Team Leader - Maidstone - Barming - West Malling - Kent

Parks for London; Maidstone; Sur place; GBP 26 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Free gym membership

Employee health cash plan

Pension scheme

Company sick pay

Training and development opportunities

Résumé du poste

Glendale, a family-owned environmental services provider, is seeking a Team Leader for the Maidstone area. The role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for career progression within a growing company.

The ideal candidate will have horticultural qualifications, strong people management skills, and experience with a range of small engine machinery, IT know-how, and a valid driving licence. PA1/PA6 would be a plus.

Qualifications

• Ideally qualified in horticulture with a minimum of 3 years experience.
• A confident person who can display good people management skills.
• Adaptable to different working techniques with a strong work ethic.
• Experienced using a wide variety of small engine machinery
• Good IT knowledge
• Have a full, clean driving licence.
• PA1 & PA6 is desirable.
• Aware of all relevant industry Health & Safety legislation.
• Reliable and conscientious and able to work on their own initiative.

Responsabilités

• Assisting the Supervisor and Senior Team Leaders in the effective delivery of the programmed maintenance.
• Taking responsibility for the works on site, including timekeeping, productivity arrangements for breaks, dealing with members of the public, visitors to the site and deliveries.
• Proactively leading by example, motivating and guiding the team and maintaining workforce discipline.
• Operating and ensuring others operate company and hire vehicles, machinery and equipment with care and that daily checks and routine servicing are carried and properly recorded.
• To undertake other duties as may be reasonably required by the Supervisor

Connaissances

People management

Adaptability

Small engine machinery

IT knowledge

Driving licence

PA1/PA6 desirable

Health & Safety knowledge

Reliability

Formation

Horticulture qualification

Description du poste

VACANCY

Team Leader - Maidstone - Barming - West Malling - Kent

£28,710 P/A

Are you Enthusiastic? Are you Innovative? Are you committed to continuous improvement?

If you identify with the above, this role was made for you!

At Glendale, we have a great new opportunity for a Team Leader to join our South London team in the Maidstone - Barming - West Malling area

And most importantly, you will be joining a company that can offer valuable career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

Who are we?

Glendale, a family owned company since 1989, is a market-leading, technology-focused, respected, environmental services provider. At the forefront of green service provision in the UK Glendale has revenues of over £65m and is proud to say we have been awarded the 2025 Pro Landscape Business Awards Supreme Winner and the BALI Employer Excellence Award Winner for 2025.

Activities throughout the UK include grounds management, arboriculture, landscaping, estate management, vegetation control, woodland management, supply and relocation of plants and semi-mature trees, winter services and the management of sports facilities.

Committed to the environment, Glendale is a Carbon Neutral business that seeks to improve the environment through our activities and go above and beyond to ensure that the planet is not adversely affected by our business. From ensuring local parks and open spaces are maintained to a high standard, to tree safety through our arboricultural teams, to saving mature trees through our Civic Tree business and ensuring sustainable design through our landscape architecture practice. Glendale offered the full range of landscape services from one unique source of professionals.

For more information visit www.glendale-services.co.uk.

Who are you?

• Ideally qualified in horticulture with a minimum of 3 years experience.

• A confident person who can display good people management skills.

• Adaptable to different working techniques with a strong work ethic.

• Experienced using a wide variety of small engine machinery

• Good IT knowledge

• Have a full, clean driving licence.

• PA1 & PA6 is desirable.

• Aware of all relevant industry Health & Safety legislation.

• Reliable and conscientious and able to work on their own initiative.

A Glimpse into the Role awaiting You

• Assisting the Supervisor and Senior Team Leaders in the effective delivery of the programmed maintenance.

• Taking responsibility for the works on site, including timekeeping, productivity arrangements for breaks, dealing with members of the public, visitors to the site and deliveries.

• Proactively leading by example, motivating and guiding the team and maintaining workforce discipline.

• Operating and ensuring others operate company and hire vehicles, machinery and equipment with care and that daily checks and routine servicing are carried and properly recorded.

• To undertake other duties as may be reasonably required by the Supervisor

What can Glendale offer you?

• Competitive salary,

• Possible performance related bonus

• Incremental annual leave

• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person, depending on location

• Employee health cash plan

• Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending

• Pension scheme

• Company sick pay

• Genuine career progression

• Training and development opportunities

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