Garden Supervisor - C.A.R. Gardens

Job Posted: 9 September 2026

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Merstone, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: £28,808
• Industries: Horticulture

Garden Supervisor Job Description

Our garden supervisors’ main tasks include garden maintenance, care and development of various private and commercial gardens on the Isle of Wight, whilst supervising colleagues. To see examples of our work and where you could be working please look on our social media and website https://www.cargardens.co.uk 

Gardening and soft landscaping

To include all aspects of gardening, and soft landscaping. Physically gardening.

Implementing organic and veganic gardening practices and materials.

Work includes regular scheduled garden maintenance, projects and blitzes.

Competent and safe use of all tools, hand and powered.

Working at height using ladders.

Reading and interpreting scaled drawings, garden designs, planting plans.

Waste transfers and waste management including good practice of composting green waste.

Vehicles

Shared driving of works vehicles, including manual diesel/ petrol vans and EVs.

Seeing to vehicle checks and day to day maintenance and reporting.

Supervising and teamwork

Training, appraising and motivating employees.

Ensuring all colleagues receive relevant instruction, training if required and with clear task explanations.

Delegating with a view to bringing the best strengths together for the work in hand.

Working as part of a team and on occasion individually.

Reporting to colleagues and the office.

Health and safety

To work with health and safety as a priority for the employee, their colleagues, customers, and the public.

Ensuring health and safety is always adhered to, individually and as teams.

Attending and giving Toolbox inductions and talks.

Risk assessments and method statements produced and seen too.

Performing regular tool checks and maintenance.

First aider.

Fire marshalling.

House keeping

Keeping vehicles clean and tidy- inside and out.

Maintaining tools and keeping clean and sharp.

Ensuring workplaces including gardens, vehicles and busioness premises are safe, clean, neat, and tidy.

Communication

Building a positive relationship with customers, building their trust in the business and generating leads for further work with existing customers and new.

Following written and verbal instruction from the company owner, office and senior colleagues.

Liaising with company owner, office, customers, and colleagues in person, in writing, on phones, including via text, messaging and email.

Daily paperwork and record keeping.

Other duties and tasks may be required

We are a busy business offering a complete gardening package to our customers, and the role can be varied.