Trainee Landscape Team Leader

Job description

Position: Trainee Landscape Team Leader

Location: Based out of Alfreton Branch.

Contract: Full Time 42.5 hours per week, Permanent.

Salary: £28,000k per annum

Reporting To: Team Leader

Urban Planters has been bringing homes and workplaces to life with plants since 1965.

We deliver our products and services using our national network of branches, spanning the length and breadth of the UK. This means we can offer the personalised service of a local business but with the standards and resources of a national organisation.

Quality, safety, sustainability and professionalism underpin all that we do. To this end, we are ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certified.

We now have a carbon negative business who’s teams install planting in, on and around the buildings of the companies we partner with. We are happiest while we are landscaping, installing indoor planting schemes or maintaining the plants or grounds of our clients.

The Role

To lead a small landscaping team assisting with projects requiring both soft and hard landscaping.

Your main duties will include:

• Lead a team of up to 3 to complete small to medium sized landscaping projects. All work to be completed to a high standard and within the time constraints of the project.
• To assist with the completion of landscaping dockets
• To complete timesheets and ensure all paperwork is handed in promptly
• To act at all times as a representative of the company and ensure that the customer is completely satisfied
• To initiate suggestions and report customer comments for improvement to the company’s performance
• Use Microsoft teams to communicate with admin team to organise materials efficiently
• To comply with all relevant Health & Safety requirements
• Undertake other duties as required by management
• A large amount of travel is involved within this role

Qualifications & Experience:

• Horticultural qualifications preferred but not essential
• Good communication skills
• Full UK drivers licence

This Opportunity is for someone looking to join a busy, fast paced business where you will be working with a friendly and welcoming team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading company in the Interior and Exterior planting sector where progression and development are encouraged.

What we offer in return:

• A Competitive Salary,
• Job Stability & Security,
• Progression Opportunities,
• Employee Assistance Program,
• Refer A Friend Bonus Scheme,
• Company Events,