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Greens Chargehand

Leads a greens crew team under the Head of Greens — often owns a stage, location block or major exterior dress. UK Chargehand grade (not US “Best Boy Greens”).

Duties

• Support Head of Greens on schedule, crew allocation and yard H&S
• Lead dressing and strike of assigned sets or exteriors
• Brief Assistants and Trainees; maintain continuity notes
• Chase deliveries, water schedules and flame-retardant treatments
• Operate or supervise plant machinery under production rules
• Hand finished dresses to on-set greens / standby
• Mentor Juniors and Trainees
• Keep inventory and tool/kit status with Head of Greens

Reports to

Head of Greens

Works with

Head of Greens, Greenspersons, Assistants, On-Set Greens, Construction, Locations

Career path

Greensperson → Greens Chargehand → Head of Greens

Day to day

Walk the board with HOD; allocate crew; push dressing deadlines; QC before camera; hand to on-set; cover standby when needed.

Call times

Dressing greens often pre-call for plant dress and watering; on-set / standby greens match unit call and wrap with camera. Nursery and load days before first shoot can start early — check dressing vs standby call.

What to wear

Workshop/nursery: boots, gloves, weather gear, hi-vis if yard rules require; dust mask when cutting dry foliage. On set: matte blacks or greens-appropriate darks; radio pouch; gloves; PPE as briefed for installs and flame-retardant treatments.

Tools & kit

Full personal hand tools for planting/dressing; PPE; radio; access to nursery plant under HOD rules.

Tips

Confirm title, agreement, budget band, prep/wrap, kit/vehicle fee and nursery location on the deal memo. We never invent Bectu figures — check bectu.org.uk / Art Department cards and your production. On smaller shows Greens may sit under Art or Props; larger features often list Greens as its own department.

Software

• Excel / Google Sheets plant lists, schedules and budgets
• PDF art packs / Bluebeam drawings
• PureRef / Milanote moodboards and botanical refs
• Shared call sheets (StudioBinder / Yamdu / PDF)
• WhatsApp / radio for on-set greens notes
• ChatGPT for species/season research drafts (HOD verify flame-retardant, invasive species and H&S)

Related roles

Head of Greens, Greensperson, On-Set Greens, Assistant Greens

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