Soft Landscaping Operatives

TN United Kingdom; Wickford; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading provider of soft landscaping services in Wickford as a Soft Landscaping Operative. This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic team, focusing on planting, turfing, and creating beautiful outdoor spaces. You'll be involved in various landscaping tasks while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Enjoy on-the-job training and a supportive work environment that prioritizes sustainability and personal development. This position is perfect for those passionate about landscaping and looking to grow their skills in a thriving industry. Don't miss the opportunity to be part of a company that values its people and the planet.

Benefits

Health Care Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programmes

Voluntary benefits

Financial wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in soft landscaping and new build show homes landscaping.
• Ability to perform day-to-day maintenance and safety checks on equipment.

Responsibilities

• Planting, turfing, and maintaining flower beds and hedges.
• Ensuring a safe working environment and compliance with health and safety policies.

Skills

Soft Landscaping

Health and Safety Compliance

Performance Management

Education

Valid UK Driving License

CSCS Card

Digger/Excavator Card

Tools

Rotovators

Rollers

Strimmers

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Soft Landscaping Operatives
Shift Times: Monday to Friday - 0700 - 1630, 45HPW
Pay Rate: £12.25 - £12.75ph
Location: Wickford, SS12 9EJ

Manpower are looking for Soft Landscape Operatives to work for our client based out of Wickford. Working within a busy Soft Landscaping team across construction sites, potentially new builds. This role will involve planting, turfing, flower beds, living walls and hedges. Working in line with all company Health and Safety policy documents and procedures. In this role you will be using Rotovators, Rollers, Strimmers and other small plant machinery. You will need to ensure a safe working environment is always maintained and carry out day to day maintenance and safety checks on all equipment.

The training offered includes on-the-job training and standard induction for best practice.

To succeed, you will need:

1. Hold a full valid UK Driving License - this is preferred
2. Hold a valid CSCS card
3. Previous soft landscaping / new build show homes landscaping experience
4. Digger / excavator card would be an advantage
5. Experience of performance management

You can look forward to the following benefits:

1. Health Care Cash Plan: Private health and insurance cover opt in.
2. Employee Assistance Programmes: Support for personal and professional challenges.
3. Voluntary benefits: Discounts on retail, holidays, gym memberships, and more.
4. Financial wellbeing support: Resources to manage your finances.

About our client:
You will work for a company that genuinely cares and has a strong Sustainability Strategy with a focus on responsibility at the heart of their three pillars of People, Planet and Performance. Our client is Europe's leading provider of soft landscaping services and landscape creation projects. As the top soft landscaping provider in the UK, they offer a comprehensive range of services, including professional open space management, soft landscaping design and build, tree surgery, civil engineering, outdoor facilities management, biodiversity management, and waterways management.