About Us:

Help is a Queensland-based social enterprise helping people with disability lead fulfilling and independent lives. Over the past 50+ years, we’ve created an integrated network of services to provide people with disability the essentials, routine, and stretch they seek in life. Whether it’s employment, learning, living arrangements, community involvement, or anything else in between – we work alongside people to help them achieve the things they set out to. We do this with the help of our social enterprise businesses, organisational partnerships, and DES and NDIS service streams. We like to think of it as an ecosystem of opportunity.

What's in it for you?

At Help we believe that every person is the master of their journey. And that starts with our team. We strive to create an environment where employees openly embrace our mission and vision and can live our values every day. As a valued member of our team we’re committed to looking after you, by offering some great benefits including:

• Excellent salary sacrificing benefits! Package up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free, and additional $2,560 for meal and entertainment expenses
• A supportive work environment which values your personal and professional life, ensuring a perfect work-life balance
• Recognition of loyalty through our Service Award Program
• Free counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• The opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people with disability.

About the Role:

The Horticulture Manager will be responsible for managing and growing our Help Nurseries, and enabling appropriate practical activity for people with disabilities through the horticulture operations. Our Help Nurseries are commercial businesses of Help Enterprises, a community-based social enterprise whose mission is to enhance the lifestyle and independence of people who live with disability. Our wholesale nursery business supplies high quality plants to the landscaping industry. We provide a unique, supported workplace environment for many of our employees who live with disability. You will be the face of the Nursery delivering our product to our customers in a timely manner. You will also spend time within the Nursery between deliveries, working alongside our supported employees.  

Reporting to the Head of Commercial, you will:

• Manage the day to day activities of the horticulture services and nursery team
• Ensure that the participants involved in the horticulture activity are appropriately supervised and undertaking work which is relevant to their goals and the divisions’ goal
• Maximise the returns on the division’s capital investments, in particular it’s investments in people, intellectual property and plant and equipment
• Ensure that all needs of employees are met, in particular as it relates to creating opportunities for people with disabilities
• Take responsibility for the continuous improvement of the division’s Quality Assurance (QA) policies, procedures and compliance, including health and safety requirements
• Liaise with customers to source new sales/contracts that are appropriate for the division’s production capabilities
• Quote on new orders/contracts in a timely fashion
• Develop Help Enterprises brand recognition – promote the organisation as well as the products
• Obtain regular customer feedback on quality of stock and service
• Attend promotional trade days and organise product displays when appropriate and practical
• Analyse productivity of supported employees against sales to determine suitability of products and training needs
• Compile and manage annual budget
• Ensure business development activities are in accordance with strategic goals.
• Create and implement production schedule in line with projected sales and propagation schedule
• Determine spraying/pruning/fertilising/watering requirements and ensure all cultural practices are administered in a safe and efficient manner
• Maintain adequate levels of raw materials and resources to meet production requirements Approve maintenance of equipment as required
• Ensure staffing levels are consistent with the division’s objectives.
• Identify staff training needs and organise or provide training as required
• Run monthly staff meetings with employees to ensure accurate and adequate flow of information/high level of morale/ownership within division
• Ensure that each employee is aware of the importance of the contribution they make to the team and to the overall success of Help Enterprises

This role is a Full-Time role based in Mitchelton 

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience in Nursery/Horticultural management
• Relevant plant, pest and disease management knowledge
• Current OH&S knowledge
• High level organisational skills
• Experience in quoting / tenders with demonstrated sales success within the horticulture industry
• High level understanding of industry standards in terms of product quality and use
• Formal qualifications in Horticulture (desirable)

How to apply for this role?

If you’re looking for a rewarding role with an innovative and diverse organisation, we encourage you to submit your application.

Applications close: Applications will be assessed as they are received.

Contact: To learn more about this opportunity please contact the Recruitment team on: Recruitment@helpenterprises.com.au 

As part of our recruitment and selection process, all successful candidates must have or be willing to undertake a range of checks including verification of working rights, Working with Children (Blue Card), NDIS Worker Screening (Yellow Card), professional reference checks and a national police check. 

If you would like to learn more about working for us or what we do, we encourage you to visit www.help.org.au or follow us on LinkedIn