Gardener
Core
Responsible for ground maintenance services, operating gardening equipment and machinery to maintain client landscaped grounds per site schedules and specifications.
Role type
Grounds maintenance operative
Builds
Maintained landscaped grounds for clients
Domain
Landscaping / Grounds maintenance
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Lawn mowing, edge cutting, planting, pruning, fertilizing, mulching, weed/pest control via spraying, manual labor, equipment operation
Preferred skills
Horticulture certification, chainsaw operation, working with children clearance, construction white card
Technologies
Ride-on mowers, whipper snippers, backpack sprayers, knapsack sprayers, motorised spraying equipment
Responsibilities
Mow lawns and cut edges, plant garden beds, remove litter, prune shrubs and remove dead branches, apply fertilizer and mulch, use spraying equipment for weed/pest control, perform general maintenance like raking and shovelling, operate machinery safely and report issues, follow safety and environmental policies
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on operative