Hedge Cutting jobs in Strood

Due to expediential growth in our business, we have an exciting opportunity and are recruiting for a new Ground Maintenance Site Supervisor, must have a can-do attitude and who will join an existing team working in the Gillingham area.

Job Purpose

As an Ground Maintenance Supervisor, you will be working ‘hands-on’ with a small team of gardeners to provide a top-class horticultural environment for our clients. Your role will be to supervise your team on a daily basis, ensuring that the requirements of the client and the specification are fully met for the enjoyment, recreation and safety of the site, employees and visitors.

Responsibilities:

• To be conversant with the needs of the client’s contractual terms and to attend site meetings etc in the absence of the contract manager.
• Ability to complete reports and audits using Word and Excel.
• Able to motivate and lead a team, giving clear instruction.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to provide the client with weekly plans.
• Good knowledge of H&S as well as COSHH
• To effectively supervise your team to ensure that activities and tasks are undertaken to the highest possible safety standards and in accordance with the contract terms and KPI’s.
• To supervise, motivate and work as part of a team with the aim of ensuring productive working relationships within the team, with other employees, managers, clients, the public and end users.
• To be practically conversant with the use, general cleaning and basic maintenance of the locally used equipment.
• Ensure hand/power tools and grounds maintenance equipment, machinery and vehicles for your team are in good working order and secure, that routine maintenance is carried out and refer major mechanical problems to your contract manager or the workshop.
• To liaise with the client in a professional manner handling issues and requests efficiently and in accordance with Nurture Landscapes procedures.

Skills and experiences:

• Passionate about the environment with a keen eye for detail.
• Self-motivated with the ability to confidently work independently
• Spraying Certificates – NPTC PA1 & PA6, essential
• Experience in Corporate and/or Local Authority Grounds Maintenance preferred, but not essential
• Experience with using petrol two-stroke grass/hedge cutting equipment is preferable, but not essential
• Experience with ride on grass-cutting equipment and tractor driving is preferable but not essential
• Flexible in approach to work and willing to work outside in all weathers
• A full, clean UK driving licence is essential

In return we offer:

• £14.50 an hour, with annual reviews
• 28 days holiday (inc. Bank Holidays)
• Employee contribution pension scheme
• A friendly customer focused team atmosphere
• Training and Development with exciting opportunities to further your career
• Uniform/ PPE provided
• Refer a friend scheme, £200 per person from Day 1
• Cycle to work scheme, and access to our Bravo benefits hub
• Nurture Group is a proud partner of the Living Wage Foundation.

The Company:

Gavin Jones provide landscape construction services to a wide variety of clients across the UK, working alongside landscape architects, designers and main contractors. They also provide grounds maintenance services to military sites and public open spaces and are proud holders of the Royal Warrant.

Gavin Jones is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Experience:

• Grounds Maintenance: 3 years (preferred)
• Supervising: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)
• PA1 & PA6 Spraying Certificates (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: GH-GMSS-BB-ET