Vacancies
Join our winning team.
Find out about the latest job opportunities at Barton Grange Group. With our award-winning garden centre, The Flower Bowl Entertainment Centre and two wholesale plant nurseries, we are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our teams.
Personality, passion and a willingness to learn are key. We provide comprehensive training packages for all positions. The roles include a wide variety of flexible working opportunities as well as work experience, industrial placements and Modern Apprenticeships within horticulture, retail and catering.
Staff wellbeing is a high priority for us. We offer a friendly and supportive working environment, generous staff discount scheme, subsidised social events and a benefits package commensurate with a progressive company.
You’ll find all our current vacancies listed below. If you don’t see a vacancy of interest to you, please contact us by email at [email protected] or telephone the Personnel Team on 01995 642904.
I hope you find this section useful and would welcome any comments you have about the recruitment pages. Please contact me, Andrea Swindlehurst, Personnel Manager, by email at [email protected].
Please click on the job title of your choice for further information and to apply:
Barton Grange Garden Centre Vacancies
Part Time
You will need to enjoy meeting our customers and providing them with the best possible service. We work as a team so candidates that are friendly and outgoing will have a distinct advantage. Full training is provided so experience is not necessary, however you must be enthusiastic and approachable.
Full Time – 40.25 hrs per week.
Working in either our fast paced self-service Riverside Cafe or our table service Willows Restaurant serving food and clearing tables ensuring the restaurants look their best at all times. You will need to be enthusiastic, approachable and committed to delivering a high standard of customer service.
Weekends – both Saturday and Sunday each week
Working in either our fast paced self-service Riverside Cafe or our table service Willows Restaurant serving food and clearing tables ensuring the restaurants look their best at all times. You will need to be enthusiastic, approachable and committed to delivering a high standard of customer service.
Weekends – both Saturday and Sunday each week
Working in our Riverside and Willows Kitchen, you will be responsible for cleaning all areas of the kitchen and ensuring a constant supply of clean equipment, crockery and cutlery to the kitchen and Front of House areas. You must be a team player but able to work alone as required.
Front of House Supervisor
Full Time
We are looking for a Front of House Supervisor to join our busy catering team. You must have the ability and confidence to run the team and lead the front of house shifts in the absence on the Manager.
Senior Catering Assistant
Full Time
As a Senior Catering Assistant, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of table service in Willows Restaurants, and our fast paced self-service Riverside Cafe. You will need to be enthusiastic, approachable and committed to delivering a high standard of customer service.
Kitchen Porters
Part Time
Working in our Riverside and Willows Kitchen, you will be responsible for cleaning all areas of the kitchen and ensuring a constant supply of clean equipment, crockery and cutlery to the kitchen and Front of House areas. You must be a team player but able to work alone as required.
Weekend Restaurant Assistants
Weekends
Working in either our fast paced self-service Riverside Cafe or our table service Willows Restaurant serving food and clearing tables ensuring the restaurants look their best at all times. You will need to be enthusiastic, approachable and committed to delivering a high standard of customer service.
Restaurant Assistants
Part Time
Working in either our fast paced self-service Riverside Cafe or our table service Willows Restaurant serving food and clearing tables ensuring the restaurants look their best at all times. You will need to be enthusiastic, approachable and committed to delivering a high standard of customer service.
Restaurant Assistants
Full and Part Time
Working in either our fast paced self-service Riverside Cafe or our table service Willows Restaurant serving food and clearing tables ensuring the restaurants look their best at all times. You will need to be enthusiastic, approachable and committed to delivering a high standard of customer service.
Pastry Assistant
Part Time
Talented Pastry Assistant is required to join our award winning Garden Centre, working in our very busy Riverside Kitchen, producing cakes for both Restaurants and our onsite Farm Shop. Experience of working in a high volume kitchen is an advantage, along with sound knowledge of production and finishing of all pastry goods.
Experienced Pastry Chef
Full Time
A talented Pastry Chef is required to join our award winning Garden Centre, working in our very busy Riverside Kitchen. Experience of working in a high volume kitchen is an advantage, along with sound knowledge of production and finishing of all pastry goods. Good time keeping is essential.
Full Time, Part Time and Weekends
Working in our Riverside and Willows Kitchen, you will be responsible for cleaning all areas of the kitchen and ensuring a constant supply of clean equipment, crockery and cutlery to the kitchen and Front of House areas. You must be a team player but able to work alone as required.
