Nursery Operations Manager

Morepeople 01780; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading horticulture firm in East Yorkshire seeks a Nursery Operations Manager to oversee daily operations and people management. The ideal candidate will have experience in commercial horticulture, excellent team leadership abilities, and a hands-on approach to operations. Key responsibilities include managing production areas, driving projects, and ensuring operational efficiency. This role offers long-term progression opportunities in a developing site environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Long-term personal progression opportunities

Support from experienced colleagues

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial nursery or horticulture environment.
• Strong people management and team leadership skills.
• Proven ability to organise day-to-day operations and deliver projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage the nursery, including glasshouse production.
• Organise workloads and priorities.
• Support the nursery team daily.

Skills

People management

Team leadership

Project management

Communication skills

Job description

Nursery Operations Manager

Horticulture

East Yorkshire

Are you a strong people manager who enjoys getting things done?

Do you thrive on organising teams, driving projects forward, and improving how a horticulture nursery operates day to day?

Looking for a role where you can shape the future of a developing commercial production site?

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• Monday-Friday role
• A site with clear development plans and the opportunity to make your mark.
• Support from technically strong and people-focused senior colleagues.
• The chance to help bring new production areas into use.
• Long-term personal progression opportunities

The Role

You'll be joining a small, close-knit team and be part of a business with clear goals and expansion plans within horticulture production. The site you'd oversee is entering an exciting phase of development, which you'd play a key part of.

Day to day, you'll work closely with an experienced technical grower, allowing you to focus on nursery operations, people management, and project delivery. You'll have the autonomy to run the site, while being supported by a highly capable, people-focused leader when needed.

Key Responsibilities

The focus is on people management, production organisation, and project delivery, ensuring the nursery site runs smoothly and development plans move forward efficiently.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Day-to-day management of the nursery, including glasshouse production areas
• Organising workloads, labour, and priorities across the site
• Managing and supporting the nursery team on a daily basis
• Driving on-site projects, including bringing additional glass into production
• Working closely with senior colleagues to support site development plans.
• Improving operational efficiency, organisation, and communication
• Ensuring tasks are completed safely, on time, and to plan.
• Supporting production planning without needing to lead growing strategy.

About You

You'll be a confident, organised manager with experience in a horticulture setting, who enjoys leading people and seeing progress on site.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Experience in a commercial nursery or horticulture environment.
• Strong people management and team leadership skills
• Proven ability to organise day-to-day operations and deliver projects.
• A practical, hands‑on approach to getting things done.
• Confidence working alongside technical specialists without needing to be one yourself.
• Good communication skills and the ability to keep teams aligned.
• A calm, structured approach in a busy operational environment

What's Next?

Apply below or contact me, Sarah, on 01780 480530, [e-mail] or on LinkedIn for a confidential chat.

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