Groundsman/Women - ADV255 - Please respond direct to advertiser
Salary £19,722-£23,303 Dependent on experience and knowledge
(37 hrs per week)
We have two exciting opportunities for skilled and experienced Groundsmen/women to work in our parks and help us maintain the high quality facilities that our residents and visitors enjoy. You must be experienced, enthusiastic and knowledgeable groundsman/women, with particular skills around the maintenance and care of fine turf playing surfaces.
The main responsibilities will be delivering the high standards of presentation and customer service within the park expected by the Council. This will be achieved through the maintenance and care of bowling greens, cricket squares and other playing surfaces and horticultural tasks such as cutting grass, pruning and planting. In addition you will ensure the park is kept clean and tidy, including changing rooms and public toilets and will be responsible for testing facilities and keeping records of the results. You will be supported by an Assistant Groundsman and, occasionally, a Sports Turf Apprentice. The successful candidates will be expected to train and assist in developing these staff.
You will need excellent communication skills and be able to liaise with the public in a polite and friendly manner. You should have the ability to work alone at times, be self-motivated, reliable and flexible. You will need to work outside for most of the day, and some aspects of the job are particularly physically demanding.
One role will be based at Victory Park in Addlestone and the other at Chertsey Recreation Ground, Chertsey.
If you have a proactive approach and a passion for providing high horticultural standards whilst having excellent customer service skills then this could be the job for you.
For an informal chat about these positions please call Peter Winfield on 01932 425673.
For further information and to apply please visit www.surreyjobs.info. If it is difficult for you to apply online please email humanresources@runnymede.gov.uk or telephone 01932 425517.We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email if selected to attend for interview.
Closing date: 15 March 2019
Interview date: To be confirmed.
Cash & Carry Nursery Supervisor - S507
Our client is a successful supplier of top quality trees, shrubs and hardy plants in a variety of sizes to the Trade and Wholesale Industry. They are currently seeking a Cash & Carry Nursery Supervisor to lead and manage a dedicated team of staff.
Do you have an extensive knowledge of nursery production?
Are you an enthusiastic team leader?
Can you ensure a high standard of plant maintenance?
Key points
- Ensuring the quality standards for lifting and preparation of stock for customer orders
- Prioritise and action nursery maintenance and other associated tasks
- Ensuring the delivery of excellent customer service by all members of the team
- Working with the Nursery Section Head to ensure the development of the team
- Managing the plant husbandry prioritises on the nursery
Must haves
- Proven experience in containerised production horticulture
- Able to work independently with plenty of drive and initiative
- Experience of leading a small team of staff
- Happy to work in all weathers and ensure tasks are completed on time
If this Cash & Carry Nursery Supervisor vacancy is of interest please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
To view more Nursery jobs, click Nursery.
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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Cash & Carry Nursery Supervisor vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Cash & Carry Nursery Supervisor vacancy will have been unsuccessful.
Experienced Garden Maintenance Operative - M509
Experienced Garden Maintenance Operative required
The company provides high standards of grounds maintenance work and improvements to desirable high-end domestic homes and estates local to their south Buckinghamshire office, yard and plant centre location.
Job Description:
The role offered includes being part of a trained horticultural led team, covering all grounds maintenance tasks using modern vehicles and up to date machinery and equipment.
Key Skills:
As this job role involves outdoor work in all weather conditions, the successful candidate should be physically fit and capable of supporting his/her team members, completing tasks on time. A reliable, and well-presented person is expected.
Experience of this work along with references will be required. Good horticultural knowledge and experience along with a full, clean UK driving licence is essential for this position.
PA1 & PA6 and a trailer licence would prove beneficial.
Salary will be PAYE, based on a basic week of 40 hours. Overtime is paid extra.
If this Experienced Garden Maintenance Operative vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Experienced Garden Maintenance Operative vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Experienced Garden Maintenance Operative vacancy will have been unsuccessful.
Plant Sales Assistant - C712 - Middlesex
Our client is a well established popular family run business, renowned for their extensive range of plants and gardening products who have built up a loyal customer base. They are currently seeking a Plant Sales Assistant to join the team and support the owners in a wide range of daily duties that will ensure excellent quality plants both inside and out.
