Gardener / Groundsman
4 months ago
Carnoustie, United Kingdom
Pertemps Edinburgh
Full time
GardenerCarnoustie and surrounding area
Temporary for initial 2 months but may extend
Pay rate: 13.11 per hour
Hours: Monday-Wednesday 7.30am - 5.00pm & Thursday-Friday 7.30am to 4.00pm. 43 hours/week
Our public sector client located in Carnoustie is looking for a number of Gardeners on a temporary basis. Please note a full, current driving licence is essential for this role.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain public parks, playing fields, landscaped areas and similar open spaces, including highway verges and central reservations
- Grass cutting, hedge trimming, bedding displays, clearing leaves and litter
- Erect and dismantle sports and other equipment.
- Inspect, clean and carry out routine maintenance of equipment
- Apply chemicals using both handheld and mechanical spraying equipment
- Prepare sites and undertake hard and soft landscape construction work
- Assist in more skilled tasks e.g. propagation and nursery care of plants, site preparation and construction
- Complete records pertaining to the use of equipment, materials, work progress and attendance
- Carry out various horticultural operations e.g. planting, pruning and seeding
- Undertake ground maintenance e.g. set out and mark sports areas and maintain artificial/synthetic pitches
- Use a range of tools and equipment including powered hand tools and light plant, tractor-mounted equipment including all terrain vehicles as required
- Drive allocated vehicles e.g. van and trailer, and other vehicles not requiring an HGV licence
- Inspect vehicles before and after use and ensure first use checks are carried out
- Assist gravediggers with funerals by helping to carry and lower coffins, dress and backfill graves and remove shoring etc. as required
- Experience of manual handling
- Experience of using grounds maintenance machinery
- Experience of hard/soft landscaping
- Experience of tractor-mounted equipment
- Experience of playground equipment maintenance and erection
- Experience of setting out and maintenance of recreational facilities
- Full, current driving licence
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good numeracy skills
- Willingness to work in all weathers and throughout the Angus area