Maintenance Gardener
From horticruitment
Our client offers a full in-house service in garden design, build and aftercare/maintenance and is now recruiting for a Maintenance Gardener. The team of 18 staff take pride in providing their loyal clients with a first-class service via a personal approach. The company philosophy and attention to detail have resulted in word-of-mouth-derived repeat business since their establishment in 2009. Their portfolio of contracts range from small domestic gardens to large commercial estates and university grounds. This gives candidates an opportunity to experience a variety of work and client interfaces. They operate predominantly in the East London and Docklands area and are currently looking to expand their team to meet business growth demands.
Job Description:
As a Maintenance Gardener your responsibilities will include general garden maintenance and development of various private gardens and commercial sites in North/East London/Essex and surrounding areas; creating tidy, safe garden environments which are enjoyable for residents, owners and visitors.
Main Responsibilities:
- Carrying out a wide range of gardening duties including soil cultivation, lawn maintenance, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, litter and debris clearing, hedge reductions, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting
- Use a wide range of hand tools, horticultural machinery and powered hand tools, such as lawn movers, strimmers, hedge cutters etc. Ensuring the safe operation of all tools, keeping in good and safe working order
- Liaising with property management agents, residents and clients representing the company being courteous, knowledgeable, helpful and polite at all times.
- Communicate regularly with the senior staff regarding day-to-day operations. Completing site checklists, and taking photographs daily to record work completed on each visit.
- Adhering to all health and safety legislations, reporting accidents, incidents and near misses.
- Care for the vehicle that is assigned, including cleaning and basic maintenance i.e., oil checks, screen wash, tyre pressure check (where applicable)
- Ensuring the appearance of clients’ grounds and gardens meet and exceed expectations and excellent customer service is always delivered.
Candidate Skills:
Plant knowledge is an essential part of the role, along with a keen eye for detail and precision. Proven experience in all aspects of grounds maintenance and a good understanding of safe working practices is essential. Experience using garden maintenance machinery and tools e.g., pedestrian mowers; strimmers; leaf blowers etc. is required. Candidates must be flexible to work additional hours if required, and willing to work across a number of sites and in all weather conditions. Reliability and punctuality must be maintained at all times. The company vans are stocked with quality tools and are provided as part of the role. Initially you will be working under an experienced team leader to familiarize yourself with the sites and client requirements.
Candidates will have good horticultural knowledge and practical ability. Essential skills will include:
- Good knowledge of horticultural maintenance techniques
- Excellent customer liaison skills
- Practical skills using garden maintenance machinery and tools
- Full UK driving licence is essential
An RHS Level 2 in Horticulture or similar is highly desirable for this role. The ideal candidate will have experience of working in both commercial and domestic environments. PA1/PA6 and LANTRA/NPTC certificates in any other relevant machinery and equipment use will further strengthen a candidate’s application.
Work hours are a minimum of 40 hours a week Monday-Friday.
Benefits:
- Company vehicle
- Company tablet/phone
- Paid Birthday off work
- Optional Saturday work at 1.5 rates
- Annual bonus scheme based on the quality of work undertaken
- Company pension
- Additional leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free of subsidised travel
If this Maintenance Gardener vacancy is of interest, please click ‘Apply for job’ above or contact Sophie Sharpe on 01233 733510 or email sophie@horticruitment.com
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