Gardener

**Job Introduction**

We are actively seeking a skilled **Gardener **to join our grounds team at Lainston House, Winchester, to assist in the maintenance and ongoing improvement of the hotels gardens and grounds.

**Main Responsibilities**

The Gardener will be responsible for
- Maintaining the tractors, chainsaws, lawn mowers, blowers and all garden equipment to ensure they are in perfect working order.
- Cutting and maintain the lawns (feeding etc) to ensure a perfect lawn for our guests.
- General tree maintenance (i.e. feathering/disease) and production of logs for fires.
- Ensuring the grounds are well maintained to meet the guest’s expectations.

Areas are kept manicured and that the grass is mowed and maintained.
- All beds and borders must be kept weed free and planted out with bedding plants.
- Assist the team in the bee keeping activities in order to produce honey for the kitchen.
- Responsible for the safe keeping of the drive in winter conditions to ensure safety at all times.
- Assisting in the safekeeping and tidiness of all public areas including the drives and footpaths.

**Are you right for us?**

Our successful Gardener will have
- Previous experience of gardening with a genuine interest or desire to progress in horticulture.
- Ability to work both as part of a team or unsupervised.
- Experience of handling gardening machinery and the required certificates of competence.
- Attention to detail.
- Flexibility.
- Physical fitness and stamina.

**Salary**: £22,966.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
Throughout the pandemic Exclusive Collection followed all the government advice.

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Sparsholt, SO21 2LT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Are you eligible to work in the UK?

**Experience**:

- Gardening: 2 years (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: LHH GD