Christie-Elite Nurseries
Operations Manager
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Eden Scott has been retained by Christie-Elite Nurseries part of Fasque Estate to appoint a new Operations Manager based onsite in Forres, Moray. (Relocation support available)
Christie-Elite Nurseries is a specialist commercial tree nursery based on a 220-acre site in Forres, Moray. They produce high-quality bareroot and cell-grown trees for forestry, woodland creation, conservation and commercial planting projects across the UK.
Role Overview
Reporting to the Directors, you will a hands-on, practical and an organized manager and have overall day-to-day responsibility for the forest nursery. This is a key leadership role and ideally suited to someone who can bring structure, accountability and clear operational discipline to a seasonal, labour-intensive environment.
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Key Responsibilities
- Plan daily labour and allocate staff to clear tasks.
- Manage supervisors, team leaders, seasonal workers and agency labour.
- Oversee bareroot and cell-grown nursery operations, including crop maintenance, lifting, grading, counting, bundling, labelling, stock movement and dispatch preparation.
- Monitor productivity, quality, attendance, absence, health and safety and housekeeping standards.
- Give clear instructions, check completion and address non-compliance or poor performance appropriately.
- Produce a weekly site report covering production, dispatch, labour, people issues, stock, H&S;, risks and decisions required.
Experience Required
- Experienced in operations, production, site management or workforce planning.
- Confident in managing people in a practical, hands-on environment.
- Some horticultural knowledge or experience in bareroot and/or cell-grown tree nursery operations is required; forestry, agriculture or commercial plant production experience is highly relevant.
- Firm but fair, commercially aware, organised and comfortable working outdoors in a seasonal operation.
- Able to report clearly to Directors and follow through on agreed actions.
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Application Process
If you are interested in having an informal discussion to find out more, please contact Alasdair Murray, Director of Eden Scott.
To apply please send a copy of your CV to Alasdair.murray@edenscott.com
Please note all third party, direct and speculative applications / CVs will be forwarded to Eden Scott for consideration.
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