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Cleaner – Berwick Garden Centre
The Role:
We currently have a vacancy for a part-time, permanent cleaner on a six hour contract, including a Sunday. Plus, holiday and sickness cover.
The role requires a positive team member who will contribute to the maintaining of top-quality standards by helping us ensure that the centre is always well turned out. Working in the garden centre, restaurant and toilets, you will be carrying out general cleaning duties to a high standard to ensure we meet our responsibilities to our customers.
The Candidate:
We are seeking an individual with a “can do” attitude to fulfil an essential role in our busy garden centre. We seek to offer the highest standards of service, and you will help us to do this. We will need you to work independently and without supervision.
About Us
Berwick garden Centre is a family-owned garden centre which first opened its doors to the public in 1983 by the present owner and we now have a group of three centres, each with their own special identity.
Pay: £13.20 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Front of House – Berwick Garden Centre Restaurant
The Candidate
We are looking for a positive individual who can help the team to serve good honest food which will appeal to our regular garden centre customers and those who come to us purely to enjoy a lovely meal.
We are seeking an energetic and committed individual to help drive us forward. A true team player, you will have well developed people skills which will help you join other team members in providing a first class offering.
Ideally, we seek candidates with at least 1 year’s customer service experience but we will also consider others who bring with them more basic skills but a strong willingness to learn.
The Role
We now have an opening for a part-time, temporary front of house staff for our restaurant at Berwick Garden Centre. This is a minimum 20-hour contract, but with the potential for more hours. Our opening hours are Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm and 10am – 4.00pm on Sundays. We believe in a strong work life balance.
You will join the front of house team to ensure we provide the highest levels of service to our loyal customers. Our restaurant is a crucial part of what makes our centre special and by providing a great food and beverage offering we enhance the overall experience of our visitors.
About Us
Berwick Garden Centre is a family-owned garden centre which first opened its doors to the public in 1983 by the present owner and we now have a group of three centres, each with their own special identity.
Benefitss:
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Assistant Manager – Dunbar Garden Centre
Job Details:
Job Title: Assistant Manager
Garden Centre: Dunbar Garden Centre
Location: Spott Road, Dunbar, East Lothian, EH42 1BF
Number of openings: 1
Job Location Type In person
Country: Scotland, United Kingdom
Language: English
Job Type: Full time, including weekends. Permanent
Expected hours per week: 40 and overtime when required
Schedule: 8 hour shifts
Wage: Competitive, depending on experience
Start Date: As soon as available
Reporting to: Garden Centre Manager
About the Role:
Dunbar Garden Centre is looking for a brilliant new Assistant Manager to join our bustling garden centre. This is a key position that will support our management team with the daily operations, driving sales, managing staff, maintaining high visual standards, and delivering exceptional customer service.
We are keen to hear from experienced, enthusiastic applicants who are willing to contribute to this family business and help build a stronger workforce. We love working with people who are hands-on and have a “get it done” attitude and who thrive when working with people. It’s essential that you enjoy taking on responsibility, leading a team and deliver results. The position is full-time and would require some
weekend work.
Please read on to find out if this job is for you.
Key Responsibilities:
The Key Responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following:
– Support the Garden Centre Manager in all daily operations
– Customer Care: Handling customer queries, complaints, and specialist advice
– Put into practice key retail and customer service skills to support our
customers in a professional manner.
– Till and EPOS operations
– HR: Assisting with staff training, onboarding, rotas, and performance reviews
– Lead and motivate staff across all departments
– Manage staff and key responsibilities
– HSE: Ensure health & safety standards are met and adhered to Assistant Manager
– Stock: support stock ordering, receiving, and inventory management
– Oversee merchandising, stock displays, and seasonal layout changes
– Projects: take on assignments from management and follow through to delivery
– Drive sales and support commercial decision-making
Candidate Attributes:
Professional Skill-Set Required:
Our preferred applicant will have the following experience:
- 5 years experience in retail, garden centres, horticulture, or similar environment
- Previous supervisory/management and leadership experience:
– Commercial Awareness
– Operational aspects
– Budgets, targets and costings
– Staff management
– Driving sales and performance - Great customer service history
- Ability to take on and manage responsibilities
It would be preferential to us if you also have experience with some or all of the
following: - Horticulture
- Till operations
- EPOS management and routines
- Stock handling, ordering and management
- HSE training and routines, including COOSH
- Planning and actioning tasks for seasonal changes
- Training staff members
- Maintenance
- First aid
- Clean drivers licence
Essential Qualities, Skills & Personal Attributes:
To ensure we are the right fit, we find the following personal qualities to be very important for both your effectiveness in this role and also to fit into our team:
- Excellent communication and people skills
- Practice great collaboration with colleagues, suppliers and customers
- Teamwork: working with your team to create great and timely results.
