Estate Team Leader

Estate Team Leader required

Job Ref ADV332

The Groundsmen have been established for over 10 years, we started as domestic garden maintenance contractors but have grown to include services such as tree surgery, landscaping and commercial estate maintenance.

Our core values are reliability, trustworthiness and professionalism. We have fantastic reviews on a number of different platforms which greatly helps our marketing and keeps our work schedule full.

This Role is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to take the next step in their Gardening Career. We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and knowledgeable gardener who has previous experience in the estate maintenance field.

The role will be responsible for maintaining a high quality standard across all our sites, day to day management of the van to include dealing with timesheets, ensuring all tools are in working order, responsible for the workload of the secondary gardener and reporting back to the directors with site updates.

The candidate must have a full clean driving license and must have a PA1 / PA6 spraying license, be competent using ride on mower, hedge cutter, strimmer and blower.

The candidates working day will be from 7:30 til 4 and will have access to a work van. Work days may vary during the winter months. Holiday will be 23 days per year. 


Contracting Operative

Contracting Operative required

Job Ref ADV334

full time, permanent contract, £18,500 - £20,500 pa

Closing date: 09:00 Monday 28th June 2021

Interview date: wk./c 5th July 2021

28 days holiday, including bank holidays

Good company pension

Training provided

Immediate start available

An exciting opportunity to join a leading countryside and ecology contracting company as a Contracting Operative.

The Employer

Morton : Pattison is a contracting firm delivering specialist ecological, design & build and landscape services across the private, public and charitable sectors. The company specialises in countryside works, biodiversity habitat management & creation, ecological mitigation and a diverse portfolio of landscape design and installation. The company works principally on nature conservation sites, renewable energy sites and countryside infrastructure projects.

Role Purpose

The purpose of the role will be to assist with the practical delivery of countryside and ecology contracting work. The types of work undertaken include but are not limited to.

Countryside infrastructure/access projects; boardwalks, footbridges, pond dipping platforms, path installation, fencing, agricultural drainage and water supply installation, gate installation.

Habitat creation and management; small tree felling and scrub management, hedge and tree planting, wildflower meadow creation, pond creation and improvements, control of non-native plant species/herbicide application, hibernacula creation, installation of bird and bat boxes.

Design and Build; Installation of bespoke landscape installations which are designed by our in-house landscape architect, for example biodiversity and educational installations in visitor centres.

This role will be ideal for someone with some landscape-based work experience and qualifications looking to gain specific experience and knowledge in the countryside and ecology area of the landscape sector. Full in-house training in the above tasks will be provided. Morton : Pattison is a growing company so there is scope for the right candidate to progress as the company expands.

Vacancy pack and how to apply

For further information please see the detailed role description and person specification on our website; www.mortonpattison.com/vacancies

To apply please send an up-to-date CV to office@mortonpattison.com


Weed Spray Controller & Soft Landscape Operative

Weed Spray Controller & Soft Landscape Operative required

Job Ref ADV319

We are looking for the perfect people to join our friendly team. Enjoy a hard days work without being on the phone constantly. We are looking for some people who have excellent fluent English communication skills that likes to  work as part of a team.

There are two parts of the job as one job or individually. Someone with a PA1 and PA6 to spray the highways and pavements with care, on a manual quad bike and some knapsack spraying on footpaths (Full Manual drivers licence Essential) preferably with a trailer licence. This job is seasonal.

If you have a CSCS card as well then you could also jump onto the soft landscaping side of the business, which involves planting and fencing.

If you do not have spray certificates but do have CSCS card please send me your CV if you are interested as we are also looking for people that can do soft landscaping too, we do lots of work on new builds and schools, Planting and fencing.

The more certificates you have the better, as we do have other works which would involve a tractor and roller, but they are not very often.

You would only need your own vehicle to get to the yard in Watlington, then you can jump into a vehicle and pick some of the other guys on the way to the job. We work all over the place including London. Some days maybe long some maybe short. Our guys currently live in High Wycombe Buckinghamshire and Wiltshire.

So to round it up have you got....

-Fluent English Communication Skills (ESSENTIAL)

-Full Manual drivers licence (ESSENTIAL)

-Trailer licence (preferably)

-PA1 and PA6 certificates.

-And/or CSCS certificate.

-Work well as part of a team.

Enjoy a hard days work.

If this sounds like YOU please contact me, as we would be pleased to hear from you. even if you just have questions, I would be happy to answer them for you.

We are a friendly family business and you would be treated like one.

I hope both of these positions or one suit you. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Salary £20,000 – £30,000 depending on qualifications and experience.


Landscapers for film sets

Landscapers for film sets required

Job Ref ADV318

Greens Team are a company based at Pinewood Studios who provide natural set dressing for film & TV sets.

Greens Team has worked closely with many directors and producers, filming all around the world, on many celebrated past and present blockbuster films and television dramas.

