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Hard Landscaper 43819

Employer
Fresh Horticultural Careers
Location
London (Greater)
Salary
25-28k DOE
Closing date
21 May 2021

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Hard Landscaper

An exciting opportunity has opened for a Hard Landscaper to join our clients well established and growing business. Our client is a successful garden design, build and maintenance company established over 20 years ago.

This exciting hands-on role, where you will work closely with your Hard Landscaping foreman within a team of two, offers the opportunity to work on some top end domestic and commercial gardens.  You will need hard landscaping experience; some horticultural knowledge is beneficial; a desire to learn and develop is vital. You will need to be good at communicating and enjoy being part of a close-knit team, whilst being able to show initiative.

Job description:

  • Support the Hard Landscaping foreman in day-to-day construction works and garden installations to ensure that your gardens reach their full potential.
  • Ensure all tools, materials and plants are taken to site when required.
  • Ensure that the van is kept clean and tidy with a full set of tools. Reporting any problems immediately.
  • Communicate effectively with office based Project Manager to ensure the smooth and timely progression of jobs, highlighting issues that arise.
  • Ensure all health and safety procedures are followed.
  • Attend staff meetings. 

You will need:

  • Experience in working off plans.
  • To have some experience in stone work and stone construction paving, cladding
  • To have some experience in garden timber work  decking, trellising and fencing
  • To have some understanding of irrigation systems.
  • Support the Hard Landscaping foreman to ensure that your gardens reach their full potential.
  • Ensure all tools, materials and plants are taken to site when required.
  • Ensure that your team’s van is kept clean and tidy with a full set of tools. Reporting any problems immediately.
  • Ensure all health and safety procedures are followed.
  • To be diplomatic and calm with clients.
  • 1-2 years of hard landscaping experience.
  • Some horticultural knowledge

Desirable:

  • To be skilled in stonework and stone construction  paving, cladding
  • To be skilled in garden timber work  decking, trellising and fencing
  • Knowledge of irrigation systems.
  • Full clean driver’s license.
  • CSCS Accreditation

Reward:

  • Ongoing training and development
  • 25 days paid holiday + bank holidays
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • To work on exciting projects with innovative professionals within a successful, opportunity giving company.

Hours of work: 07.30 - 17.00 with 1 hour off for lunch. Salary: Up to  £28,000 Dependant on experience

 

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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