Grounds Maintenance Team Leader
Grounds Maintenance Team Leader required
Job Ref E303
Our client is a high end, well established family run company which carries out a range of gardening services, including grounds and garden maintenance, as well as landscape design and build for both corporate and private clients. They take great care in making sure that their team is structured in such a way as to provide the necessary support and practical knowledge to ensure that their level of customer service and quality of work is not compromised.
The Role
They currently have a vacancy for a Grounds Maintenance Team Leader. The successful candidate will be in charge of a small team of gardeners responsible for the maintenance of approximately 15 high end gardens for corporate and business clients. You and your team will normally visit 3 sites per day carrying out general garden maintenance duties which will include – mowing, strimming, pruning, weeding, bed preparation and maintenance, replanting as required, leaf clearance, mulching plus general site tidiness. You will be provided with a company van and full range of tools and equipment to carry out your work.
The Applicant
He/she must have previous experience of working within a similar role and have good practical skills in the full range of garden maintenance duties. This should be combined with reasonable plant knowledge, and good man management and communication skills able to organise and delegate the daily work duties efficiently within your team, as well as liaising with clients as required. You should be hard working, with a good eye for detail and be familiar with the safe operation and routine maintenance of most types of garden machinery.
You should have a current full driving licence. The normal working week will be 44hrs plus overtime, holiday entitlement will be 20 days plus 8 days bank holidays.
If this Grounds Maintenance Team Leader vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Ruth Bolam on 01233 732767 or ruth@horticruitment.com.
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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Grounds Maintenance Team Leader 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 Grounds Maintenance Team Leader vacancy will have been unsuccessful.
Head Gardener
The owner of this high end, well established company (third generation), aim is for his clients to be surrounded by plants and beautifully created gardens, throughout the seasons. Our client ensures the company is structured in such a way that the quality of gardening as well as the customer service is not compromised. Significant horticultural skills and experience working on private estates are the main criteria for the role of Head Gardener. The current team are dedicated and reliable horticultural trained specialists with a wealth of professionalism and knowledge and are fully in tune with new trends and trade products, delivering the absolute best level of gardening. The private estates are located across Buckinghamshire, London and the home counties regions.
Our client says “Our professional planting teams consist of the most experienced people available in the UK to carry out the safe handling and planting of large trees, fine topiary pieces and instant hedges.”
The Gardens
The Head Gardener will be responsible for their team, working on the 3/4-acre estates that comprise of; arboretums, ponds, manicured lawns (tasks included scarification, aeration), large herbaceous boarders, formal gardens that have, roses, box hedging and topiary. As well as the grounds, the driveways, paths, sitting areas need to be presented to a high standard, clear of debris and clean. Planting will involve creating amazing seasonal flowering borders and/or planters.
The Applicant
Together with excellent plant knowledge and horticultural skills applicants must have the knowledge to ensure garden equipment and machinery are maintained and kept in good working order.
During the working week of 44 hours (additional hours will be paid as overtime) you will visit up to 5 estate gardens managing two Assistant Gardeners, you will need to complete client/job reports to ensure materials etc. are ordered. A company van will be provided, a driving licence and PA1 & PA6 certificates are essential for the Head Gardener role. This is a full time employed position with a company pension and holiday entitlement of 20 days + 8 days bank holidays.
If this Head Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Ruth Bolam on 01233 732767 or ruth@horticruitment.com.
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Contracts Manager - N903
Our client is a leading Grounds Maintenance Company, which carries out work for commercial clients throughout the UK. They currently require a Contracts Manager to take responsibility of their grounds maintenance operation within the southwest London region.
Job Description:
You will be expected to generally operate from home, managing the day-to-day running of the service function within your district, supervising the work of 10 mobile maintenance teams carrying out regular grounds maintenance on commercial sites throughout their region. Each team is equipped with their own van and equipment. The prime role is to ensure that service delivery to the client is to the highest standards and to ensure that financial targets are achieved through the proactive and safe management of staff and resources.
Your duties will include: -
- Regular site visits and meetings
- Control, motivate, and discipline members of your team.
- Recruitment, training and development of team members.
- Ensuring work is completed to required KPI’s and quality standards.
- Full budgetary accountability for wages, consumables, hand tools and work wear etc.
- Planning work schedules.
- Responsible for the maintenance and safe use of company vehicles, equipment etc.
- Health and safety issues in line with Company H&S manual.
- Working with customer service department.
- Assessment of new sites.
Must haves:
Applications are invited from candidates who either have strong experience as a Contract Supervisor and are looking for increased management responsibilities, or from existing Contract Managers who have worked within a similar environment and have good commercial and operational experience. It is important that you have excellent communication skills coupled with strong leadership qualities able to plan and delegate work effectively making the most economic use of resources.
If this Contracts Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Sports Ground Operative - A928
Are you an experienced Sports Ground Operative?
Have you got experience with cricket pitch maintenance?
Are you based in South West London?
Would you like to work for an established company specialising in setting out, marking and maintaining sports pitches and fields?
Key points
The general duties will include:
- Working effectively as part of a small team marking out and maintaining sports fields
- Ensuring quality standards are consistently upheld;
- Following health and safety policies, procedures and guidelines;
- Acting responsibly and appropriately towards other team members, clients and members of the public;
- Complete administration correctly and submit paperwork on time.
- Hours of work: 8.00am – 4.30pm, Monday – Friday + occasional overtime
Tasks will include:
- Line marking
- Setting out
- Mowing
- Aeration
- Scarification
- Application of fertiliser and top-dressing
Must haves
Essential:
- A full UK driving licence
- Experience in preparation of cricket pitches
- Practical experience of sports ground maintenance
- Practical experience of line marking and setting out
- Experience in using a broad range of horticultural machinery and equipment
Desirable:
- PA1 & PA6 spraying tickets
- Towing entitlement
- Level 2 qualification in Grounds Maintenance, Sports Turf, Groundsmanship or Amenity Horticulture
Benefits:
- Training, development and career progression opportunities
- Uniform and PPE provided
- 28 days holiday
- Occasionally weekend short days 1-4 hours paid at double time or more
- Flexible hours
If this Sports Ground 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 Sports Ground 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 Sports Ground Operative vacancy will have been unsuccessful.
Skilled Hard Landscaper - S177
Skilled Hard Landscaper required
Our client is an established family run landscaping and garden maintenance company that has been in operation since 2005, building a team of professional and experienced individuals to implement and maintain gardens to the highest standards. The owners of the business have a huge amount of enthusiasm and passion for the projects and services the company provides, quality of the work carried out by a company is often measured in terms of repeat and continued relationships with clients which is what our client has achieved over the years.
Job Specification:
Duties will include a variety of tasks such as;
- Brickwork
- Block paving
- Decking
- Slabbing
- Be able to work from plans/drawings
- Knowledgeable of irrigation systems
- Material care and maintenance
- Tool care
- Liaise with clients
- Working hours are 07:30 to 5pm Monday to Friday
Person Specification:
- Several years hard landscaping experience
- A zest for your profession and the satisfaction of customers.
- Excellent plant knowledge
- Speak fluent English
- Hold a full driving licence
- Be able to work autonomously
- Have a desire to learn and progress
If this Skilled Hard Landscaper 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 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.