Head Gardener - Irvine, United Kingdom - The Gailes Hotel & Spa

Description

Key responsibilities include overseeing all gardening and landscape aspects of the businesses to attract guests due to their appearance - lush and green surroundings and manicured garden areas.

• Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting.
• The use and maintenance of hand tools and basic light machinery.
• The use of cylinder and rotary mowers, strimmers, leaf blowers.
• Adjustments of mower height and quality of cut, etc.
• Oil level checks and check for damage to any mower.
• Report equipment malfunctions to engineering as and when noticed.
• To be aware of Health and Safety requirements noting that all duties must be carried out to comply with current Health & Safety at Work legislation.
• To ensure all equipment, machinery are stored securely and clean after use.
• Plant and transplant flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns.
• Maintain gardens by naturally fertilising, trimming and making sure that plants are receiving adequate water.
• Prune trees and hedges in ways that help the plants' health, are safe and look good.
• Maintain lawn and grass areas using machines and fertilisers.
• To keep the gardens, thoroughfares and footpaths clear and free from litter at all times.
• Planting (purchasing, organising etc.)
• Pruning and cutting hedges.
• Outside maintenance including pathways, pond, steps, walls etc.
• Tidying up and cleaning outside of the hotel building.
• Keep the tool shed / store room clean, tidy and secure
• Good knowledge of plants, must be organised and able to follow schedule.

• Irvine,

• Gardening: 2 years (required)

• Driving Licence (preferred)