Gardening Supervisor

Permanent

Newmarket

£32,000 - £34,000

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This role requires flexibility during our busy season is key with regards to hours and days worked.

Dedicated to providing a 6-star quality private concierge service to our exclusive clients. UKME ensures that the properties, we maintain are presented to the highest standard possible.

This is an exciting role for a talented individual who is looking for a new challenge, wants to join a fast paced and high performing team renowned for their approach and delivery of unparalleled service.

We are looking for a Gardening Supervisor to undertake the following duties on a day-to-day basis:

Key Responsibilities

• Supervisory - Map and plan annual bed arrangements and order provisions, work planning, including preparation of staff rotas, delegating tasks, Vehicle Sheets and payroll administration
• Turf Maintenance - Applications oh herbicide and fungicide and top dressing of turf.
• Seasonal Bedding - Coordinate the design, research, ordering and setting out / planting of all bedding
• Maintenance of all types of Paths - Maintenance of the paths, including leveling/raking and repairing any damage. making sure weed and moss free and non-slippery. Snow clearance and salting during winter months.
• Maintaining the tennis court / hard surface, setting out various sports courts.
• Fruit/Tree/Wall/Vine - Application of insecticides and fungicide application and the pruning of fruit in the winter and summer seasons
• Water Courses/Ponds/Waterfalls - Ensure filters are checked and cleaned and a high level of care is taken in the maintenance of ponds, including fish feeding and looking after the aquatic plants
• Hedge cutting - Maintenance of hedge cutting including pleaching, ornamental shrubbery and yew topiary
• Woodlands - Maintenance of woodland areas, including damage from high winds and wildlife
• Other - Oversee hard landscaping works and planning,
• Oversee mechanical maintenance of vans, tractors and other garden machinery.
• Monitoring contractors works.
• Vegetable garden and greenhouse, care and maintenance

Knowledge/Experience/Skills/Abilities

• Extensive experience of gardening in a private estate environment
• Experience working in a 24/7 environment
• Proven people management and organizational skills
• Specialist hands on gardening experience
• Spraying course PA1 Foundation and PA6 Handheld sprayer
• Course in chainsaw maintenance / crosscutting
• City & Guilds NVQ in amenity horticulture or equivalent qualification
• Extensive plant knowledge
• Health and Safety knowledge preferably gained through a recognised course
• Highly computer literate in Microsoft Office
• Valid UK Driver's License

Personal Attributes

• A focused approach
• Friendly and approachable
• Patient and discreet
• A respectful and understanding approach - so that Client's sensitive and personal matters can be dealt with appropriately
• Can take responsibility for own and other actions and justify these actions within their remit
• Professionalism - to attain and maintain the necessary professional standards/qualifications
• Customer Service - Continuously exceeds customer expectations through innovation.
• Respect - Promote UKME values to team and lead by example
• Loyalty - Always at the forefront of exceeding standards of work whilst establishing these standards amongst the team
• Pride - To continuously seek to maintain and improve the standard of work
• Commitment - Ensure that UKME culture and goals are communicated to all team members
• Flexibility - Promote and manage change to meet customer needs in a proactive and positive way
• Confidentiality - Demonstrate confidentiality when processing sensitive company information
• Communication Skills - Effective and confident presenter and robust in presenting arguments. Can convey and condense management information. Run difficult meetings with clear objectives and reaches an effective outcome
• Teamwork - Ensures the team understands how the role relates to the business. Ensure team ownership of goals. Identifies the causes of conflict between individual and groups. Treats others fairly and consistently.
• Drive and Innovation - Problem solves and assists others in problem solving within tight timescales. Co-ordinates team innovation and design whilst driving the outcome.
• Personal Development - Facilitates individual team learning. Empowers others within their area of responsibility.

Benefits:

• Private healthcare
• Company pension scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Perks at work

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