Seasonal Gardener

Manpower UK LTD; Alston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking experienced seasonal gardeners to work in Oxford City Centre. Responsibilities include general ground maintenance, pruning, turf maintenance, and operating gardening machinery. The role offers temporary full-time work at £12.49 per hour, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in general ground maintenance and gardening tasks.
• Ability to operate various gardening machinery.
• Knowledge of plant care and landscape work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct general ground maintenance including sweeping and litter removal.
• Prune shrubs and maintain plant borders.
• Perform turf maintenance and operate mowers.

Skills

Ground maintenance

Pruning

Turf maintenance

Driving machinery

Job description

Seasonal Gardeners

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 one experience
Oxford City Centre based
Must have experience

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