We have worked on numerous landscaping projects throughout the UK. However large or small, we take outdoor areas and turn them into glorious spaces for people to enjoy. This can involve simple designs, often smaller spaces or more complex design and construction requirements involving decorative water features, intricate drainage systems and high levels of planting.

We are currently recruiting for Greens Crew to work on film sets in and around Pinewood Studios and on location.   

-Landscaping & horticultural experience is preferred. (Set dressing, arborist, floristry experience also good)

-Machine tickets a bonus (iPaf, digger, telehandler, chainsaw etc)

The main thing required is a strong work ethic, professional approach,  being punctual and a can-do attitude (no egos).

We work outdoors in all weather building on some of the most amazing sets for some of the biggest films in cinema!

We have a fantastic team which we are looking to expand.

Starting wage £125 per day, this could be increased depending on qualifications and experience. To start immediately.

For more information please apply and send through your CV.

www.greens-team.com

 


Gardener

Gardener required

Job Ref ADV312

An exceptional opportunity to work as a gardener in a substantial private garden in East Sussex. You will need significant horticultural experience, have an interest in growing fruit and vegetables, be physically fit and hold a full U.K. driving licence.  The garden comprises perennial and wildflower planting set around the main house, along with a walled vegetable garden and a small orchard, set within the owners’ estate.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to develop and implement the owners’ vision for the gardens, as guided and directed by the estate manager, and be responsible for routine maintenance and seasonal tasks such as pruning. An interest in the wider estate, managed to encourage ecological diversity, is desirable, and the Estate Manager and Gardener will work together on larger projects.  A good understanding of organic gardening, flexibility, enthusiasm, and the ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team within a private household will also be required.

No accommodation is available. Competitive salary depending on experience. To apply please send a current CV and covering letter date telling us why you are interested in the job to info@gardenrecruitment.com. Early applications are welcome, start date as soon as possible.


Plant Area Assistant

Plant Area Assistant required

Job Ref ADV306

We are looking for a plant area assistant who has a passion for plants, horticultural experience or equivalent qualifications desirable, showing willingness, be self motivated and energetic.  The right applicant will be able to assist in the ordering process for the plant area.

The candidate must demonstrate a professional, flexible, enthusiastic approach and be prepared to work in other departments of the garden centre at busy times. We pride ourselves on our outstanding customer service always ensuring an exceptional high standard of customer care.

This is a very exciting time to join our evolving and expanding business.

There is free parking on-site, staff discount, an optional group pension scheme after 3 months service and discount in our on site restaurant.


Landscaper Team Leader

Landscaper Team Leader required

Job Ref ADV294

We require a highly organised, well presented, self-motivated individual with excellent landscape knowledge and experience who is capable of leading teams to create high-end gardens.

Key tasks:

-Using organisational and communication skills to lead and manage teams to ensure high levels of morale and productivity

- Ensuring the team deliver a high quality of workmanship covering all aspects of hard and soft landscaping, groundworks and fencing

-Applying a commercial understanding to the operation and using this understanding to work with budgets and drive efficiency

-Working with designs and plans to ensure accuracy.  This person will often need to be the first point of contact for designers

-Managing the team safely and effectively across a broad range of tasks including: Digging, rotavating, paving, brickwork, rendering, planting, mulching, using machinery and other related tasks

-Providing a responsive and professional service to our customers and delivering effective communication.  This person will often need to be the first point of contact for customers when on site

-Dealing promptly with issues arising and escalating them immediately to the company owner

-To promote and comply with Health and Safety legislation and company policies and procedures

-The role will involve driving and travel into London and other areas in the South, applicants must therefore have a full, clean driving licence and the ability to be mobile and flexible with hours

Responsibilities:

-Ensuring projects are organised and sufficiently resourced with appropriate amounts of labour, supplies, tools and equipment

-Ensuring jobs are completed to agreed timescales

-Ensuring excellent customer care is delivered at all times

-All company vehicles, tools, equipment and property

-All client property

-All plant, vehicle and tool hire

-Correct issue and use of PPE at all times

-Data protection for all company and client information

-Health & Safety compliance

-Behaving as an ambassador for our company, protecting our image and reputation and being a role model for other employees

Required Experience:

-Minimum 5 years of experience in hard and soft landscaping

-Proven experience in leading and managing teams and a commercial understanding

-Excellent organisation & problem-solving capabilities

-Able to demonstrate that they can be continuously assertive, proactive and self-starting

-Full UK driving licence

-Excellent communication and client care skills

-Knowledge of Health and Safety best practice


Grounds Maintenance Team Leader

Grounds Maintenance Team Leader Required. 

Job Ref: S285

The Company:

Our client is an established landscape company based near Reading in Berkshire which provides a range of landscaping and grounds maintenance services to clients. Their customer base is spread over Berkshire and surrounding counties including Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire and includes both commercial companies and home owners. They operate tight quality control procedures to ensure that they only provide the highest level of service and standards.

