Landscaping Team Leader

John Lewis Partnership; Longstock; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employee-owned business is seeking a Team Leader to oversee operations at Longstock Park Nursery in England. The role includes managing the landscaping team, driving sales, and ensuring excellent customer service. Candidates should have practical landscaping experience and at least one year of team leadership. This short-term contract runs until July 2026, offering a salary between £29,500 and £37,000.

Qualifications

• Experience in landscaping or related field.
• 1 year of team leadership experience.
• Attention to detail and good computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily operations of the Landscape teams.
• Drive sales and provide excellent customer service.
• Lead and support the landscaping team.

Skills

Practical experience of a landscaping business or similar

Team Leadership

Good Computer skill and attention to detail

Positive 'can-do' attitude

Job description

About the role

Longstock Park Landscapes are looking for a Team Leader to work alongside our Hard and Soft Landscaping Specialists.The role will be onsite in customers gardens leading a team, blended with ordering and receiving stock, inventory management, completing vehicle checks and driver paperwork for the team.

• Salary £29,500-£37,000

• Contract type This is a short term contract until July 2026

• Location This role is based at Longstock Park Nursery, SO20 6EH

Key responsibilities

• To be responsible for the day to day running of the Landscape teams with the support of the Landscaping Section Manager.

• To create with the management team a profitable and efficient section of the business to drive sales, provide excellent customer service and team leadership.

Essential skills/experience you’ll need

• Practical experience of a landscaping business or similar

• Team Leadership 1 year

• Good Computer skill and attention to detail

• A positive “can-do” attitude

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The partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.