Soft Landscape Assistant - 43004
- Employer
- Fresh Horticultural Careers
- Location
- London (West), London (Greater)
- Salary
- Up to £27K doe
- Closing date
- 22 Oct 2020
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Gardening Jobs
- Sector
- Landscaping
Job Details
Our client is renowned for designing, building and maintaining beautiful and innovative and cutting-edge gardens is based in Notting Hill and established over 20 years ago.
They are seeking a Soft Landscaping Assistant to join their well established and dynamic business.
This exciting hands on role, where you will work closely with your Horticulturalist foreman within a team of two, offers the opportunity to work on top end gardens. You will need a love of and enthusiasm for plants and gardens. A good basic knowledge of horticulture and experience within the industry is required; a desire to learn and develop is vital. You will need to have excellent attention to detail, be good at communicating and enjoy being part of a close knit team, whilst being able to show initiative.
Job description:
- Weeding and seasonal pruning and planting.
- Hedge cutting.
- Lawn mowing and border edging.
- Watering.
- Irrigation installation and repair.
- Planting of annuals and bulbs.
- Assist in the control of pest and disease
- Support the Horticulturalist foreman to ensure that your gardens reach full potential
- Ensure all tools, materials and plants are taken to site when required.
- Assist in day-today maintenance of yard.
- Ensure that the van is kept clean and tidy with a full set of tools. Reporting any problems immediately.
- Attend staff meetings.
- Be punctual.
- Look tidy and presentable.
- Ensure all health and safety procedures are followed.
- Attend staff meetings.
You will need:
- 1-2 years + horticultural knowledge
- Experience of using power tools and maintaining gardens
- A desire to develop and learn
- To be highly organized and efficient at time management.
- Excellent communication skills to communicate effectively with clients, operations team and designers.
- UK Driving license preferable
- Right to live and work in the UK
- Good level of spoken English
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.
- Website
- http://www.freshhortcareers.com/
- Telephone
- 020 7793 7825
- Location
-
London
SE11 4BA
United Kingdom
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