General Maintenance Foreman - C337

An exciting opportunity has opened for a Garden Maintenance Foreman to join our well established and dynamic business.  The company is a successful garden design, build and maintenance company established over 20 years ago. 

This exciting hands-on role, which is supported by one assistant, offers the opportunity to work on some top end gardens.  It requires someone who can work within a team whilst showing initiative; they will report directly to the Maintenance Manager in the office. Good people skills are vital and as a van is provided a full driving licence is a necessity. The successful candidate will need to be self-motivated with good horticultural knowledge and be passionate about gardening.

Job description:

• Manage a soft landscaping team including timeliness, efficiency and looking smart at all times
• Oversee and carry out general garden maintenance – including mowing, planting annuals and bulbs, pruning at the correct time, lawn care and overall garden development
• Manage soft landscape element of garden installations
• Working with clients on a day to day basis, keeping calm, polite and confidently answering their horticultural questions, developing a good relationship
• Be proactive in ensuring the gardens are of the highest quality at all times
• Monitor GM sites for pest control
• Highlight and communicate any problems or developments to GM Manager
• Ensure all tools, materials and plants are taken to site when required
• Daily completion of job sheets highlighting future requirements
• Assist in day-to-day maintenance of yard
• Ensure that the van is kept clean and tidy with a full set of tools. Reporting any problems immediately
• Ensure all health and safety procedures are followed
• Attend staff meetings

You will need:

• Good horticultural knowledge
• Knowledge of irrigation systems and water features
• Knowledge of seasonal variations
• To be highly organised and efficient time management
• To be diplomatic and calm with clients
• Experience in managing an assistant and maintaining top end gardens
• Full UK driving licence

Hours of work:

 07.30 - 17.00 with 1 hour off during the day.

Thank you for the interest you have shown in this vacancy.  Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to everyone.  Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application will have been unsuccessful.