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Hard Landscape Foreman - 38302

Employer
Fresh Horticultural Careers
Location
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Salary
£35,000 DOE
Closing date
14 Oct 2018

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Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Management Jobs, Technical Jobs
Sector
Landscaping

Job Details

Our Client require a highly experienced and self-motivated person with extensive landscape knowledge who is capable of working on their own initiative and in collaboration with management to create top-end gardens. Although this is a hands-on role, the foreperson will be responsible for supervising team members, as well as agency staff when needed and sub-contractors.

The role involves driving and applicants must therefore have a full, clean driving licence.

Skills required:

  • Broad ranging landscape skills
  • Specific skills required include:
  • Brick work
  • Paving
  • Machine use e.g. excavators, dumpers, fork lifts
  • Use of laser level for setting out, height measurements etc
  • Ability to deal with management, clients and designers professionally and diplomatically
  • Ability to instruct other staff clearly and efficiently

Experience:

  • Extensive landscaping record
  • Experience in working off plans and specifications
  • Proven people management background
  • Receiving and planting of larger tree stock
  • Crane work and safe lifting
  • Good carpentry record, along with some knowledge of rendering and plumbing
  • Familiarity with health and safety policies and experience in implementing them
  • Driving/parking – particularly in London

Main duties:

  • To carry out general landscaping works and to supervise the day-to-day running of the site and its staff
  • To liaise with the Contracts Manager regarding daily/weekly scheduling, ordering of materials etc. This will involve regular updates and meetings.
  • To set out garden and agree with Contracts Manager prior to work commencing
  • To oversee and manage subcontractors
  • To carry out all required Health and Safety checks, including Risk Assessments, Competence Forms, Vehicle H&S, Inductions etc
  • To keep site diary and monitor staff to ensure correct admin, personnel and H&S procedures are being followed

Company

We possess over 20 years recruitment experience and have specialised in the Gardening, Landscaping and Horticulture industries since 1999. Typically we have 150+ permanent vacancies covering all areas of the horticultural industry, from operatives to senior management.To apply for any of our vacancies please complete our simple online application form by visiting www.freshhortcareers.com.

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 7793 7825
Location
London
SE11 4BA
United Kingdom

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