At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead daily plant production and ensure smooth operations at our wholesale nursery.
- Company: Join Flower Power, a leading name in horticulture with a focus on teamwork.
- Benefits: Full-time role with competitive pay and opportunities for growth in a vibrant environment.
- Other info: Embrace a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by improving plant production and leading passionate teams.
- Qualifications: Experience in production management and strong plant knowledge required.
The predicted salary is between 81000 - 99000 $ per year.
Location: Glenorie, NSW
Reports to: General Manager
Employment: Full time
The Operations Manager leads the day-to-day production of plants at Arborglen, Flower Power's wholesale nursery. The role ensures propagation, potting, plant movement and production support activities run safely, efficiently and to plan. It requires strong plant knowledge and a practical approach to lean manufacturing: improving workflow, reducing waste and downtime, and helping teams produce healthy, saleable plants on time.
Key responsibilities
- Production and people leadership
- Tum crop plans and weekly requirements into clear schedules, labour allocations and daily targets.
- Lead the propagation, potting and production teams, setting expectations and coaching supervisors and team members.
- Coordinate materials, equipment and plant movements so work is ready to start and flows smoothly between production stages.
- Work with the Growing and shipping teams to align production timing, plant quality and store demand.
Lean improvement
- Identify and remove delays, unnecessary handling, rework and material waste.
- Improve potting line performance, changeovers, workplace organisation and equipment utilisation.
- Use production data and team feedback to find root causes and implement practical improvements.
- Establish simple, consistent work methods while maintaining plant quality and safe work practices.
Plant and quality knowledge
- Apply sound knowledge of plant varieties, propagation methods, growing stages and seasonal production needs when planning work.
- Ensure plants are handled, potted, labelled and moved correctly, with accurate variety and batch identification.
- Recognise quality or crop health concerns early and work with the Growing team to resolve them.
- Balance productivity targets with plant health, presentation and readiness for sale.
Safety and reporting
- Maintain safe work practices across machinery, manual handling and nursery operations.
- Monitor output, labour productivity, downtime, waste and completion against the weekly plan.
- Report results, constraints and improvement actions to the General Manager.
What success looks like
- Weekly production targets are met with consistent plant quality.
- Labour and equipment are used effectively, with fewer delays and changeover losses.
- Plants and materials move through the nursery with minimal unnecessary handling.
- Production records, labels and inventory movements are accurate.
- Teams understand their priorities and contribute to continuous improvement.
Experience and capabilities
- Experience managing production operations and teams in a commercial nursery, horticulture business or comparable manufacturing environment.
- Strong practical plant knowledge and an understanding of propagation, potting, crop production and irrigation systems.
- Demonstrated ability to improve productivity through lean methods, workflow design and performance measurement.
- Confident leadership, planning and problem‑solving skills.
- Ability to work across growing, potting, and dispatch systems teams.
- Commitment to safety, quality and accountability.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Flower Power is an equal opportunity employer.
Operations Manager in Sydney employer: Flower Power
Flower Power is an exceptional employer located in the picturesque Glenorie, NSW, offering a vibrant work culture that values teamwork and innovation in the horticulture industry. As an Operations Manager, you will benefit from a supportive environment that prioritises employee growth through hands-on leadership and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring that your contributions lead to meaningful outcomes in plant production. With a commitment to safety and quality, Flower Power fosters a workplace where your expertise in plant knowledge and lean manufacturing can thrive, making it a rewarding place to build your career.
