Commercial Services Group
Location
West Malling, Kent | United Kingdom
Job description
Brand: Landscape Services
Role: Arborist
Salary: £26,000 per annum
Location: Thanet (on-site)
The Role
Do you have experience as an Arborist or Tree Surgeon and looking for a new challenge?
Landscape Services are on the look out for an Arborist to join the team. Starting and finishing the day at our Thanet depo the successful candidate will be working within a developing and growing tree works department, operating throughout Kent and beyond to provide specialised general tree maintenance and inspections for our wonderful customers.
The successful candidate will have a minimum 1 year Arborist or Tree Surgeon experience and have the required qualifications to carry out their work. They will be a self-motivated individual who is
passionate about working in this field and must be physically fit to climb trees.
A current, clean driving licence and full DBS check (provided by the Company) is required. In return we will offer you:
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Never work a birthday again! You receive an extra day off for it to enjoy however you wish!
- Company Vehicle
- Life assurance cover
- A culture of progression and development
- Plus many more perks
Key Duties:
- Performing all regular and specialised general tree maintenance, such as tree removal, pruning, and hedge cutting, inspecting trees and submitting reports electronically
- Working with the Arboriculture Team Leader to complete projects against specification and time constraints
- Maintaining a clean and professional working practice on site. Ensure safe working practices are always maintained. Identifying risks and unsafe practices to minimise potential for injury/accident and reporting any incidents/near misses
- Liaising with our customers on a daily basis ensuring Landscape Services are represented professionally and in accordance with good customer care
What we need from you:
- 002001 City & Guilds NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance or 002002 City & Guilds NPTC Cross-cut Using a Chainsaw
- 002003 City & Guilds Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross-cutting or 002013 City & Guilds Tree Climbing & Aerial Rescue
- 002106 City & Guilds Aerial Rescue Operations or 002108 City & Guilds Aerial Cutting of Trees with Chainsaw Using Free-fall techniques
- 002113 City & Guilds Aerial Tree Pruning
- A team player with a positive attitude and enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team
- Excellent communication and people skills
- IT Literate and able to complete health and safety documents electronically
About Landscape Services
Landscape Services is a specialist provider of outdoor maintenance and management services, particularly around grounds maintenance, arboriculture, horticulture and landscaping projects. They use their 80+ years of public and private sector expertise to deliver valuable, safe and assured results for our customers, developing adaptable solutions in line with our core values, and theirs, whilst simultaneously helping to sustain our natural environment
About Commercial Services Group
Commercial Services Group (CSG) is one of the largest providers of public sector and education procurement and support services globally, with revenues of c£600M, 1,800 staff across 25 trading brands, providing services ranging from HR Services, IT Services, Energy, Education Resources, Procurement, and many more.
Wholly owned by Kent County Council, CSG supports over 15,000 customers in 86 countries and collaborates with a supply chain of c1,000 suppliers.
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