribution around the nursery.
Additional point:
- Provide out-of-hours cover on a rota basis for plant care, especially irrigation and plant protection.
- MUST HAVE A PA1 AND PA6 QUALIFICATION AND/OR EXPEREINCE
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent