Vegetable Gardener

 

Truro, Cornwall

 

About Us

 

Tregothnan are internationally famed as the home of English tea since 1999 and our family has lived on our historic estate with its picturesque and environmentally protected gardens since 1334.

 

We boast the largest private botanical garden in Cornwall, which has enabled us to ‘put the English into English tea’ and surpass producers from around the world.

 

No longer the ‘new kid on the block’, we are constantly innovating and evolving our teas, as well as producing honey and providing a plethora of experiences and holidays the whole family can enjoy.

 

We are now seeking a Vegetable Gardener to help us maintain the existing vegetable garden and grow produce for the family, on our estate near Truro.

 

The Benefits

 

- A salary from £20,000 per annum

- 21 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

- Pension scheme

 

If you are a vegetable gardener and have experience working in a fruit and vegetable production garden, this is a superb opportunity to grow produce for a friendly, family-run company.

 

You will work in idyllic and picturesque landscapes in the heart of Cornwall, carrying out important gardening production to help keep us supplied.

 

If this sounds like your cup of tea, we would love for you to bring your expertise and green fingers to our exciting company and, in return, we are offering the chance to be part of the history of our breath-taking family estate.

 

The Role

 

As a Vegetable Gardener, you will be responsible for producing fruit and vegetables in our garden.

 

Working to a high standard, you will develop and maintain the vegetable garden according to organic principles, whilst propagating, planting and soil cultivating to produce vegetables, as well as weeding to maintain quality.

 

Additionally, you will perform pest and disease control duties, as well as plant care, pruning, watering, plant ordering and harvesting.

 

Regularly communicating and liaising with the Owner, you will also assist the Head Gardener with general gardening duties when necessary.

 

About You

 

To be considered as a Vegetable Gardener, you will need:

 

- Demonstrable experience as a Vegetable Gardener, including pruning fruit trees

- Previous experience working in a fruit and vegetable production garden

- The ability to work effectively individually and as part of a team

- A hands-on, hard-working and conscientious approach

- A diligent and organised attitude

- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to field queries from the general public

- A full, valid driving licence and access to a vehicle

 

The closing date for this role is Friday 10th December 2021.

 

Other organisations may call this role Grower, Gardener, Vegetable Grower, Market Gardener, Kitchen Gardener, Horticulturalist, Horticultural Assistant, or Commercial Vegetable Gardener.

 

Webrecruit and Tregothnan are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

 

So, if you’re seeking to showcase your green fingers as a Vegetable Gardener, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.