- Ability to work confidently alone
- Friendly, customer-focused and professional approach
- Respectful, well-mannered and considerate to others.
- Good problem-solving and decision making skills
- Positive and hard-working attitude
- Being Adaptable
- Dedicated, reliable and honest
- Creative, energetic and passionate
- Strong organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Physically capable of lifting, moving and handling stock and equipment safely
- Maintain excellent presentation and hygiene
- Confidence and comfortable working hands-on in all weather
About Us:
About Crabbie’s Family of Garden Centres:
Dunbar Garden Centre is a thriving and customer-focused garden centre and restaurant, dedicated to offering excepƟonal plants, products, and services. We are passionate about what we do and creating a great environment for both customers and staff.
The Crabbie’s Family of Garden Centre is a family run business that began in Berwick back in 1983 and has grown into three multi-department centres spanning both sides of the border, Dunbar being established in 2013. We continuously strive to adapt and improve what we do. As an accredited member of the GCA we are recognised as being among the best garden centres in the UK andalways open to ideas and innovation.
Company Benefits:
- Competitive salary aligned with experience
- Generous employee discount across the garden centre
- Training and development opportunities to grow your skills and confidence
- A supportive, friendly working environment where teamwork really matters
- A chance to contribute ideas and help shape the future direction of the centre
- Free on-site parking
- Company pension scheme
- Extra annual leave after one year of service
- Daytime working hours — ideal for work–life balance
- Subsidised lunch in our restaurant
To Apply:
Please send your CV and covering letter to ilmars@dunbargardencentre.co.uk. Within your cover letter please answer the questions below.
- Please detail the aspects of retail that you are familiar with and you consider essential
to drive growth? - How do you feel about escalating an issue you are struggling with?
Application deadline is 12th April 2026.
Head Chef – Dunbar Garden Centre
TO APPLY – please email claire@dunbargardencentre.co.uk
Job Description:
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Head Chef to lead our kitchen team. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, experience in a similar fast paced environment, and a passion for delivering a delicious and interesting food . This role involves all aspects of food preparation, ensuring high standards of food safety, and maintaining a cohesive and motivated kitchen team. The Head Chef will be instrumental in shaping the menu, managing kitchen operations, and upholding and developing the restaurant reputation.
Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise the kitchen team, ensuring efficient workflow and high-quality food production
- Develop and innovate menu offerings in line with current culinary trends and customer preferences
- Oversee all food preparation processes, maintaining consistency and presentation standards
- Manage food safety protocols, ensuring compliance with health regulations and hygiene standards
- Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely procurement of ingredients and kitchen supplies
- Train, mentor, and evaluate kitchen staff to foster professional development and teamwork
- Monitor inventory levels, minimise waste, and control food costs effectively
- Collaborate with front-of-house staff to ensure seamless service delivery
- Maintain a clean, organised, and safe working environment in accordance with health and safety legislation
Experience
- Proven supervising experience within a busy restaurant or hospitality environment
- Extensive background in food production, cooking, and food preparation techniques
- Demonstrated team management skills with the ability to lead diverse groups of staff
- Strong knowledge of food safety standards and regulations applicable to hospitality settings
- Experience in menu development, culinary innovation, and kitchen operations management
- Previous restaurant experience is essential; hospitality background is highly desirable
- Familiarity with serving procedures and customer service principles within a culinary context
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Store discount
