Gardener jobs in Tipton

About Us -

Lawn Therapy are a well established independent lawn care company based in Walsall, dedicated to providing efficient, friendly and professional lawn services throughout the West Midlands.

We are looking to recruit a senior lawn care technician or groundsman to join our existing team. The applicant would need to be hardworking, enthusiastic and be able to work both with a team and also without supervision.

This is a great opportunity to join a thriving business with great career prospects.

Lawn Therapy Mission Statement

"our aim is to provide a professional effective and trustworthy service through expert advice, a friendly approach with high standards. To provide a dynamic working environment where staff feel motivated, valued and trained to be the best they can be, to put customer, employee and environmental interests at the heart of everything we do to make a difference to each and every individual"

Job Role -

To provide professional lawn care services with excellent, friendly customer service.

Minimum of 1 years experience preferred (full training will be given in the event of us employing a trainee for this role).

Roles

• Driving works van on a daily schedule
• Checking health of lawns and advising customers on best lawn care practices, weed and pest control
• Ensure that customer service is of the highest level. Presenting oneself in a professional manner in company clothing, fulfilling the day-to-day liaisons with customers
• Mix and spray or spread fertilisers and herbicides using hand or automatic spreaders and knapsack sprayers for planned treatments
• Use of machinery such as aerators, scarifier's and leaf blowers
• Cleaning and maintaining equipment
• Working independently using a company vehicle
• Up selling of services
• Distributing of sales literature
• Using Tablets to complete jobs, invoice and up sell services
• Handling customer payments

Type of person

• Self motivated, organised and has a desire to provide quality service to customers
• Practical outdoors lifestyle
• Physically fit as job involves lifting, pushing heavy loads or machinery
• Punctual
• Trustworthy
• Flexible with working arrangements

Experience & Skills - essential

• Good communication skills both in person and on the telephone
• Good practical skills
• Able to read and write English, complete paperwork, use hand held tablets
• GCSE or equivalent in Maths is essential
• Full UK clean driving licence

Experience & skills - desirable

• Experience in the maintenance of hand tools and mechanical equipment
• General gardening experience
• Plant knowledge
• City Guilds PA1 & PA6 safe use of pesticides or equivalent
• Minimum of 1 years experience within a lawn care company or similar sector (preferred)

Just some of the benefits of working for Lawn Therapy

• Use of van to get to and from work
• Great work life balance (no evening work, rarely weekend work)
• Paid training
• Commission on work sold
• Bonuses
• Tips
• work in the great outdoors
• Flexible working hours

What you should know about the job

• The job has a varied work schedule, this may include some overtime
• The role requires the use of safety equipment such as protective gloves and boots
• Full training provided
• 37.5 hours per week over 5 days
• Average hours salary

Health & Safety

Ensure that all necessary Health & Safety requirements are fulfilled, in respect of customers, colleagues the environment and yourself.

Paperwork and Administration

Fully complete necessary documentation accurately, particularly customer payments and lawn condition reports

Working in Compliance with Legislation

Specifically as trained in the use and handling of chemicals & fertilisers.

Sundry Tasks

Ensuring all equipment including vehicles are regularly cleaned and maintained in good working order.

Assisting in other aspects of the company as necessary.

Flexible Working Arrangement

The working week is five days Monday to Friday 8.00 am and 4.00 pm.

This will be on an annualised hours contract meaning you will need to complete a minimum amount of hours per year (overtime during busy periods makes up for potential shorter working days in other periods and days when the weather does not permit work)

If we cannot work due to the weather, you may be expected to carry out the uncompleted work from previous days at the end of another working day, occasionally on a Saturday. Overtime will be required during busy periods.

Contract Term

For an immediate start with full time employment

£24,000 - £27,000 depending on experience and qualification

Job Type: Permanent

www.lawntherapy.co.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £24,000.00-£27,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Commission pay
• Performance bonus

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Please tell us what attracted you to this position? (you may be rejected for this role if you do not give an answer)
• What skills do you have that this position could benefit from? (you may be rejected for this role if you do not give an answer)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (required)

Experience:

• lawn care: 2 years (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• clean driving licence (required)
• NPTC - PA1, PA6 (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person