Garden maintenance Assistant - 42748

Location : West London
Salary : up to £25K doe
Vacancy type : Permanent
Vacancy ID : 42748

An exciting opportunity has opened for a Soft Landscaping Assistant to join our well established and dynamic business.Our Client is a successful garden design, build and maintenance company established over 20 years ago. 

This exciting hands on role, where you will work closely with your GM foreman within a team of two, offers the opportunity to work on some top end gardens. You will need a love of and enthusiasm for plants and gardens.A good basic knowledge of horticulture and experience within the industry is required; a desire to learn and develop is vital. You will need to be good at communicating and enjoy being part of a close knit team, whilst being able to show initiative.

Job description:

  • â?¢Weeding and seasonal pruning and planting.
  • â?¢Hedge cutting.
  • â?¢Lawn mowing and border edging.
  • â?¢Watering.
  • â?¢Irrigation installation and repair.
  • â?¢Planting of annuals and bulbs.
  • â?¢Support the GM foreman to ensure that your gardens reach their full potential.
  • â?¢Ensure all tools, materials and plants are taken to site when required.
  • â?¢Assist in day-today maintenance of yard.
  • â?¢Ensure that the van is kept clean and tidy with a full set of tools. Reporting any problems immediately.
  • â?¢Ensure all health and safety procedures are followed.
  • â?¢Attend staff meetings.
  • â?¢Be punctual.
  • â?¢Look tidy.
  • â?¢Wear the correct clothing.

You will need:

  • â?¢Good basic horticultural knowledge.
  • â?¢To be highly organized and efficient time management.
  • â?¢A desire to develop and learn.
  • Be coherent and articulate
  • â?¢A clean drivers license - Essential

Hours of work:

 07.30 - 17.00 with 1 hour off during the day.

Please quote 42748 when speaking with one of our consultants.

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Once again, I would like to extend my thanks to you for being so efficient and focused on my behalf. You have impressed me and have been extremely professional about matching me well with potential opportunities. Should I require staff in my new role... I will be sure to use you.

Simon (Contracts Manager)

I would like to give a big thank you to everyone in the team at Fresh Horticultural Careers for their help throughout my employment with them. Their support was great and helped me enjoy my time whilst working for them.

Ross (Horticulture)