Do you have a good working knowledge of plants?
Do you thrive in a busy retail environment?
Can you provide excellent customer sales and service?
Key points
- Presentation and displays of a wide range of plants
- Ensuring the plants department is well stocked according to each season
- Maintaining excellent standards of housekeeping
- Giving customer advice on plantings and suitability
- Assisting the owners in all daily duties as and when required
Must haves
- Good horticultural knowledge with some form of relevant qualification
- A passion to provide excellent customer sales and service
- The ability to work as part of a team with a willingness to learn new skills
- An eye for detail with a flexible approach to all tasks
If this Plant Sales Assistant vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
To view more garden centre jobs, click Retail.
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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Plant Sales Assistant vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Plant Sales Assistant vacancy will have been unsuccessful.
Gardener - ADV252 - Please respond direct to advertiser
GARDENER
SOUTHILL HOUSE, BEDFORDSHIRE
A talented Gardener is required for Southill House in Bedfordshire to help to care for the 18 acres gardens and grounds surrounding Southill House, which includes extensive lawns, shrubberies, a conservatory, an environmentally controlled glasshouse and kitchen garden.
The successful candidate will be a team player, reliable, and trustworthy. The candidate will ideally have: RHS level 2 qualification or equivalent with a few years' experience and good plant knowledge. Reporting to the Head Gardener, you will be happy to accept and follow instructions but be able to use your own initiative. The successful applicant must have a full driving licence and should hold a PA1(A) and PA6 qualification. The hours of work are 7:30am-4:30pm with a weekend rota watering duty during the Summer.
Please apply by sending a cover letter and Curriculum Vitae to The Estate Office, Southill Park, Southill, Biggleswade, Beds, SG18 9LJ, email enquiries@southillestate.co.uk, telephone 01462 813209.
Plants Supervisor - E726
Our client has an amazing Garden Centre which has been established over many years growing into a destination garden centre supplying a vast range of excellent quality plants. They are currently seeking a Plants Supervisor to join the team in the Seasonal Plants department where you will take a good level of responsibility for maintaining exceptionally high standards.
Do you have a passion for horticulture?
Are you a good team leader happy to multi tasks in order to maintain high standards?
Do you have an eye for detail and eye creating displays?
Key points
- Maintaining a good level of housekeeping across the department
- Ensure the department is well stocked with particular attention to peak season
- Leading and supervising a team of staff
- Providing excellent customer sales and service
- Supporting the department manager as and when required
Must haves
- A good working knowledge of plant retailing
- The ability to merchandise and present stock to high standards
- Be focused and determined with a flexible approach to all tasks
- Have a creative attitude towards plant displays
If this Plants Supervisor vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
To view more garden centre jobs, click Retail.
To apply for a position with horticruitment you will need to complete a candidate registration form, please see Candidate Registration.
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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Plants Supervisor vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Plants Supervisor vacancy will have been unsuccessful.
Nursery Worker - ADV243 - Please respond direct to advertiser
Job Purpose: Assist Nursery Manager to deliver the nursery work programme
Job Specification: Assist the Nursery Manager in all areas of the nursery carrying out a range of duties including but not exclusive to:
Watering & fertilising plants with good attention to detail
Pricking out seedlings
Potting on & planting
Seed sowing
Compost mixing
Weeding pots and pruning
Nursery maintenance
Managing and preparing orders for dispatch
Sowing & planting on Habitat Recreation schemes
Assist with harvesting seed
Cleaning and preparing harvested seed.
Occasional habitat management and planting.
The role will command a range of on-the job and external training to meet the requirements of our clients.
Training in Health & safety will form part of the job role.
Person Specification:
Qualifications (Desirable)
Horticultural Qualification
PA1 and PA6
Skills (Essential)
Full Driving Licence (UK or EU equivalent) and driving in the UK.
Good communicating / interpersonal skills
Good team worker though can work alone if required
Physically fit as lifting and carrying are part of the role
Able to work outdoors in all weathers
Landscape Gardener - T576
Landscape Gardener required
Would you like to do high quality maintenance work in a prestigious private park in the London area?
