Seasonal Gardener - Iver, United Kingdom - Pinewood Studios Group

Pinewood Studios Group

Verified Company

Iver, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

The Role

This role is a full time, 6 month fixed term contract starting from May 2024 to assist with maintaining and developing the associated estate during the summer months.

The hours of work are Monday-Friday based at Pinewood Studios, Iver.

As a Gardener at Pinewood Studios, you'll play a vital role in the various range of Horticultural projects across the estate in collaboration with the Head Gardener and Head of Cleaning + Grounds. You'll be involved in maintaining and developing the various green spaces across the estate. Your daily tasks will include general garden maintenance and the upkeep of the estate which will include planting, pruning, weeding, hedge cutting, watering, and preserving the health and appearance of plants and shrubs.

Principle accountabilities

Work alongside inhouse gardening team and follow PPM schedule in seasonal maintenance of flower, shrub, woodland gardens, trees, hedges and undeveloped fields
Use and maintenance of gardening machinery including, mowers, strimmer's and trailers
Develop a working knowledge and broad familiarity with most plants and trees within the garden
Understand and encourage, where possible and appropriate, the diversity of wildlife within the gardens to ensure optimum care of the exceptional wild flora and fauna
Sitewide weed, pest and disease control. Appropriate, timely and safe use of pesticides, as directed.
Maintenance of herbaceous plantings, staking, dead heading, dividing, etc
Formative, seasonal and rejuvenate pruning of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs, climbers and hedges
Turf maintenance

Nature and scope
Most of the individual's time is spent maintaining the gardens and related estate.

Planning horizons are relatively short, possibly up to a month for more complex work and projects which will be completed with support from the Projects and Operations team and external contractors.

Health and Safety awareness and adherence are essential for this role, particularly in relation to technical machinery and tractors. Specialist understanding of general horticulture is also needed.

The individual will be mostly autonomous but will follow direction from the Head of Cleaning + Grounds and Head Gardener

Skills and experience

Essential criteria

Full UK Driving License
Use of horticultural and lawn machinery
Awareness of Health and Safety (specialist training will be provided)
Excellent attention to detail
Comfortable working alone in all weather conditions
Reliable, tolerant, determined, and flexible

Desirable criteria

PA1 + PA
Tractor driving experience
Field cultivation and maintenance experience

Other information

Role location: Pinewood Studios
12.5 days' holiday as standard with the option to buy 3 additional days, plus English public holidays.
Pension scheme 5% employer contribution and 3% minimum employee contribution.
Income protection for yourself, up to 75% of salary
Life assurance of 4 x annual salary

- £3.20 per day Pinewood canteen subsidy

Two days per year volunteering allowance for our local communities
Various other staff perks including but not limited to, gym and retail discounts, free film screenings and staff events.

Schedule: