J T RECRUIT LTD
Craft Gardener
Leicester Forest East
Posted about 10 hours ago
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Craft Gardener required for our public sector client
3 x depots
- Knighton Park Depot
- Evington Park Depot
- Abbey Park Depot
A full driving licence is essential
Working Hours:
- Mondays to Thursday: 7.30 - 3.30pm with half hour unpaid lunch.
- Fridays: 7.30 - 3.00 with half hour unpaid lunch.
Key Job Activities:
- Maintain horticultural features on green infrastructure, Parks, Housing and Highways land
- Prepare and maintain sports features, including artificial surfaces
- Maintain hard landscape features, including buildings
- Develop new hard and soft landscaping features
- Operate and maintain hand and mechanical specialist equipment used in the maintenance of features.
- Drive and operate a tractor
- Prepare and apply chemicals e.g. herbicides, fungicides, insecticides etc
- Keep sites clean and tidy
- Provide advice and support to customers using the facilities
- Complete routine paperwork
- Report any issues identified to the Team Leader
- Carry out other miscellaneous duties associated with the role
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- Experience in either horticulture or groundsmanship
- Experience of working directly with customers
- Experience of using horticultural specialist equipment and chemicals
- Qualification in horticulture, groundsmanship or ecology
- Formal training in horticulture, groundsmanship and/or ecology
- Knowledge of Health & Safety issues relating to area of work and HASWA
- Valid driving licence
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Skills
Horticulture
Groundsmanship
Landscaping
Tractor Operation
Chemical Application
Equipment Maintenance
Customer Service
Health & Safety
Hard Landscaping
Soft Landscaping