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About The Role
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We are looking for a Landscaper to join our team at Gloucester Services to perform hard and soft landscaping tasks, keeping our grounds and landscape to the highest standards and ensuring conservation and environmental protection as a priority.Your day to day responsibilities will include;
- Cutting and strimming of grassed areas using ride on mowers, pedestrian mowers and strimmer’s.
- Control of weeds and invasive species
- Planting of bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Maintain verges, paths, boundary fences and stone walls
- Hedge, branch and shrub trimming and felling of trees up to 380mm diameter
- Pond maintenance and planting
- Basic maintenance of tools and equipment
- Additional maintenance duties during winter month’s including gutter clearance, drainage work or gritting.
- Ad-hoc duties as required
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About You
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You will need experience in a similar role or a relevant level 2 qualification.You should be competent in the use of strimmer's, ride on and pedestrian mowers and be able to maintain them on a regular basisThe ability to work independently and efficiently is important as well as being able to cope with the physical demands of the role and be happy to work outdoors in all conditions.You will need a basic level of IT literacy including Outlook, email and basic internet functions as our worksheets are planned and completed electronically.An interest in conservation and environmental protection would also be an advantage
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About Us
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At Westmorland we are family business that started in 1972 from our farm in Cumbria, which runs unique motorway service areas – Tebay, Gloucester and Cairn Lodge – based on no franchises but instead our own Farmshops and Kitchens. We also have Junction 38, a services dedicated to HGV drivers, Rheged, a meeting place, Cafe, Gallery and Cinema, and the Westmorland Hotel situated on the edge of the Lake District.We are proud to be connected to our place and that our family of colleagues share our values of Warmth, Graft and Courage. If you join our family it will be hard work at times but we offer a great range of benefits including generous discounts in our farmshops and kitchens, free meals when working on shift, generous holiday entitlements plus a paid day off for your birthday and more.If you work at our Tebay or Gloucester sites, we are able to offer free or discounted travel to help you get to and from work (restrictions may apply).
Landscaper in Gloucester employer: Westmorland Family
At Westmorland, we pride ourselves on being a family-run business that values warmth, graft, and courage. As a baker in our friendly team, you'll enjoy a supportive work culture with opportunities for growth, generous discounts, free meals during shifts, and unique benefits like a paid day off for your birthday. Located in the picturesque Lake District, our sites offer not only a fulfilling role but also free or discounted travel options to make your commute easier.
