Greenkeeper/landscape Gardener

**Assistant Greenkeeper**

**Location: Saltash, Cornwall**

**Full time**

**Seeking**: A Greenkeeper/Landscape Gardener to supplement our experienced team, working Mon - Fri, plus 1 in 3 weekend mornings

**Working Hours: 6am to 2pm (paid breaks and lunch provided)**

**Benefits & Perks**:

- Free use of leisure facilities for you and a plus one
- Exclusive team member discounts
- Strong team ethic
- Competitive Salary
- 28 days Annual leave rising with time serviced to a maximum of 33 days (inclusive of bank holidays pro rata)
- Learning & Development opportunities

Uniform provided

**About St Mellion**:
We are a vibrant Cornish resort forged by the greatest golfing legacy. It is a place where you can experience warm Cornish hospitality in the most captivating surroundings. St. Mellion Estate offers a veritable collection of exceptional golf & leisure facilities.

**Requirements / Experience for this role**:

- Good knowledge of health and safety practices
- Ability to work well as part of a team and on your own

**About the role**:
This role, under direction, will be responsible for carrying out various tasks of golf course maintenance to which you are assigned, and to understand both the relevant safety requirements and code of practice.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Be responsible for the safe operation of all equipment and work practices to the approved standard of safety and with due regard to the local environment.
- Be responsible for the operation of various types of mowing equipment used on greens, tees, fairways, surrounds and rough areas.
- Operation of top dressers, aerifiers, spreaders, tractors, and other such powered equipment.
- General maintenance of greens, tees, bunkers, and fairways, including hole changing, bunker raking and divot filling etc.
- Watering - basic use of the irrigation system and general pipe repairs.
- Tree and shrub planting, pruning and wood clearing.
- Assisting in various course project work as well as any associated landscaping work, including turfing and seeding.
- General drainage work, including clearing and trimming ditches
- Indoor work, including the maintenance of a variety of equipment, the cleaning and painting of golf course accessories and general repairs.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £21,674.00-£25,254.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Grounds Maintenance & Landscaping Occupations: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person