Posting End Date: December 27, 2024 Join John Lewis or Waitrose today If you've ever stepped through the doors of a John Lewis or Waitrose shop, shopped online, or seen any of our adverts, you'll know there's something unique about us. That unique proposition is our Partners. As co-owners they have a say in our business and receive a share of the profits, so they put time and effort into making it work. Our Partners are the reason we're the success we are. They're our secret sauce; the opportunity for us to differentiate. Job Summary: The Leckford Estate was purchased by John Spedan Lewis (the founder of the Partnership) in 1928 as his private estate, converted into a limited company in 1929 and is now part of the John Lewis Partnership. In August 2001 the Leckford Estate became part of Waitrose & Partners, providing a real focus for it to produce food for the Partnership’s food stores under the Leckford brand. Located in the heart of rural Hampshire, Leckford Estate is an area of outstanding beauty and only 25 minutes from the New Forest. Join us and you’ll enjoy a remarkable and unrivalled working environment and setting. Job Description: At a glance Salary - £25,400 - £33,800 Contract type - Permanent Hours of work - Monday - Friday 08:00am - 17:00pm About the role As a Landscaping Specialist you will assist in the continued growth of the landscaping business through excellent delivery of hard and soft landscaping projects, exceeding customer expectations, health and safety responsibilities and accurate stock control. You will support the management of the landscaping business and to develop future propositions. Longstock Park Landscapes has great potential for growth and is ready to evolve into a more profitable business model. As a team, we will be tasked to deliver significant growth over the next 5 years, with the potential to gain career progression. This role within the department will give the Partner experience and increased knowledge of the landscape and horticultural industry. Some of your key responsibilities will include: Landscaping Operations; Planting and hard landscape services. Working with the Landscaping team and adhering to health and safety to work in a safe way for all. Compliant with procedures and standards Excellent Customer Service Sourcing and purchasing of appropriate stock for Landscaping business if required Stock, inventory and waste management Customer deliveries to sites being landscaped Essential Skills Horticulture or equivalent hard landscape experience Basic brick and block work Patio laying Fencing Experience in using plant machinery Full clean driving licence Practical experience in Landscaping services Benefits of the Partnership and the rol e ️ - Full - time working holiday entitlement 22 days holiday,, plus public and bank holidays (this is prorated for part time hours). ⚖ - Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy - Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay) and, after three years’ service, you’ll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not - You’ll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete your Earning Membership period. That’s 25% off in John Lewis (12% off electrical products, some exclusions apply) and 20% in Waitrose (some exclusions apply) You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount. - Simple cycle to work support scheme - We’re really proud of our exclusive hotels based in some of Britain’s most beautiful areas and once you’ve been with us for three months, you’re welcome to explore them - Learn more about our extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us, visit - ttps://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/ Next Steps The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process"). You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you. Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining JLP. For internal use only: LI-HEADOFFICE Pay: £25,400.00 - £33,800.00 Annual Scheduled Weekly hours: 39 Worker Type: Permanent Partner Job Level: Partnership Level 9 Hours of Work: Working hours Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm 39 hours per week. At the John Lewis Partnership, we embrace our differences. We want you to be you. Because, well, we know you're at your best when you're free to be yourself. Being a truly inclusive employer to us means creating an environment which celebrates your contribution, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. It's why we've set our own aim to become the UK’s most inclusive business - for our Partners (employees) and our customers. We firmly believe that our future success lies in diversity of thought from all Partners and it's integral in our mission to build a happier world. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. And, once you're a Partner, your differences will make all the difference. Find out more about D&I in the Partnership here. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where it is possible to do so. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview. https://embed.wirewax.com/8158302