Job Description:

They currently seek an experience Grounds Maintenance Team Leader to take day to day responsibility for supervising a dedicated maintenance team of 2, working for both commercial and domestic customers. This will involve managing standards, supervising work and providing on-site training. Other specific responsibilities will include:

  • Planning and organising work schedules and resources.
  • Ensuring work is completed safely, to the quality expected, and within agreed time frames.
  • Ensure all equipment and machinery is kept well maintained and in good working order.
  • Provide training to team members as and when required.
  • To establish and maintain good working relationships with customers.

Key Skills:

This is a hands-on role and it is important therefore that candidates should have good technical and practical skills in grounds and garden maintenance including: mowing, strimming, hedge cutting, general garden clearance, pruning, planting, bed preparation etc.

We seek candidates who are hard working and reliable, who have good leadership skills, can use their initiative to sort out problems, as well as strong communication skills and the ability to plan and organise work making the most effective use of resources. A full UK driving licence is essential, and a horticultural qualification Level 2 or above highly desirable.

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.

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Senior Gardener

Senior Gardener Required

Ref - A448

Our client is a landscape maintenance company specialising in the care and improvement of gardens within residential developments in London. The company was established in 1985 and the owner has over 35 years’ experience in landscape construction and maintenance and holds a Royal Horticultural Society Master of Horticulture.

The company is made up of a small team of professional gardeners committed to the highest standards of customer service which operates at all levels, they are also committed to the wellbeing and development of their staff. Most of the work is in southeast and east London on contracts to improve and maintain the gardens of many of the exclusive residential developments on both banks of the River Thames, from Tower Bridge to Woolwich Arsenal. Most of the gardens are private and only accessible to residents.

The team currently consists of 5 part-time and full-time gardeners and with their longstanding relationships with several of the main players in property management in London, the company has been the garden maintenance contractor on many regular properties for over 10 years. They continue to win contracts for residential developments in London and are now in the position to recruit for a new Senior Gardener.

The Senior Gardener will be responsible for the care, cultivation and maintenance of the contracted gardens in southeast and central London. Key responsibilities and duties of the senior gardener are to undertake a comprehensive range of gardening tasks to a high standard, including but not limited to: planting and pruning, grass cutting, edging, hoeing and general bed maintenance, hedge, shrub, small tree and topiary maintenance, garden pest, disease and disorder control, input and support for planting schemes, assisting in the planning and implementation of improvements and replanting and undertaking routine maintenance of equipment in accordance with recognised procedures. The responsibility for training, supervising and advising the other gardeners in certain circumstances is also part of the role.

The nature of the role requires you to be able to enter a garden and make an assessment of the tasks that are required on any given day. Also, you will have to be able to ascertain the health status of all planting, including lawns, and be able to carry out any remedial action to address plant health issues. Communication with building managers, resident board members and property management staff is so important in this role. You really need to be able to take a ‘customer is always right’ approach even if you know that is not the case. Both your verbal and written English need to be of a good standard so that you can communicate with the various stakeholders.

Sometimes you will be working on your own. This tends to be on the days you are carrying out work in our smaller, central London sites. The green waste coming out of these sites compared to the larger sites is significantly smaller so not so much heavy lifting. However, the gardens are still ‘high-end’ requiring a keen eye for detail and skilled finishing touches.

On the days that you have one of the other gardeners working with you, you will be the one in charge and the person who makes the decisions. It will be advantageous if you have had experience of giving instruction to other gardeners in a manner that gets their ‘buy in’ and encourages them to carry out their work efficiently and to a good standard. Sometimes you will need to give them some on the job training because they are still learning to get to the right standard.

The successful candidate will ideally hold a minimum level 2 horticultural qualification, have three years practical experience of gardening in a similar setting and a strong working knowledge of ornamental plants, including plant identification. A full clean driving licence is essential for the role as you will drive company vehicles in accordance with vehicle usage and maintenance policy. You will need to be confident about driving in central London and having prior experience of this will be an advantage. The senior gardener will be someone who takes pride in their work and adheres to and promotes all relevant policies such as those relating to health and safety. Excellent customer service and communication skills and the ability to work under your own initiative is important and you may be required to undertake other duties within the broad scope of the job as may be requested by the Director.

It’s an early start every day - 7am at the head office. However, the finish time is 3pm and it’s nice to be able to beat the traffic on the way home. That’s an 8-hour day with a half hour lunch break that is paid. Your work will be scheduled for each day, Monday to Friday. Generally, you will have 2 or 3 sites to visit in a day and some of the bigger sites require a full day to complete.

If this Senior Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 732767 or sara@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.

If you would like more information regarding horticultural qualifications and colleges, see our Career advice.

You will need to be registered with horticruitment to find out where and how your personal data is used whilst using our work finding services please view our privacy policy.

Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Senior Gardener 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 Senior Gardener vacancy will have been unsuccessful.

www.horticruitment.com