Grounds Maintenance Team Leader

We are currently looking to recruit a Grounds Maintenance Team Leader to join our friendly and hardworking landscaping team.

Grounds Maintenance Team Leader

Salary: Up to £31,000

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Effectively manage and lead members of the Landscaping teams on a day-to-day basis.
  • Manage landscaping projects from start to finish.
  • Perform hard landscaping labouring duties on commercial sites, whilst managing and supporting accompanying team members. Duties include, but are not limited to: preparing the ground, lifting heavy objects, raking, digging, shovelling, planting trees/shrubs, turfing, kerbing, walling, paving, mixing cement, cutting etc.
  • Perform soft landscaping duties on commercial sites, whilst managing and supporting accompanying team members. Duties include, but are not limited to: hedge cutting, grass cutting, strimming, leaf blowing etc.
  • Ensure that you, and your team members always adhere to Health & Safety procedures and policies.
  • Ensure sites are organised, tidy, and safe at all times.
  • Ensure equipment is used correctly and safely, is well maintained, and is suitably stored by yourself, and team members.
  • Effectively and safely operate a digger/excavator, and/or dumper.

Skills & Competencies Required:

  • Strong leadership capabilities.
  • Effective problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Be able to meet and exceed deadlines.
  • Reliable and punctual.
  • Have a proactive attitude.
  • Great use of initiative.
  • Be a good team player.
  • Strong organisational abilities.
  • Be physically fit.
  • Be able to respect colleagues, clients, members of the public, and company/clients’ equipment/property.

Requirements:

  • Previous experience as a Landscaping/Groundworks Senior Team Member/Team Leader/Supervisor/Manager (essential).
  • A ‘can-do’ attitude, with a passion for always providing an outstanding service (essential).
  • Have a strong understanding of the importance in following Health & Safety policies and procedures and ensure that yourself, and your colleagues always adhere to these (essential).
  • Be able to adhere to company standards (essential).
  • Be happy to work all year round (essential).
  • Valid SSSTS or SMSTS certificate (essential)
  • Valid CSCS Card (essential).
  • Full Manual UK Driving Licence (essential).
  • Experience working with relevant tools/machines (preferred, but not essential).
  • Valid Excavator & Dumper qualifications (preferred).

Additional information:

  • Annual salary of up to £31,000.
  • Daily working hours: 6am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
  • Overtime: available (depending on business needs), but not compulsory.
  • Bank holiday working is required (excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day). Total holidays per year is 28 days.
  • Following a successful probation period, there are many opportunities to grow and develop within the company.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to £31,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • 10 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Overtime

Experience:

  • Landscaping Team Leader/Manager/Supervisor/Senior: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

  • Driving Licence (required)
  • CSCS (preferred)
  • SSSTS or SMSTS (preferred)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

  • Bracknell, Berkshire (required)
  • Work Location: In person

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