Gardener

IMH Recruitment; Blaby; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

IMH Recruitment is seeking experienced Craft Gardeners to join our client across Leicester. You will perform high-quality horticultural and grounds maintenance work across parks, open spaces and green areas in and around Leicester.

Based at multiple depots (Knighton Park, Evington Park and Abbey Park), you will maintain parks, landscapes and sports areas, operate horticultural tools and tractors, apply chemicals where required, and provide advice to members of the public while keeping sites safe

Responsibilities

• General horticulture and grounds maintenance
• Maintaining parks, green spaces and landscaped areas
• Maintaining sports areas and artificial surfaces
• Developing and maintaining hard and soft landscaping
• Using horticultural hand tools and specialist equipment
• Driving and operating tractors
• Applying chemicals such as herbicides, fungicides and insecticides
• Keeping sites clean, safe and tidy
• Providing advice and assistance to members of the public
• Completing basic paperwork and reporting any issues

Job description

IMH Recruitment are currently looking for experienced Craft Gardeners to work for our client across Leicester.

The Role:

You will be responsible for carrying out high-quality horticultural and grounds maintenance work across Leicester's parks, open spaces and green areas.

For the below Depots:

• Knighton Park Depot
• Evington Park Depot
• Abbey Park Depot

Duties will include:

• General horticulture and grounds maintenance
• Maintaining parks, green spaces and landscaped areas
• Maintaining sports areas and artificial surfaces
• Developing and maintaining hard and soft landscaping
• Using horticultural hand tools and specialist equipment
• Driving and operating tractors
• Applying chemicals such as herbicides, fungicides and insecticides
• Keeping sites clean, safe and tidy
• Providing advice and assistance to members of the public
• Completing basic paperwork and reporting any issues