Grounds Maintenance Technician

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Somerset | United Kingdom

Job description

Job Title: Grounds Maintenance Technician

Location: Swineford , Bath, BS30 6LN

Salary: Starting from £24,000 - £25,000 per annum, with access to a generous bonus scheme on completion of probation

Job Type: Permanent, Full time - 40 hours per week

About Us:

LandscapeCare is a subsidiary of Plant Care, a company that has been putting the customer first for over 45 years. We're proud to provide our customers with all aspects of commercial grounds maintenance, our sharp attention to detail and our friendly, personal service.

At LandscapeCare, we put passion and pride into landscaping and ground maintenance for all our contented clients.

About the Role:

The Grounds Maintenance Technician will maintain the exterior grounds on customers' premises and associated works. They will need to be self-motivated with the ability to make decisions, be able to demonstrate good organisational skills with attention to detail. They will be required to communicate with the clients' representatives on site and be courteous and display a problem-solving attitude.

Key Responsibilities:

As Grounds Maintenance Technician, your daily tasks will be as follows:

• Working as part of an enthusiastic team of technicians
• Grass cutting
• Stimming
• Maintaining shrubs, hedges and trees
• Litter picking
• Weed control

About You:

The ideal candidate will have:

• A full UK driving licence
• Some horticultural/landscaping experience. This is not essential but would be highly advantageous
• A willingness towards heavy lifting/manual labour. This type of work comes with the territory!
• Holding PA1 and PA6a spraying licences would be desirable, but training will be provided if you don't currently have these certificates
• A professional, kind and courteous attitude towards both customers and colleagues alike

Benefits:

• 20 days holiday + 8 bank hols, + 3 days between Christmas and New Year as we are closed during that period
• Competitive salary
• Chance to be in the great outdoors for your job (you won't be chained to a desk!)
• Training provided for licences where necessary
• Stable, full-time, permanent role

To apply, you must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Please click the APPLY button to send your CV for this role.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Team lead landscaper, team leader skilled landscaper, Hard Landscaper, Skilled Tradesperson, Landscape Gardener, Experienced Groundworker, Landscape, Landscaper, Landscaping, Garden, Gardener, Gardening, Soft Landscaper, Grounds, Ground Maintenance Operative, General Maintenance, Project Manager, Garden Project Management, Fencer, Fencing, Carpenter, Ground Work, Multi-Skilled Operator, Building Services Operator, Skilled Labourer, labourer, Skilled Trades, Multi Trade, Grounds Worker will also be considered for this role.

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£25k per annum