Job Description Do you have a passion for being in the Great Outdoors! \n Gardening Assistant / Estate Maintenance Person \n We are seeking an enthusiastic, reliable, and hardworking Gardening Assistant / Estate Maintenance Person to join our small team and work alongside our Head Gardener at a well-established private country estate, located approximately 8 miles from Boroughbridge. \n The position is full-time, Monday–Friday position, working 40 hours per week, offering an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working outdoors and takes pride in maintaining beautiful gardens and grounds. \n The estate comprises extensive, established grounds featuring mature trees and shrubs, formal hedges, greenhouses, roses, lawns, ponds, and herbaceous borders, all requiring year-round care and attention. Main Duties \n \n The successful candidate will be a practical, hands-on individual who is happy to undertake a varied range of gardening, grounds keeping and general maintenance duties, including: \n General gardening jobs \n Maintaining the grounds and ensuring all areas surrounding the property are clean, tidy, and well presented \n Competent use of a wide range of hand tools and horticultural machinery, including small tractors, lawnmowers, strimmer’s, leaf blowers and hedge cutters \n General maintenance and ad hoc duties within and around the main property \n Car valeting and maintaining vehicles to a high standard \n General care of the estate’s dogs \n Assisting the Head Gardener with the day-to-day upkeep and presentation of the estate \n \n Key Skills, Qualities & Experience \n The successful candidate will be: \n \n Enthusiastic, reliable and self-motivated \n Hardworking, conscientious, and professional in their approach \n Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions \n Practical, adaptable, and willing to undertake a varied range of responsibilities \n Able to work independently as well as part of a small team \n Experienced in horticulture and/or general maintenance, although this is desirable rather than essential \n A confident and competent user of gardening tools and machinery \n A holder of a current full driving licence – essential \n Comfortable around dogs and able to provide attentive, responsible care \n \n A DBS check will be required for the successful candidate. \n Could this be a role for you? If so, why not get in touch today! \n Reference : AGS683 \n Vacancy : Gardening Assistant / Estate Maintenance Person \n Location : located approximately 8 miles from Boroughbridge) \n Salary : Competitive dependent on experience \n Hours : Monday–Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm,1-hour daily break, 40 hours per week \n Holidays : 28 days holiday, including bank holidays \n Smart Hire are advertising on behalf of an external company.
Gardening Assistant / Estate Maintenance Person in London employer: Smart Hire
Join a dedicated team at a stunning private country estate, where your passion for the outdoors will be nurtured and valued. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to develop your horticultural skills while enjoying a supportive work culture that prioritises teamwork and responsibility. Enjoy competitive pay, 28 days of holiday, and the chance to work in a beautiful environment that inspires pride in maintaining its extensive grounds.
