Exterior Maintenance Technician - Surrey

TN United Kingdom; Tadworth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the horticulture sector is seeking an Exterior Maintenance Technician to join their dynamic team in Tadworth. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work outdoors, ensuring the highest quality service for a diverse customer base. With a focus on quality and sustainability, the company encourages professional development and progression within a friendly and supportive environment. If you are passionate about plants and enjoy working as part of a team, this position is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Full UK driver's license is essential.
• Experience in garden maintenance is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Perform grass cutting, shrub pruning, and weed maintenance.
• Complete digital records using a smartphone application.

Skills

Garden maintenance experience

Excellent verbal communication

Teamwork

Plant knowledge

Education

Horticulture qualification

Tools

Powered horticulture equipment

Non-powered horticulture equipment

Job description

Exterior Maintenance Technician - Surrey, Tadworth

Client: Urban Planters

Location: Tadworth, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: bb00113e09c0

Job Views: 7

Posted: 26.04.2025

Expiry Date: 10.06.2025

Job Description

Urban Planters has been bringing homes and workplaces to life with plants since 1965. We deliver our products and services using our national network of branches, spanning the length and breadth of the UK. This means we can offer the personalised service of a local business but with the standards and resources of a national organisation.

Quality, safety, sustainability, and professionalism underpin all that we do. To this end, we are ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certified. We now have a carbon-negative business whose teams install planting in, on, and around the buildings of our partner companies. We are happiest while landscaping, installing indoor planting schemes, or maintaining the plants or grounds of our clients.

Position: Exterior Maintenance Technician

Location: Static Site within Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 7NY

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: Basic salary from £24,240 per annum

The Role

As an Exterior Maintenance Technician, you will work on-site to ensure the highest quality service is provided to our growing exterior customer base. This role offers an excellent opportunity to join a busy, fast-paced business with a friendly and welcoming team. Progression and development are encouraged within our leading company in the interior and exterior planting sector.

Main Duties

• Grass cutting and strimming
• Shrub pruning, plant care, and hedge cutting
• Weed maintenance
• Using a range of powered and non-powered horticulture equipment
• Completing all digital records via smartphone application
• Liaising with customers
• Autumn clearing
• Spring preparation
• Mowing
• Heavy lifting will be required

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

• Full UK drivers license
• Garden maintenance experience essential
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Plant knowledge advantageous
• Horticulture qualification desirable but not essential

Additional Responsibilities

• Act professionally as a representative of the organization
• Comply with all health and safety requirements
• Ensure client satisfaction
• Suggest improvements to organizational performance
• Complete timesheets and paperwork promptly