Shift Pattern: Sunday to Thursday, 06:30 - 15:00 (Friday and Saturday's off)
Job Responsibilities & General Duties:
The main purpose of the job is to support and assist the responsible manager to maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment.
Key responsibilities:
The key responsibility would be to maintain the grounds of the Centre and Retail Park to a very high standard by performing the following duties:
- Clear rubbish and leaves from shrub beds
- Water dead head tubs and hanging baskets
- Fortnightly grass cutting appropriately
- Litter pick centre and retail park shrub beds and hedges
- Maintenance and upkeep of shrub beds, trees, tubs, hanging baskets and upkeep of mowed area’s
- Weekly remove self sets
- Weekly tree maintenance
- Monthly hoe and weed beds
- Pruning
- Spraying
- Weed and make tidy tree pockets in car parks
- North Road bank maintenance
- Carry out practical landscaping and grounds maintenance duties
- Monthly maintenance of all climbing plants, make tidy and safe
- Assist with the site Bio – Diversity requirements
Experience required for the role:
- Proven experience in landscaping or grounds maintenance (essential)
- Good knowledge of horticulture, hard and soft landscaping
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- PA1/PA6, first aid, or machinery tickets (an advantage)
- Full UK driving licence
General Responsibilities:
- Report anything in need of repair or replacement to the appropriate person
- Keep your working area and space clean and tidy at all times and your tools and equipment safely stored
- Be familiar with the required care standards regulations governing your job
- Maintain polite and good communication with your colleagues, tenants and shoppers at all times
- Be prepared to receive and undertake further training as required.
- At all times to follow through any managerial instructions
- The above description is not exhaustive but the above points represent the key points pertaining to the role of Landscaping Operative.