Gardener

Estate Service Gardener

Temp to perm position
£13.58 per hour via PAYE or £16 per hour via Umbrella
Location: Thamesmead / Erith DA18
Must have a Full UK Driving licence as Van and fuel card provided We are currently recruiting for Estate Services Gardeners on behalf of our local public sector Client.

Purpose of Role:

To provide grounds maintenance services which are customer oriented, high quality responsive to the needs of the client, including external clients, and in line with service standards.

Departmental Responsibilities:

To carry out shrub bed maintenance, including leaf removal, weeding and pruning with either hand tools or machines.
To carry out grass cutting, both with hand and ride on machines.
To remove leaves from both hard and soft landscapes areas.
To remove litter including drug debris from hard and soft landscape area, including bins.
To carry out weed and pest control.
To maintain water ways including rubbish removal and vegetation control.
To provide a parks mobile patrol service, including pitch marking.
To check and maintain play areas.
To remove graffiti using a variety of methods.
To ensure that paths are salted where and when appropriate, and participate in snow clearance activity