Production Kitchen Gardener Oxfordshire
Job description
Estelle Manor is a rural retreat nestled in Oxfordshire, set to open her doors in spring. A Grade II-listed landmark house set on a 60-acre estate, surrounded by over 3,000 acres of beautiful parkland.
As the countryside companion to Maison Estelle, the manor is also a ‘hosted home’, bringing people together that have plenty to say and nothing to prove. A hotel and country club with one-of a-kind spaces and old school values of personalised service and discretion.
The manor has four restaurants, an extraordinary 3,000 sq metre Roman-inspired Bath House, 108 bedrooms and a gym with class studios and padel courts. Plus, there’s a kids’ club for the little ones and a workspace.
As a Production Kitchen Gardener you will hold responsibility for the daily tending to and continued development of our newly established production garden. Ensuring a strong balance of production and aesthetics, this is a hugely exciting opportunity to pro-actively ensure the production garden remains beautiful for guests to enjoy throughout the year, alongside producing cutting flowers and vegetables to use throughout the estate for our housekeeping and culinary teams. With opportunities to develop gardening skills across the estate’s herbaceous borders and specimen trees, you will have a clear passion for gardening alongside professional development.
Who we are looking for
- Previous experience as production kitchen gardener, with proven knowledge in fruit and vegetable, flower and salad production.
- Excellent communication skills within a luxury environment, comfortable talking to colleagues, senior management and building relationships with our members and guests.
- An enthusiastic team player with a positive mindset and hugely charismatic.
- Excellent interpersonal, time management and organisational skills.
- A genuine passion for outdoor working.
- Someone who takes responsibility and initiative to explore issues and to generate new ideas with creative thinking.
Benefits
- A competitive salary
- 20 days holiday, excluding bank holidays (increasing with length of service), pension and life assurance
- A health cash plan to claim money back and get access to lots of ways to support your physical mental wellbeing
- Great food and drink whilst you’re on a break
- Ennismore room night and FB discounts
- Lots of opportunity to develop your skills and progress internally
- Regular team get togethers, from regular team drinks to bi-annual parties
- Opportunities to join one of our committees and influence how we do things, how we socialise and how we support the local community
- Great incentives and reward programmes including recommend a friend bonuses, employee of the month and much more
