Senior Gardener - London, United Kingdom - Horticruitment UK Ltd

Horticruitment UK Ltd

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Gardener to join a garden maintenance and landscaping firm in central London.

The client has over 20 years' experience in landscape design and construction of gardens in London and the Home Counties, and ateam of highly skilled and motivated landscapers and gardeners who work to a high standard.

Our client believes a garden should not be a static space that looks the same year after year - it should improve and grow over time, and thrive throughout the seasons,and they have the vision and skill to develop gardens to attain their full potential, and then take them beyond that.

Job Brief

Key Responsibilities

Guide and support team members to ensure that jobs are completed as per quote within the allotted timescale and with 100% customer satisfaction.
Ensuring health and safety is adhered to at all times, and a safe working practice is undertaken
Daily cleaning and inspection of equipment and ensuring that the team respect all tools, equipment and machinery including the van and treat it as their own
A full clean UK manual driving licence held for 2 years + (required).
Several years' experience working within a similar environment
Experience using a range of machinery
Good horticultural knowledge
A good understanding of pests and diseases and their treatment

PA1/PA6a, NVQ are desirable, but not essential

Each morning, the day will start at 7:15am meeting on site in Fulham and the van will be ready for leaving the unit by 7:30am ready to begin work at 8am with a finish time of 5pm (season allowing).

The position is Monday to Friday, 45 hours per week. Overtime is available during the summer months.