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Gardener & Maintenance Operative

Job Type
Contract/Temporary
Location
Gosport, Hampshire
Salary
From £12.88 per hour
Job Ref
BBBH157133_1738676179
Date Added
February 4th, 2025
Consultant
melissa gourlin

Horticulture Operative

Salary: £12.88 per hour

Shift Patterns/ Hours: Monday to Friday - 08:00 am to 16:00

Location: Gosport

Contract Length: 7 Months

Your role:

Contribute to the performance of the team; ensuring we maintain a high standard of service and support the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor and the Parks and Open Spaces Operations Manager in ensuring the Grounds Maintenance Team offers a customer focused service to help achieve continuous improvement and innovation in service delivery.

You will be responsible for:

  • Grounds & Horticultural Maintenance - Carry out grass cutting, strimming, hedge trimming, seasonal flower and shrub bed maintenance, weeding, planting,
  • Cemetery & Public Space Upkeep - Assist with grave digging, gardens of remembrance, hanging baskets, planters, litter picking, and tidying.
  • Sports & Play Area Maintenance - Maintain sports turf (e.g., bowling greens, cricket squares, tennis courts), conduct play area inspections, and ensure ROSPA compliance.
  • Chemical Spraying & Invasive Species Control - Use PA1/PA6-certified spraying methods to manage weeds and invasive plants.
  • Equipment & Safety Compliance - Operate and maintain vehicles, machinery, and equipment, ensuring health & safety procedures, vehicle checks, and site inspections are followed.
  • Other Duties - Support operations, including winter gritting, snow clearance, sandbag filling, and civic event preparations.

Skills/ Knowledge:

  • NVQ Level 2 in Horticulture
  • Experience in horticultural work, including grass cutting, strimming, hedge trimming, and using commercial mowers and blowers.
  • Comfortable working outdoors
  • Physically fit, reliable and punctual
  • Strong understanding of health & safety, risk management, and manual handling principles
  • Full clean manual driving licence

If you would like to apply, please contact Melissa Gourlin at 07362051233

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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