Please note that we are unable to employ candidates who are based outside of the UK.
ABOUT US:
Join a dedicated and professional team where your passion for Gardening will make a real impact, we are seeking motivated and skilled individuals to maintain beautiful gardens and grounds.
THE ROLE:
As a Gardener you will play a vital role in ensuring the upkeep and presentation of all our outdoor spaces. You will be working as part of a team to deliver best horticultural practises wherever possible.
KEY RESPONSIBILITES:
- Mowing: Ensure lawns are mowed and maintained to required standards.
- Shrub and Border Maintenance: Maintain shrubs and herbaceous borders to specified standards.
- Turf and Leaf Maintenance: Manage turf maintenance including dew removal, debris clearance, reseeding, and watering, especially in summer.
- Seasonal Bedding: Prepare and maintain seasonal bedding, pot plants, and weed control.
- Gravel Path Maintenance: Level, rake, and repair gravel paths as needed.
- Litter Management: Ensure the site is free of rubbish and waste.
- Hedge and Trimming Maintenance: Trim hedge lines, tree bases, and maintain precise edging.
- Fruit, Tree, Wall, and Vine Maintenance: Thin fruit, water, and harvest as required.
- Water Courses/Ponds/Waterfalls: Control Pond weed and preserve water features.
- Woodland Maintenance: Maintain woodlands to required standards.
- Non-Specific Areas: Maintain gravel drives, clear and clean inflatables like bouncy castles.
- Any tasks or responsibilities as requested by management within the scope of the position.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
- Horticultural background
- Gardening qualifications (desirable)
- Attention to detail and commitment to high standards
- Basic plant knowledge
- Full driving license
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Overtime paid at X 1.5
- Company pension
- Private health care, Company EAP
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Long service rewards
- Employee reward scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Opportunities for training
- Modern up to date equipment
- Uniform
- Private Estate
- 20 days holiday plus Bank holidays increasing by 1 day per year to a maximum of 25 days
APPLY TODAY:
If you are passionate about Gardening and looking for a rewarding career in Horticulture and make a difference on a day-to-day basis, then come and join us at UKME.
Please apply or/and contact one of our recruiters:
Zuzanna Kotula
- zuzanna.kotula@ukme.co.uk