Landscape Laborer

Are you an experienced and hardworking Labourer who is looking to develop their skills within our fast-growing landscape design and build company? If that sounds like you then we have an exciting opportunity for a Landscape Labourer to work within our award-winning company.

**A bit about you**:
To be successful in this role you will have a positive ‘can do’ attitude and be able to work as part of a team under the direction of the Team Leader to help us deliver high end gardens for our clients in Chester, Cheshire and the North West. You will be enthusiastic and self-motivated and have experience of working on landscaping sites. You will happily undertake general labouring tasks but will also want to improve your landscape construction skills by learning from others.

If that sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you.

**Key Skills & Responsibilities**:

- Relevant experience in working on building/landscaping sites.
- Assist the team with various labouring tasks including in mixing cement, digging, lifting and carrying, cutting (stone and timber), ground preparation, painting and planting.
- Under direction and over a period of time to become proficient at laying paving and setts, blockwork, construction of fencing, turfing and seeding.
- Basic principles of horticulture.

**In return for your skills and hard work we will offer**:

- An industry competitive salary.
- Wagestream - an employee financial well being app which allows you to access to free advice and the ability to access your wages prior to pay day.
- Company events - Summer and Christmas staff dos.
- Free on site parking.
- Referral schemes and performance related bonuses.
- Uniform and all equipment needed.
- Pension.
- A positive working environment where our employees they feel challenged, are able to grow in their roles and have a sense of pride and achievement in what they do.

**Personal Attributes**:

- Committed to the Vision, Mission and Values of Walker Landscape and Design.
- Have a positive ‘can do’ attitude and be enthusiastic and engaged in your work.
- Show respect at all times to colleagues, clients and suppliers.
- Always be honest with yourself and your colleagues.
- Help to build a positive team spirt by helping others and being an engaged team player.
- Be accountable for your actions and be able to explain why you did or didn’t do something.
- Strive to develop your industry specific knowledge and learn from those around you.
- Promote the company in a professional manner at all times.
- Take ownership of all that you do and be accountable for results. Be able to motivate yourself without direction.

**Salary**: £20,000.00-£22,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Chester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person