Head gardener in charge Heverlee

Commonwealth War Graves Commission; West-Vlaanderen; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Solid salary package

Meal vouchers

Hospitalization insurance

Interesting leave regime

Training courses if required

Résumé du poste

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is looking for a responsible team leader to manage cemetery maintenance operations. You will ensure that all safety measures are observed while overseeing your team.

Ideal candidates will be fluent in various PC applications and able to align with our CARE values. The position offers a solid salary package, including additional benefits like meal vouchers and hospitalization insurance.

Work hours will vary seasonally, focusing on day shifts, contributing to the maintenance of significant cultural heritage.

Qualifications

• Ability to lead and manage a team effectively.
• Strong sense of responsibility for health and safety.
• Excellent communication and flexibility skills.
• Talent for coordinating and directing team activities.
• Fluency in various PC applications.
• Alignment with CARE values: Commitment, Ambition, Respect, Excellence.

Responsabilités

• Manage day-to-day operations of the team.
• Ensure cemetery maintenance meets established standards.
• Evaluate cemeteries and coordinate maintenance efforts.
• Perform maintenance on horticultural machinery.
• Support sustainable environmental practices.
• Report to the Horticulture Supervisor.

Connaissances

Team leadership

Communication

Flexibility

Health and safety awareness

Coordination skills

PC applications proficiency

Description du poste

The Commonwealth WarGraves Commission (CWGC) was established in 1917 to commemorate the 1.7 million Commonwealth casualties who died in World War I and II after fighting bravely. CWGC is responsible for maintaining war graves and monuments at more than 23,000 sites in 153 countries around the world. Everything we do is based on our CARE values (Commitment, Ambition, Respect and Excellence) with due consideration for each individual.

Responsibilities

• You manage your team and take day-to-day, operational charge and ensure that your team respects all safety measures.
• You will be responsible for cemetery maintenance according to established standards.
• Together with your manager, you evaluate the cemeteries and determine where, when and what maintenance is needed (including alerting managers about any maintenance problems).
• You will be responsible for frequent maintenance of horticultural machinery and be able to carry out simple maintenance work yourself.
• You will support environmentally friendly and sustainable practices and promote integrated pest and weed management.
• You will report to the Horticulture Supervisor.

Your Profile

• You manage to lead a team;
• A sense of responsibility for your own health and safety but also for that of your team;
• You are communicatively very strong, flexible, punctual, independent and practical;
• You have a talent for coordinating, directing and/or adjusting people where necessary;
• You are fluent in various PC applications;
• You can identify perfectly with our values CARE (Commitment-Ambition-Respect-Excellence).

Our Offer

• An exciting position with responsibility provided with the necessary support through various training courses if required;
• Solid salary package, boosted with additional legal benefits such as meal vouchers and intervention hospitalisation insurance, etc.;
• A very interesting leave regime;
• A day shift job, more hours in summer than in winter, you will work on average between 7h and 16h;
• The chance to contribute to the maintenance of unique cultural heritage.