Horticulture Team Leader

Horticulture Team Leader

Full Time, 40 hours per week, £15.13 per hour

We have a great new opportunity for a Team Leader (Horticulture Team Leader) to join the team in the North Surrey/SW London area.

You will be maintaining the parks and open spaces of the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames and Elmbridge. We're proud to be working in both boroughs and to work with local residents, park users, and businesses to develop long-lasting partnerships, mutual benefits, and an excellent service. Most importantly, you will be joining a company that can offer valuable career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

The Team Leader plays a crucial role in maintaining and preparing high-quality sports surfaces, primarily focusing on cricket and football pitches. This position requires a strong work ethic, meticulous attention to detail, and a genuine passion for preparing pristine playing surfaces.

Requirements:

• Qualified in horticulture with a minimum of 3 years experience.
• Previous team leader experience.
• A confident person who can display good people management skills.
• Experienced using a wide variety of small engine machinery.
• Full, clean driving licence.
• PA1 & PA6 is desirable.
• Reliable and conscientious and able to work on their own initiative.
• 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.

These are permanent roles available after a successful probation period of 13 to 15 weeks.

Send a CV ASAP to (url removed) or call (phone number removed).