Craft Gardener

CV-Library

£28,059 a year

Leicester

Location

Full-time

Job type

Permanent

Contract type

On-site

Work setup

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In brief

This craft gardener role involves the upkeep of parks, housing, and highways land through horticultural and hard landscaping tasks. The work includes operating tractors and specialist equipment, preparing sports surfaces, and applying chemicals to maintain green infrastructure across three designated depots.

Best for

Experienced horticulturists or groundskeepers with relevant qualifications.

Non-negotiable

Full UK driving licence required.

Worth knowing

Working hours are Monday to Thursday 7.30am–3.30pm and Friday 7.30am–3.00pm, with an unpaid half-hour lunch break daily.

What you need

Required

  • Driving licence

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Horticulture experience

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Groundsmanship experience

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Customer service

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Horticultural equipment

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Chemical application

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Horticulture qualification

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Health and Safety knowledge

    Clearly required in the listing

Preferred

No preferred skills or technologies were clearly stated.

Your day-to-day

  • Maintain horticultural and landscape features

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Prepare sports features

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Operate specialist equipment

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Apply chemical treatments

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Complete routine administration

    Clearly stated in the job description.

Full job description (from employer)⌄

Craft Gardener required for our public sector client 3 x depots Knighton Park Depot Evington Park Depot Abbey Park Depot A full driving licence is essential Mondays to Thursday 7.30 - 3.30pm with half hour unpaid lunch. Fridays 7.30 - 3.00 with half hour unpaid lunch. Key Job Activities: Maintain horticultural features on green infrastructure, Parks, Housing and Highways land Prepare and maintain sports features, including artificial surfaces Maintain hard landscape features, including buildings Develop new hard and soft landscaping features Operate and maintain hand and mechanical specialist equipment used in the maintenance of features. Drive and operate a tractor Prepare and apply chemicals e.g. herbicides, fungicides, insecticides etc Keep sites clean and tidy Provide advice and support to customers using the facilities Complete routine paperwork Report any issues identified to the Team Leader Carry out other miscellaneous duties associated with the role Experience Experience in either horticulture or groundsman ship Experience of working directly with customers Experience of using horticultural specialist equipment and chemicals Qualification in horticulture, groundsman ship or ecology Formal training in horticulture, groundsman ship and/or ecology Knowledge of Health & Safety issues relating to area of work and HASWA Valid driving licence

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