Gardener jobs in Desborough

About VMS

Our drive and focus is working with our clients, bringing solutions to the table and always delivering on our promises.

Our culture demonstrates complete passion towards the work that we carry out. We have developed a highly skilled and experienced workforce designed to provide the quality of service our clients expect, whilst adopting best practice safety processes.

We specialise, where others fear to go, delivering our services within the rail sector, in and around water, as well as more conventional public, highways and commercial spaces.

We have a huge focus on health, safety, quality, and environmental standards, to ensure we protect our workforce's safety, whilst being environmentally responsible and sustainable.

We are proud to share with you our accreditation's and certificates which can be accessed here: https://www.vmsltd.net/accreditations/

Overview

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Landscape Operative to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess strong knowledge and a passion for maintaining and enhancing outdoor spaces. This role involves a variety of tasks related to landscape and maintenance. The Landscape Operative will play a vital role in ensuring that our clients' grounds are well-kept and aesthetically pleasing.

Responsibilities

• Perform landscape maintenance tasks such as mowing, trimming, and weeding to ensure the health and appearance of gardens.
• Build and install various landscape features using hand tools and power tools.
• Dig holes for planting trees, shrubs, and flowers, ensuring proper depth and spacing.
• Irrigate gardens effectively, adjusting systems as necessary to promote healthy plant growth.
• Maintain equipment and tools in good working condition through regular cleaning and minor repairs.
• Assist in the implementation of new landscaping projects.
• Conduct grounds keeping duties to keep outdoor areas clean and free from debris.
• Supporting your contracts manager and Site Manager in line with our Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental standards.
• Undertake safety and quality inspections and audits.
• Client communication and relationship building.
• Completing site inspections and maintaining site records using our tablet system.
• Ensuring a high standard of work.
• Mentoring and bringing on new staff.
• Planning and organizing the day-to-day tasks with the Site Manager.
• Reporting to site Manager and Contract Manager.
• Fulfill weekly KPI’s.
• Making sure time sheets, vehicle check sheets are completed each week.
• Keeping your department manager up to date with the day to day running of sites
• May be required to work across other departments if the workload requires this.
• Able to work at least one weekend per month.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience required by the Skilled Landscape Operative

Essential Knowledge and Skills

• SSSTS
• CSCS
• ROLO
• Full driving licence with Towing
• 5 years’ experience in landscaping including maintenance.
• Able to read drawings and planting schedules.
• Excellent organisation and planning skills
• CAT scan ticket
• Basic knowledge using electronic devises.
• Maintaining a good quality of work.
• Any relevant tickets for the position.

Essential Experience

• Turfing
• Planting
• Fencing
• Seeding
• Mowing and maintenance
• Familiarity with using power tools and hand tools safely and effectively.
• Mechanical knowledge is advantageous for maintaining equipment used in landscaping tasks.
• A strong work ethic, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team are essential qualities for success in this role.

Equal Opportunities

VMS is committed to a policy of treating all employees and job applicants equally. No employee or potential employee will receive less favorable treatment or consideration on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation or will be disadvantaged by any conditions of employment or requirements that cannot be justified as necessary on operational grounds.

VMS will appoint, train, develop and promote based on merit and ability.

All employees have personal responsibility for the practical application of the Company’s Equal Opportunities Policy, and those involved in the recruitment, selection, promotion or training of employees have a special responsibility for the practical application of the Company’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

Date Protection Statement

The information that you provide on this form/application and that obtained from other relevant sources will be used to process your application for employment. The personal information that you give us will also be used in a confidential manner to help us monitor our recruitment process.

We may disclose your information to carefully selected third parties who may process data on our behalf, such as our appointed agents and service providers for the purposes of medical examinations and associated arrangements for other similar services which may be necessary in the recruitment process. They or we may contact you by telephone, email or mail in connection with your application.

If you succeed in your application and take up employment with us, the information will be used in the administration of your employment with us and to provide you with information about us or third party via your payslip. We may also use the information if there is a complaint or legal challenge relevant to this recruitment process.

We may check the information collected, with third parties or with other information held by us. We may also use or pass to certain third parties’ information to prevent or detect crime, to protect public funds, or in other ways as permitted by law.

By applying for this role, we will be assuming that you agree to the processing of sensitive personal data, (as described above), in accordance with our registration with the Data Protection Commissioner.

Apply for this job

If you have an enthusiastic, can-do attitude and a willingness to challenge yourself in order to push your learning and progress your career as our Skilled Landscape Operative ,* please click ‘Apply’* below.

This job description provides an indication of the role and responsibilities of the post but should not be construed as an exclusive list of duties that the post holder may be asked to undertake.

Job Type: Full-time

Additional pay:

• Performance bonus

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Landscape maintenance: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• CSCS (required)
• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Skilled Landscape Operative