Gardeners

TN United Kingdom; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking experienced seasonal Gardeners to join their team in Oxford during the busy spring and summer months. This temporary full-time role involves a variety of gardening tasks, including ground maintenance, turf care, and plant management. Ideal candidates will have a valid UK driving license and experience in gardening. Enjoy working outdoors while contributing to beautiful landscapes in the heart of Oxford. If you have a passion for gardening and want to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in ground maintenance and gardening.
• Valid UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• General ground maintenance including litter removal and weed control.
• Pruning shrubs and maintaining turf using various machinery.

Skills

Ground maintenance

Pruning

Turf maintenance

Driving machinery

Planting and watering

Tools

Mowers

Tractors

Job description

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Manpower is looking for experienced seasonal Gardeners to work across spring and summer busy periods for a client based in Oxford.

Details:

• Temporary full-time work
• £12.49 per hour depending on experience
• Oxford City Centre based
• Must have experience
• Must have a valid UK driving license
• Working hours: Monday to Thursday 07:30 - 16:00, Friday 07:30 - 12:00

Responsibilities:

• Duties may include some of the following:
• General ground maintenance including sweeping and litter removal, mechanical and chemical weed control, ground clearance, manual and mechanical ground cultivation, chipping, shredding, and mulching.
• Pruning of shrubs, climbers, and small trees.
• Border maintenance - cutting back, lifting, and dividing of perennial plants. Planting new material, staking, tying-in, dead-heading, and watering.
• Turf maintenance - mowing using various types of machinery including pedestrian, cylinder, and ride-on mowers, spiking, topdressing, over-seeding, turf lifting and laying, fertilising, weedkilling, strimming, and edging.
• Hedge maintenance - planting, pruning, and cutting.
• Driving and routine maintenance of tractors and attachments. Carrying out daily and weekly cleaning and lubrication of machinery as required.
• Landscape work - under supervision.
• Nursery work - under supervision.
• Other duties as may be specified from time to time by supervisory staff.
• Using mobile device to record hours worked at sites, full training and device will be provided.