Gardener

3 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Wellcome Sanger Institute Full time

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity's greatest challenges.

We have a summer opportunity for a full time Gardener to join our Grounds team on a temporary basis up until the end September.

**About the role**:
You will work as part of a team to ensure that our Campus is maintained to the highest possible standards and good horticulture practice for the enjoyment, recreation and safety of site employees and visitors.

You will be responsible for undertaking the full range of grounds maintenance duties as follows:

- Horticultural operations including formative pruning for a range of plants, annual seasonal bedding operations, pest & disease control, general grass cutting, watering of trees, shrubs and bedding plants
- Hedge cutting, irrigation, strimming, edge reformation.
- Litter-picking operations.
- Weed control. To work with other team members in various areas across site, in response to operational need
- To work as part of a team with the aim of ensuring productive and professional relationships within team, with other employees, managers, clients and external agencies.
- Ensure hand/power tools and grounds maintenance equipment, machinery and vehicles in your charge are secure, in good working order, carry out routine maintenance and refer major mechanical problems to your line manager.
- To be able to use sustainable practices and assist with various biodiversity projects to assist the team and the campus to meet it 25% Net Gain target
- Empty bins, including bag removal and bag replacement where appropriate and recycle where necessary
- Undertake regular checking and reporting of the physical infrastructure of the site including paths. Assist with hard and soft landscaping projects including preparation of ground, paving, simple construction, grubbing out, planting including trees/shrubs and other general landscaping operations where appropriate.
- Report other defects/damage regarding the site to a line manager and be proactive in isolating potential hazards
- Attend staff meetings and team events
- Participate in on-the-job or other training/development courses to improve ability and effectiveness to carry out duties and completion of training notifications.
- Comply with all company and site procedures and regulations. To undertake any other duties that may be required by your line management**.**:

- To have an eye for detail and excellent time management skills as well as the ability to use initiative in a safe way
- Ensure that you observe safety procedures and use safe working practices specifically with regard to COSHH and Risk Assessments, reporting accidents and near misses to your line manager
- Understand the principles of safe working and be able to demonstrate that understanding

**About You**:
You will have a at least one of the following:

- City and Guilds/NVQ Amenity Horticulture Stage I and II or equivalent.
- RHS General Horticulture or equivalent.
- National Certificate in Horticulture or equivalent.
- PA1/PA6 in Spraying.

**Essential Skills**:

- Previous experience of Corporate and/or Local Authority Grounds Maintenance or similar
- City and Guilds/NVQ Amenity Horticulture Stage I and II or equivalent.
- Practical use of ride on mowers, hedge trimmers, strimmer's, scarifiers, tractor driving
- Previous experience of bedding out, pruning and lawn edging.
- A demonstrable ability to establish and sustain good working relationship within a team environment or the ability and initiative to work alone.
- Aptitude to communicate effectively with colleagues and members of the public.
- Holds valid driving licence preferably with legal and practical ability to use a trailer.

**Other Information**:
Salary range**:£25,791 - £30,950 depending on skills and experience

Learn more about us:
**Working at Wellcome Sanger**:
Our flexible-hybrid working environment is designed to support a healthy work-life balance. This means you can work flexibly with a combination of working from home, and working from our Campus to allow you to focus on being productive and part of the team while enjoying the benefits of working flexibly.

We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world. We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness. The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.

We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work. That's why we're committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute. We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.

**Our Benefits**:
We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme. The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.


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