Landscape Gardener in Stoke-on-Trent

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering. Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Shift Pattern: You will work 5 days over a 7 day period (sometimes including weekends) and shift patterns will vary between 7am-3pm, 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm or 10-6pm. On occasion, there may be expectation to work late shifts to support with events.

Key Responsibilities:

• To work within a team to maintain the soft landscape to a high standard in a theme park environment.
• Carry out garden maintenance including mowing, strimming, weeding, pruning and hedge cutting in guest facing areas.
• To carry out planting including seasonal bedding and lawn care to the highest standards.
• To work with and maintain a large range of landscaping machinery including tractors and implements as well as ride on mowers.
• Working in a safe manner at all times, complying with work based risk assessments and COSHH regulations that supports a safety-first culture within the team.
• Maintaining ride area safety, ensuring ride area clearances are maintained and identifying and reporting tree works when required.

Key Hiring Criteria:

• Applicant must have the right to work in the UK.
• A level 2 NVQ in amenity horticulture (or equivalent).
• Proven 5 years of commercial gardening or horticulture experience.
• NPTC PA1 and PA6 qualification in application of pesticides.
• Any NPTC qualifications in use of chainsaw beneficial but not essential.
• This is a hands-on physical role and be able to carry out all gardening tasks as well as work in all weathers.

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