Horticulturist

Contract: Full Time Permanent

Working Pattern: 5 days a week including Sundays

Desired skills and experience:

• Horticultural qualifications level 2 or 3 desirable
• Passionate about gardening with an excellent knowledge of plants
• Enthusiastic and customer-focused, happy to work outside in all weather
• Team player who enjoys a busy work environment and has a ‘can-do’ attitude

About this role:

This role involves supporting the plant area manager in supervising the team and other daily tasks including but not limited to:

• Feeding, watering and pruning stock
• Receiving plant deliveries and restocking
• Offering helpful advice to customers and giving advice on plant care
• Keeping outdoor areas tidy and safe

If you think you’d be a good match for this role, we’d love to hear from you, so please send your CV to our HR Manager frances.magrath@gordale.co.uk to register your interest for this vacancy.

Human Resources Manager / Health and Safety Officer

Contract: Full Time Permanent

Working Pattern: Weekdays 9am-5pm

Main Duties:

• Recruiting and inducting all roles including seasonal staff
• Managing all HR and health and safety administration, ensuring legal compliance and updating policies as required
• Developing and delivering training programmes for our managers and colleagues
• Providing advice and administration support for disciplinary and grievances
• Maintaining health and safety standards including risk assessment review and H&S training compliance

Desired skills and experience:

• Achievement of, or working towards, a HR Level 5 or H&S qualification is essential
• A working knowledge of employment law and health & safety legislation is desirable
• Experience within a retail or customer-facing environment is desirable
• Competency with Word and Excel essential

About this role:

We are looking for an experienced Manager to look after all aspects of the company’s HR and Health & Safety, ensuring our team are recruited, supported and trained, whilst providing a safe environment for our staff and customers.

The centre has approximately 80 full and part-time staff and their development is a key factor in the progression of the business. Our continued compliance with all relevant up to date health and safety legislation is also a key aspect of the role. The role requires some administration support in other areas, including the organisation of promotional activities.

The ideal candidate will enjoy the fast pace and customer-focus of a retail environment, have a keen eye for detail and be highly organised to efficiently deal with all relevant documentation. They must be self-motivated, able to work autonomously and have the ability to communicate effectively with customers and our team in both formal and informal situations.

If you think you’d be a good match for this role, we’d love to hear from you, so please send your CV to our current HR Manager frances.magrath@gordale.co.uk to register your interest for this vacancy.