Kitchen Porters
Full and Part Time
Working in our Riverside and Willows Kitchen, you will be responsible for cleaning all areas of the kitchen and ensuring a constant supply of clean equipment, crockery and cutlery to the kitchen and Front of House areas. You must be a team player but able to work alone as required.
Cleaner
Part Time
Working across all areas of the Garden Centre you will be expected to keep our staff and customer areas to a high standard of cleanliness and presentation.
Duties include: Vacuuming, mopping, polishing, cleaning toilets as well as all general areas.
Experience is preferable although not essential as full training will be given.
Part Time
An interest in gardening and wildlife is preferable as you will be helping our customers choose from our impressive range of products including seeds, bulbs and wild bird-care.
Gardening & Wildlife Manager
Full Time
We are seeking an experienced Manager for our Gardening and Wildlife Department which currently has a two million pound turnover and 7 members of staff. Previous experience as a Manager within the industry is preferred, however applicants with a proven retail management background will be considered.
Weekends
You will be required to work both Saturdays and Sundays each week. An interest in gardening and wildlife is preferable as you will be helping our customers choose from our impressive range of products including seeds, bulbs and wild bird-care.
Outside Sales Assistant
Full Time
Our Outside Sales team is looking for a dedicated and dynamic individual to join their thriving and exciting department working in the all-weather plant area. Previous experience is not essential but prior plant knowledge will be an advantage. Retail experience is preferred but not essential as full training will be given.
Outside Sales Department Sales Assistant
Part Time Sales Assistant
Our Outside Sales team is looking for a dedicated and dynamic individual to join their thriving and exciting department working in the all- weather plant area.
Full Time
An interest in food and cooking is desirable but not essential, as we sell a range of high quality cookware and household utensils within a specialist environment.
With the ability to get the best out of people, you’ll oversee stock replenishment and all shop floor activity and have a real passion for retail.
Gift Department
Sales Assistant
Full Time
You must be interested in meeting our customers, helping them choose from our impressive range of hundreds of imaginative and thoughtful gift ideas and providing them with the best possible service.
Full Time
You must be interested in helping our customers choose from our impressive range of contemporary and traditional garden furniture as well as a huge range of barbecues and outdoor tableware.
Leisure and Christmas Sales Assistant
Full Time
You must be interested in helping our customers choose from our impressive range of contemporary and traditional garden furniture. Our department becomes part of our magical Christmas displays, so a person who thrives on attention to detail and most importantly enjoys all things Christmas would thrive in our Department.
Weekends
You must love Christmas and be interested in helping our customers choose from our impressive range of contemporary and traditional garden furniture as well as a huge range of barbecues and outdoor tableware.
Full Time
You must love Christmas and be interested in helping our customers choose from our impressive range of contemporary and traditional garden furniture as well as a huge range of barbecues and outdoor tableware.
Home Decor and Houseplant Sales Assistant
Part Time
You will need to have a keen interest in products for the home along with an interest in houseplants. We’re looking for a friendly individual that would enjoy meeting our customers and providing them with the best possible service. We work as a team so candidates that are approachable and outgoing will have a distinct advantage.
Farm Shop Sales Assistants
Part Time
You will need to enjoy meeting our customers and providing them with the best possible service. We work as a team so candidates that are friendly and outgoing will have a distinct advantage. Full training is provided so experience is not necessary, however you must be enthusiastic and be approachable.
Weekend Sales Assistants
Weekends – Saturday and Sunday
Working in either our Cook Shop or Gardening and Wildlife Departments. These positions are ideal if you enjoy meeting our customers and providing them with the best possible service.
General Sales Assistant
Full Time | Part Time | Weekends
We have vacancies in a range of departments throughout the Garden Centre. As a Sales Assistant, you will be responsible for delivering excellent customer service, merchandising stock and maintaining the general housekeeping of your department.
Senior Till Operator
Full Time
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to join our busy Tills & Customer Service team.
Customer focused with commitment to ensure we deliver a high standard of customer care.
Weekend Sales Assistants
Weekends
We are looking for Weekend Sales Assistants to join our Tills and Customer Service, and Farm Shop Teams. These positions are ideal if you enjoy meeting our customers and providing them with the best possible service. We work as a team so candidates that are friendly and outgoing will have a distinct advantage.
Part Time
We are looking to recruit a Deliver Driver to join our Warehouse Team at Barton Grange Garden Centre, delivering furniture, plants and garden products to our customers. Previous experience is essential.
Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our award winning Outside Sales Team as a Dry Goods/Yard Assistant. We are looking for a dedicated, high driven and approachable individual to be a key player within a dynamic team.
Full Time
Our Warehouse Team are looking for a well organised individual who has a good attention to detail and excellent communication skills. This role will involve stock, rotation, unloading and loading of deliveries and delivering customer orders.
Full Time
We are looking for a highly motivated person to work in our EPOS department to support a small team within a busy Head Office environment. This is a multi-skilled post working in a fast paced and changeable environment, providing administrative support to the Garden Centre staff.
College/University Graduate Photographer
1 Year Project – Hours Negotiable
This a great opportunity to develop your skills after your studies. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated budding photographer to work alongside our busy and dynamic Marketing Team. The ideal candidate will have the confidence and ability to source, direct and create engaging content that can be used across a variety of media outlets, both printed and digital.
Photographer/Videographer
Freelance
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated freelance photographer and videographer to work alongside our busy and dynamic Marketing Team. Working for Barton Grange Garden Centre and The Flower Bowl Entertainment Centre, content will be extremely varied.
Marketing Manager
Full Time
We require a marketing manager to work closely with our management teams at both Barton Grange Garden Centre and the Flower Bowl Entertainment Centre, to develop and oversee our social media and marketing campaigns.
Experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk / IT Assistant
Working within our busy Accounts department at Barton Grange Garden Centre your duties will include, checking suppliers, processing invoices, reconciling payments, inputting statements and invoices onto ledgers.
Working within our busy Accounts department at Barton Grange Garden Centre your duties will include, checking suppliers, processing invoices, reconciling payments, inputting statements and invoices onto ledgers.
Events Organiser
Full Time
Working at Barton Grange Garden Centre, the successful applicant will devise, plan, organise and oversee an annual programme of events aimed at attracting a wide variety of customers to the Garden Centre.
The Flower Bowl Entertainment Centre Vacancies
Weekends – both Saturdays & Sundays
Full/Part Time
We are looking for a Chef de Partie to add to our Kitchen team, working in a bright, spacious, modern kitchen that is well ventilated, and fitted out with the best equipment that is thoroughly maintained. You would be working in all areas of our busy kitchen, preparing and serving food for our two restaurants.
Full Time
As a Senior Activities Assistant, you are responsible for taking care of our Bowling, Golf, Curling and VR ride guests, as well as providing first class customer service at the Reception and Cinema Box Office.
Full training will be provided.
Full & Part Time hours available.
As an Activities Assistant, you are responsible for taking care of our Bowling, Golf, Curling and VR ride guests, providing first class customer service.
Full training will be provided so no prior experience is required.
Full/Part Time
Chefs
Full Time | Part Time | Weekends
Commis Chef
Full Time | Part Time | Weekends
We are looking for a Commis Chef to add to our Kitchen team, working in a bright, spacious, modern kitchen that is well ventilated, and fitted out with the best equipment that is thoroughly maintained. You would be working in all areas of our busy kitchen, preparing and serving food for our two restaurants.
Full Time
We are looking for Kitchen Porters to add to our kitchen team, working in a bright, spacious, modern kitchen that is well ventilated, and fitted out with the best equipment that is thoroughly maintained.
Temporary
We are looking for someone to get into character and bring our costume alive. As Father Christmas you will be working alongside our team of Elves ensuring that customers of all ages have a memorable visit to our Christmas Events.
Temporary
As an Elf you will be wearing one of our excellent costumes and will be responsible for accompanying families through our magical walk-through experience.
Temporary
As an Elf you will be wearing one of our excellent costumes and will be responsible for accompanying families through our magical walk-through experience. In addition to working in Santa’s Christmas journey you will also be helping Father Christmas at our children’s parties taking place in The Flower Bowl Entertainment Centre.
Temporary
You will be in charge of running our christmas VR machine in our Outside Sales Department. We need lively and fun individuals with infectious Christmas spirit and a passion to go above and beyond to help our customers Christmas wishes come true.
Activities Assistant
Weekends
As a Weekend Activities Assistant, you are responsible for taking care of our bowling, curling and VR ride guests, as well as providing first class customer service at the reception and cinema box office.
Activities Assistants
Part Time
As an Activities Assistant, you are responsible for taking care of our bowling, curling and VR ride guests, as well as providing first class customer service at the reception and cinema box office. We are looking for enthusiastic assistants who are willing to learn or improve their technical skills.
