Groundsman

Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Hours per week: 45

TLC are looking to recruit a keen and enthusiastic Groundsman who is willing to develop their existing skills to maintain and improve our grounds, working full time in the Bushey Area.

We are looking for a friendly and passionate individual who is skilled in their craft and likes working with horses.

You will be required to carry out the day-to-day maintenance and gardening on the grounds in order to ensure it is maintained in a safe and efficient functional order to the standards we require. Occasional project work will be required from time to time, i.e. creating new plant beds, installing land drains and so on. Below is a brief over view of tasks that will need to be carried out.

• Ground maintenance
  • Maintenance of lawn in and around estate - must be vibrant looking
  • Maintaining shrubbery
  • Maintaining plant beds planting (from seed / from grown plants)
  • Cure and take care of hard standing areas - remove weeds from in between paving blocks (or wherever it needs to be removed) and maintain fresh look on the paving itself (regular jet washing and filling paving sand in gaps)
  • Ensuring that all leaves/acorns/fallen twigs are removed from the ground to avoid staining and uneven lawn growth
  • Regular maintenance of drains and gutters to prevent blockages
  • General DIY jobs/ repairs to be done when need be
  • Be able to handle plant and machinery
  • Maintain grazing paddocks and hedgerows
  • Maintain woodland in line with forestry commission regulations

• Green house
  • Daily maintenance
  • Monthly clean, interior and exterior

We are looking for a special person who will preferably have experience in a similar environment of working on the grounds of a private home.

We provide a competitive salary as well as a good working environment, excellent training and benefits that include pension scheme, employee discounts at high street retailers, discounted gym memberships.

If you have the experience we are looking for and have the passion to work to your own initiative, and have attention to detail, please get in touch.

Requirements

Applicants should possess a horticultural/ basic agricultural knowledge, general maintenance knowledge, and be able to work with others as well as alone. It is desirable if applicants are able to work with animals. Some basic knowledge of how to operate small agricultural vehicles.

There is a requirement to keep up to date records and general administration within the role so it is important to possess a good level of spoken and written English.

A driving licence and use of a vehicle is also an important element for the role

Accommodation can be provided with subsidised rent.