Job Description:

Grounds Maintenance Supervisor   

Farnham, Surrey

£33,500 

37 hours per week Monday to Friday

Our local authority client in Farnham, Surrey requires a full time, permanent Grounds Maintenance Supervisor. Work takes place in parks, allotments, a cemetery and open public spaces throughout the year. Experience in this industry is essential.

As a Grounds Maintenance Supervisor, you will work as part of a team to deliver gardening and cleansing services on behalf of the local council. This is a hands-on role which will see the successful applicant physically work alongside colleagues undertaking grounds maintenance duties.

• Overseeing the work of a small team of gardeners and operatives

• Grass and hedge cutting using petrol mowers, strimmers, hedge cutters and blowers

• Gardening and horticultural work such as planting, pruning, weeding and flowerbed maintenance

• Litter picking, sweeping and cleansing outdoor, public spaces

• Excellent understanding of Health and Safety at work

• To motivate and engage with staff to improve performance at work

• To arrange work schedules and working patterns, in consultation with the Manager to ensure best productivity and safe working

• Driving a 3.5tn van from one location to another

• Demonstrable experience gained within a landscaping environment

• Excellent and proven communications skills, with the ability to effectively communicate and interface with a diverse range of people

• To check and submit paperwork as required ensuring that it is accurate, on time and compliant with standards

• Following the organisation's policies to work in all seasonal weather as long as it's safe to do so

Essential Skills:

• Full, manual, UK driving licence
• A good team player
• The ability to build strong working relationships
• Reliable and a good timekeeper