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Interior Plant Maintenance Technician

Rentokil Initial Careers

Kingston upon Hull

On-site

GBP 26,000

Full time

17 days ago

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Job summary

Join a dynamic team as an Interior Plant Maintenance Technician, where you'll play a vital role in maintaining vibrant plant displays in various businesses. This position offers a chance to work in a supportive environment while ensuring that clients receive top-notch service. With a focus on quality and sustainability, you'll contribute to a carbon-negative company that values professional growth and development. If you have a passion for plants and enjoy working with a friendly team, this is the perfect opportunity to thrive in a rewarding career.

Benefits

Competitive Salary
Job Stability & Security
Progression Opportunities
Employee Assistance Program
Refer A Friend Bonus Scheme
Company Events

Qualifications

  • Full UK driver's license is required.
  • Excellent communication skills are essential for this role.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain tropical plants and ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Assist with installations and maintain documentation.

Skills

Verbal communication
Written communication
Teamwork
Plant knowledge

Education

Qualification in Horticulture

Tools

Maintenance dockets

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 the companies we partner with. We are happiest while we are landscaping, installing indoor planting schemes or maintaining the plants or grounds of our clients.

Job Description
Position: Interior Plant Maintenance Technician
Location: Yorkshire (York, Harrogate, Hull & Leeds)
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 40 Hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £25,732
Reporting To: Team Leader
The Role
Working as a Interior Plant Maintenance Technician, you will carry out maintenance of tropical plants within a wide sector of businesses, ensuring the best possible service is provided to our ever-growing customer base.

This opportunity is for someone looking to join a busy, fast-paced business where you will be working with a friendly and welcoming team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading company in the Interior and Exterior planting sector where progression and development are encouraged.

Your main duties will include:
  1. Watering, feeding and pest control of live plant displays
  2. Replacing dead, dying or overgrown plant displays
  3. Maintain artificial plant displays
  4. Assist with plant display installations
  5. Assist with seasonal installations
  6. Ensure all maintenance dockets and documentation are completed
  7. Comply with relevant health and safety
  8. Building good supplier and customer relationships
  9. Be mindful of possible sales opportunities
Requirements
Qualifications & Experience:
  1. Full UK drivers licence
  2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  3. Able to work as part of a team
  4. Plant knowledge would be advantageous
  5. Qualification in Horticulture is desirable but is not essential
  6. Previous experience in a similar role would be advantageous however full training will be provided
As part of your role, you will be required to;
  1. Always act in a professional manner as a representative of the organisation
  2. Comply with all relevant health and safety requirements
  3. Ensure that the clients are always completely satisfied
  4. Initiate suggestions to improve the organisation's performance
  5. Complete timesheets and other paperwork and ensure all is handed in promptly
Benefits
This opportunity is for someone looking to join a busy, fast-paced business where you will be working with a friendly and welcoming team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading company in the Interior and Exterior planting sector where progression and development are encouraged.

What we offer in return:
  1. A Competitive Salary
  2. Job Stability & Security
  3. Progression Opportunities
  4. Employee Assistance Program
  5. Refer A Friend Bonus Scheme
  6. Company Events
  7. & Many More..
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