Horticulture Operative
Salary: £12.88 per hour
Shift Patterns/ Hours: Monday to Friday - 08:00 am to 16:00
Location: Gosport
Contract Length: 7 Months
Your Role:
Contribute to the performance of the team; ensuring we maintain a high standard of service and support the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor and the Parks and Open Spaces Operations Manager in ensuring the Grounds Maintenance Team offers a customer-focused service to help achieve continuous improvement and innovation in service delivery.
You Will Be Responsible For:
* Grounds & Horticultural Maintenance: Carry out grass cutting, strimming, hedge trimming, seasonal flower and shrub bed maintenance, weeding, planting.
* Cemetery & Public Space Upkeep: Assist with grave digging, gardens of remembrance, hanging baskets, planters, litter picking, and tidying.
* Sports & Play Area Maintenance: Maintain sports turf (e.g., bowling greens, cricket squares, tennis courts), conduct play area inspections, and ensure ROSPA compliance.
* Chemical Spraying & Invasive Species Control: Use PA1/PA6-certified spraying methods to manage weeds and invasive plants.
* Equipment & Safety Compliance: Operate and maintain vehicles, machinery, and equipment, ensuring health & safety procedures, vehicle checks, and site inspections are followed.
* Other Duties: Support operations, including winter gritting, snow clearance, sandbag filling, and civic event preparations.
Skills/ Knowledge:
* NVQ Level 2 in Horticulture
* Experience in horticultural work, including grass cutting, strimming, hedge trimming, and using commercial mowers and blowers.
* Comfortable working outdoors
* Physically fit, reliable, and punctual
* Strong understanding of health & safety, risk management, and manual handling principles
* Full clean manual driving licence
If you would like to apply, please contact Melissa Gourlin at (phone number removed).
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