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Estate Worker
Spye Farm Ltd
Chippenham
£27,500 - £28,500 a year
Permanent, Full-time
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Job details

£27,500 - £28,500 a year
Annual leave, Free parking, Company pension, Free flu jabs, Company events
Permanent, Full-time
Monday to Friday
Chippenham

Full job description

Estate Worker

Starting salary up to £28,500 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience. Full-time, 40 hours per week (Mon-Fri 8am-4pm)

The role comprises a range of practical tasks including:

-tree & hedgerow planting & maintenance, pruning and coppicing

-lawn & grassland maintenance using ride-on, pedestrian & flail mowers

-pond maintenance

-perennial weed management

-maintenance of electric and wooden fencing

-leaf clearing and maintaining tidy working areas

-safe use and maintenance of garden tools and machinery

The position would suit someone with:

-a positive work ethic and willingness to learn

-experience of using garden machinery

-a passion for trees, plants, and wildlife conservation

This role entails a significant amount of physical work and requires you to work in all weather conditions. You will have a keen eye for detail and great observational skills.

For the right candidate there would be a package of work-based training (including brushcutter, woodchipper, use of ATV, first aid).

Candidates will need to have:

-Ideally 2-3 years experience within the estate work/gardening sector

-Good plant knowledge or willingness to learn

-Ideally experience in the use of powered equipment - ride-on mowers, hedgecutters, strimmers, leafblowers

-PA1 & PA6 spraying licence – considered an advantage

-Candidates must have a full clean UK driving licence

Job Benefits:

Opportunity to work on a unique and continually developing private estate

Full-time permanent position

28 days paid annual leave (includes 8 bank holidays)

Work-based pension (after probation)

This is an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic individual to join the Garden Team in the day to day running of the gardens and grounds on a beautiful family estate near Chippenham.

The Garden Team comprises three estate workers and seven gardeners, all working to ensure that the gardens, parkland, woodland programme, meadows & habitat projects are maintained to a high standard, and are managed sympathetically to increase biodiversity.

You will be required to communicate effectively with the wider estate team, estate management and estate owners so a polite and professional attitude is important. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Please apply by sending a full CV & covering letter to Rebecca Durham stating why you are a suitable candidate for this role Rebecca@spyepark.com

The closing date for applications is: Friday 23rd October 2026. Interviews will be held at anytime before or after this date.

If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

If you have applied for this specific role within the last six months, we kindly ask that you do not re-apply at this time.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £27,500.00-£28,500.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Free flu jabs
  • Free parking

Work Location: In person

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