Job Title: Garden Maintenance Team Leader
Location: Curdridge, Southampton, SO32 2DA but with daily travel across Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex and Wiltshire
Salary: Up to £12.00 per hour and with an overtime rate of up to £15.60 per hour
Job type: Full-Time, Permanent (40 hours a week, Monday – Friday)
Job Description:
Are you a passionate and experienced gardener looking to take on a leadership role then we have an exciting opportunity for you!
Hambrooks is looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Garden Maintenance Team Leader to join our well-established company.
If you have excellent gardening knowledge, are organised and have a desire to inspire and lead, then this is the opportunity for you to join our expanding teams!
Hambrooks background:
We have been established for over 50 years and in that time have grown to become one of? Hampshire’s leading garden landscaping and maintenance company with more awards than any other landscaper in the country.
We take pride in our commitment to quality, attention to detail and customer satisfaction.
As we continue to grow and expand our operations, we have exciting career paths for dedicated individuals.
The Role:
You will play a vital role in overseeing key aspects of our garden maintenance operations. This will include managing a team assistant, planning and executing maintenance schedules, ensuring high quality workmanship at all times and fostering & maintaining positive client relationships. You will have the opportunity to showcase your horticultural expertise while leading and mentoring your team assistant.
Benefits:
- A variety of garden maintenance jobs: No two days will be the same!
- Local work
- A reputation for prestigious and award-winning garden work
- A friendly and supportive team
- 20 Days holiday a year plus 8 bank holidays
- Enrolment into our NEST pension scheme
- Branded clothing provided (3 t shirts, 1 fleece, 1 jumper)
- Use of a company vehicle during working hours
- Tools, machinery + PPE provided
- Personal development plans
- Excellent training, learning & development opportunities in a well established company
- Free on-site parking
The candidate:
Essential:
- Plant knowledge & identification
- Soft Landscape experience
- Plant care, pruning & shaping experience
- Garden Machinery knowledge & use
- Risk assessments and onsite health and safety – could this be desirable?
- A positive ‘Can Do’ attitude
- Driving licence
Desirable:
- PA1/PA6 Spraying Certificates
- NPTC Chainsaw Certificate of equivalent
- Experience working with domestic/commercial clients
- Pest and disease knowledge
Schedule:
- 8-hour weekday shifts
Experience:
- Garden Maintenance: 1 year (preferred)
- Team-Leader: 3 years (preferred)
Candidates with the relevant experience or job title of: Gardener; Experienced Gardener; Grounds Maintenance; Maintenance; Garden Maintenance; General Maintenance; Garden Designer; Landscape Gardener; Grounds Gardener; Garden Maintenance; Grounds Maintenance; Team Leader; Landscaper may also be considered for this role.
Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK.
