Grounds Maintenance Technician Job Manchester area,England UK,Trades / Skilled Labor

Job Description

Location:

Chester into Shropshire

Contract:

Full Time 40 hours per week, Permanent Reporting To:
Team Leader

Urban Planters has been bringing homes and workplaces to life with plants since 1965.

Job Description Position:
Exterior Maintenance Technician

Location:

Chester into Shropshire

Contract:

Full Time 40 hours per week, Permanent Salary:
Basic salary £26,700 per annum (40hr Week)
Reporting To:
Team Leader

Urban Planters has been bringing homes and workplaces to life with plants since 1965.

We deliver our products and services using our national network of branches, spanning the length and breadth of the UK. This means we can offer the personalised service of a local business but with the standards and resources of a national organisation.

Quality, safety, sustainability and professionalism underpin all that we do. To this end, we are ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certified.

We now have a carbon negative business who's teams install planting in, on and around the buildings of the companies we partner with. We are happiest while we are landscaping, installing indoor planting schemes or maintaining the plants or grounds of our clients.

The Role

Working as a Exterior Maintenance Technician, you will work on site ensuring the best possible service is provided to our ever growing exterior customer base.

This opportunity is for someone looking to join a busy, fast paced business where you will be working with a friendly and welcoming team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading company in the Interior and Exterior planting sector where progression and development are encouraged.

Your main duties will include:

Grass cutting and strimming
Shrub pruning, plant care and hedge cutting
Weed maintenance
Using a range of powered and non-powered horticulture equipment
Complete all digital records required through smart phone application
Liaising with customers
Autumn clearing
Spring preparation
Mowing
Heavy lifting will be required

Requirements Qualifications &

Experience:

Full UK drivers licence
Garden maintenance experience is essential
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Able to work as part of a team
Plant knowledge would be advantageous
Qualification in Horticulture is desirable but is not essential

As part of your role, you will be required to;

Always act in a professional manner as a representative of the organisation
Comply with all relevant health and safety requirements
Ensure that the clients are always completely satisfied
Initiate suggestions to improve the organisations performance
Complete timesheets and other paperwork and ensure all is handed in promptly

Benefits

This Opportunity is for someone looking to join a busy, fast paced business where you will be working with a friendly and welcoming team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading company in the Interior and Exterior planting sector where progression and development are encouraged.

What we offer in return:

A Competitive Salary,
Job Stability & Security,
Progression Opportunities,
Employee Assistance Program,
Refer A Friend Bonus Scheme,
Company Events,