Would you like to work in a role where you can further your horticultural knowledge whilst taking advantage of excellent career opportunities?
There are two Landscape Gardener positions available, one based in Hendon and one in Fulham.
Key points
Candidates will be working as part of a team and be expected to complete a wide variety of maintenance tasks. You will be required to work to a high standard and able to be proactive and flexible in your approach to work.
Duties will include:
- Grass cutting and strimming
- Weeding and mulching beds and borders
- Pruning, dead heading and shrub maintenance
- Use of mowers, hedge cutters and leaf blowers
Must haves
- Good plant knowledge and understanding of correct horticultural practice
- Good practical skills in garden maintenance
- A full UK driving licence is essential
- Formal horticultural qualification
If this Landscape Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
To view more Landscape jobs, click Landscape.
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Green Space Officer - W502
Our client prides themselves on being a progressive organisation who spends their time and energy on what they know matters to their residents and communities.
Their staff are at the heart of what they do, and as a result they are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent they can find. That's why, as well as a satisfying job, they offer a range of attractive benefits, such as flexible working arrangements, generous holiday entitlements, a great pension scheme, plenty of opportunities for personal development as well as discounted childcare and gym membership.
Job description
They have an exciting opportunity available for an experienced individual to join the dedicated Parks and Green Space team based in Pershore. You will support with the management of parks, including 5 which hold Green Flag Awards, as well as managing standard public open spaces and verges.
Working with the Client Services Team, you will assist the Senior Parks and Greenspace Officer with the day to day monitoring and organisation of the work on open spaces, verges and parks including dealing with contractors, forward planning, refurbishment projects, events in parks, play areas, tree and shrub management, GIS mapping systems, budget control and all other aspects of open space management.
There will be the occasional need to assist with enforcement issues such as abandoned cars, fly tipping and PSPO’s.
Key Skills
The successful candidate will need a relevant qualification in Horticulture or substantial experience in Horticulture (or a closely related subject). Previous experience in dealing with customers/public in a relevant field of Horticulture/Landscape would be beneficial plus lots of enthusiasm and a flexible approach to work.
Key skills will include –
- Horticultural knowledge especially for trees, shrubs and grassland management.
- Monitoring contractors work.
- IT skills including Word, Outlook, Excel and mapping systems
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Customer service
- Experience of working in a team and ability to work alone
- Ability to calculate technical data
This post requires the ability to travel through the district to make site visits as well as working outdoors. There is also a requirement for making lone site visits to a variety of landscape sites.
A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle will therefore be essential. An essential car user allowance will be available.
If this Green Space Officer vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com
To view more Landscape jobs, click Landscape.
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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Green Space Officer vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Green Space Officer vacancy will have been unsuccessful.
Skilled Hard Landscaper - J355
Our client is an award-winning Landscape Company situated close to Wolverhampton. They work closely with their clients in order to provide a high-quality bespoke garden design and construct service. Projects consist of both hard and soft landscaping. Their expert landscaping team is backed by a long-established plant-based business that produces more than one million plants every year.
Job Description
The Company are seeking a self-motivated candidate with previous experience in completing quality domestic hard landscaping projects successfully.
Duties will include:
- Ensure landscape work is carried out to the specification of the plan
- Responsible for onsite health and safety
- Installation of various landscaping features including, paths, patios and steps, decking, pergolas and water features
- Construction of all main hard landscape elements including paving, brickwork and fencing to create high quality domestic gardens
Must haves
Candidates will need to possess a broad range of landscaping skills and have experience with use of relevant machinery. Candidates must have a positive attitude, communicate well with others and be an enthusiastic reliable team player.
A landscape qualification and relevant machinery tickets will be a distinct advantage, as will basic horticultural knowledge.
A full UK driving licence will be essential.
If this Skilled Hard Landscaper vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
To view more Landscape jobs, click Landscape.
To apply for a position with horticruitment you will need to complete a candidate registration form, please see Candidate Registration.
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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Skilled Hard Landscaper vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Skilled Hard Landscaper vacancy will have been unsuccessful.