Hospitality Assistants
Full Time or Part Time
As a Hospitality Assistant, you would be working in all dining areas of The Flower Bowl and have the opportunity to host events in our Copper Lounge Suite. Assistants are responsible for delivering a high standard of table and counter service within all dining areas.
Senior Hospitality Assistant
Full Time
As a Senior Hospitality Assistant you will be responsible for the smooth running of table service within our fast paced restaurant. Must have the ability and confidence to run the team and lead the front of house shifts alongside and in the absence of the Supervisor.
Restaurant Assistants
Weekends
As a Restaurant Assistant, you’ll be working in all dining areas of The Flower Bowl and have the opportunity to host events in our Copper Lounge Suite. Assistants are responsible for delivering a high standard of table and counter service within all dining areas.
Hospitality Supervisor
Full Time
Hospitality Supervisors are responsible for daily front of house operations in all our restaurants and bars.
As a Supervisor, you would help train other members of the team and ensure excellent standards of customer service are upheld at all times.
Full Time
Wholesale Plant Nursery Vacancies - none available at the present time.
Full Time
Due to retirement,we are seeking a full time Stock & Quality Controller at Garden Centre Plants which is the wholseale plant division of the Barton Grange Group. Supplying a wide range of plants to Garden Centres and major retailers nationwide from our 35-acre site.
Full Time
We have an exciting opportunity available at our Garden Centre Plants wholesale plant division,building and maintaining existing contacts and relationships with our customers nationwide.
IT and Administration Assistant GCP
The candidate will be assisted and fully trained in aspects of computer and office duties throughout the 1st year. You will be working within a small friendly team keeping the business supplied with amongst other things plant labels, delivery notes and invoices.
Full Time
Due to a planned future retirement, this exciting opportunity has become available at Brookhouse Nursery which supplies Barton Grange Garden Centre with a bespoke range of products and planters including a just-in-time delivery service.
Experienced Landscaper
Full Time
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic department of an established, successful company. Previous experience of working in a construction site environment. A full UK driving license, 7.5 Tonne (C1) entitlement is preferred.
Landscape Operative
Full Time
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic department of an established, successful company. Your responsibilities will include, soft landscaping, grounds maintenance, preparing and laying of turf, planting shrubs, trees and hedges, grass cutting and strimming.
C1-7.5 t / Class 2 Driver / Landscaper
Full Time | Part Time
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic department of an established, successful company, in a flexible position with full or part-time working hours available to suit.
Experienced Domestic Landscaper
Full Time
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic department of an established, successful company. Previous experience of working on high-end domestic or commercial landscaping schemes is an advantage.
Experienced Gardener
Full Time
The ideal candidate will have previous experience in grounds/garden maintenance and basic soft landscaping, good time management and communication skills, and good plant knowledge. A full UK driving license is required.
Landscape Contract Manager
Full Time
Barton Grange Landscapes are looking for a Contracts Manager for the management of commercial contracts involving both hard and soft landscaping. Experience in the landscaping and or construction industries is essential.
Plant Nursery Workers
Seasonal Full Time
Garden Centre Plants are growers of hardy outdoor plants within the Barton Grange Group of companies.
We grow and supply outdoor plants to garden centres throughout the UK from our well established nursery in Barton and we are always on the lookout for good staff to help us with our beautiful plants. We have a range of seasonal plant work available, on a mainly full-time basis.
Weekend Restaurant Assistants
Weekends
Working in either our fast paced self-service Riverside Cafe or our table service Willows Restaurant serving food and clearing tables ensuring the restaurants look their best at all times. You will need to be enthusiastic, approachable and committed to delivering a high standard of customer service.
Restaurant Assistants
Part Time
Working in either our fast paced self-service Riverside Cafe or our table service Willows Restaurant serving food and clearing tables ensuring the restaurants look their best at all times. You will need to be enthusiastic, approachable and committed to delivering a high standard of customer service.
Senior Till Operator
Full Time
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to join our busy Tills & Customer Service team.
Customer focused with commitment to ensure we deliver a high standard of customer care.
Full Time
You must be interested in helping our customers choose from our impressive range of contemporary and traditional garden furniture as well as a huge range of barbecues and outdoor tableware.
Christmas Entertainer Elf
Temporary
As an Elf you will be wearing one of our excellent costumes and will be responsible for accompanying families through our magical walk-through experience.
Weekends – both Saturdays & Sundays
