Horticulture Production Manager

MorePeople; Chichester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private medical insurance

Relocation support

Influence direction

Investment planning

Growth culture

Job summary

MorePeople is seeking a Horticulture Production Manager for a leading family-owned nursery in West Sussex, producing over 3 million pots annually across two sites.

You will join the senior leadership team, oversee production, growing, operations, stock control and despatch, and report to the Managing Director. You’ll lead managers and supervisors to ensure crops meet the highest standards and delivery timelines.

Qualifications

• Commercial nursery experience in growing, operations or production.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Technical growing knowledge and understanding of commercial crop production.
• Commercial awareness and budget management experience.
• Confidence using data, Excel and production systems to drive decision-making.
• Ability to balance people, production and performance.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead production and growing teams across two nursery sites.
• Manage operational managers, supervisors and support functions.
• Drive crop quality, production efficiency and nursery performance.
• Carry out crop walks and support technical growing decisions.
• Oversee stock control and despatch performance.
• Manage labour, budgets and resource planning.
• Work with department managers to improve communication and operational efficiency.
• Support capital investment projects, new systems and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation schemes, health & safety requirements and business standards.
• Use production software and data to support decision-making and performance improvement.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Crop production knowledge

Budget management

Data analysis

Excel

Driving licence

Tools

Production software

Job description

Horticulture Production Manager

West Sussex

£ DOE + Benefits

Ready to lead one of the UK's most respected commercial nurseries?

Looking for a role where you can influence strategy, develop teams, and shape the future of a growing business?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful, family-owned nursery producing over 3 million pots annually across two sites.

The business is entering an exciting new chapter, and they're looking for a Horticulture Production Manager who can build on strong foundations, lead an experienced management team, and help shape the future of the nursery.

If you're an ambitious production leader, growing manager or nursery manager looking for a broader role with significant influence, we'd love to hear from you.

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Relocation support available (potential short-term accommodation)
• Genuine opportunity to influence the direction of the wider business
• Significant input into future investment and business planning
• A growing business with genuine ambition and a strong community culture

What's the job?

As Horticulture Production Manager, you'll sit within the senior leadership team, overseeing production, growing, operations, stock control and despatch across two sites, producing over 3 million pots annually.

You'll report directly to the Managing Director, leading managers and supervisors across production and operations to ensure crops are produced to the highest standard and delivered efficiently to meet customer requirements.

Day to day, you'll be:

• Leading production and growing teams across two nursery sites
• Managing operational managers, supervisors and support functions
• Driving crop quality, production efficiency and nursery performance
• Carrying out crop walks and supporting technical growing decisions
• Overseeing stock control and despatch performance
• Managing labour, budgets and resource planning
• Working with department managers to improve communication and operational efficiency
• Supporting capital investment projects, new systems and continuous improvement initiative.
• Ensuring compliance with accreditation schemes, health & safety requirements and business standards
• Using production software and data to support decision-making and performance improvement

What do I need?

• Commercial nursery experience, whether that's in growing, operations or production.
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience leading managers, and supervisors
• Technical growing knowledge and understanding of commercial crop production
• Commercial awareness and budget management experience
• Confidence using data, Excel and production systems to drive decision-making
• Ability to balance people, production and performance
• Full UK driving licence

You might already be a Production Manager, Nursery Manager or Operations Manager. Equally, you could be an ambitious Growing Manager looking for a broader leadership role.

Most importantly, they're looking for someone with the hunger to make an impact, develop teams, and play a key role in the future growth of the business.