Gardening Supervisor
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[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is seeking an experienced and knowledgeable Gardening Supervisor in Edinburgh. The role involves managing a team, overseeing residential and commercial gardening projects, and ensuring high-quality service. Responsibilities include job scheduling, client communication, and maintaining gardens to a high standard. Benefits include a competitive salary, holiday, pension, and training opportunities.
Overview:
• We are a successful and expanding full-services gardening company based in Edinburgh looking to recruit an experienced and knowledgeable team supervisor.
• We provide residential and commercial gardening, planting and tree services across the Edinburgh area and are committed to eco and sustainable operational methods.
• At JDS we ensure that at the heart of our successful business is an unrivalled team spirit. We reward the hard work with good salary and benefits and career progression.
• We always ensure we invest in training for our employees ensuring a high-quality service to our clients.
• We have a client centric approach to our business and proven experience in building and retaining client relationships is required.
• The applicant must be able to demonstrate a proven track record of maintaining a mixture of domestic and commercial gardens/grounds to a very high standard along with landscaping and gardening projects.
• Many of our clients require expert advice on planting and garden maintenance schedules therefore you must be proficient in plants, shrubs and lawn assessments and recommendations.
• You must have experience of weekly job planning/scheduling systems and have managed small teams on site at both residential and commercial client sites.
• You will be working directly for the Operations Director and be fully responsible for the specified job, team, health & safety and all aspects of quality assurance and client / customer service.
• You must have a clean and valid driving license alongside the relevant industry standard “tickets”.
• Experience of landscaping would be advantageous along with a robust knowledge of plants.
• You will be required to travel daily to EH16 4UZ as a starting/finishing point.
• Must be flexible to meet client demands over very busy seasonal period.
About us
Founded 8 years ago by Josh Dow with just a single lawn mower, [Employer hidden] now supports 10 employees to deliver commercial grounds maintenance, gardening, tree surgery, and fencing. Our plans for 2023 include expanding our services into waste management and launching an e-commence store.
We’re a young, ambitious, rapidly growing business. We want people around us who will help shape the business. In return, we offer a competitive salary with a full package of benefits including holiday, sick pay, and team social events.
The duties below form the main areas of responsibility; however these may change over time depending on the needs of the business.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• To liaise with the Operations director in regard to the weekly and daily job schedules, to prepare the appropriate machinery and to then conduct pre-job briefings with the client and the onsite team.
• To undertake and manage all works to a high standard; liaise with clients; take and present instructions and have a “can do” attitude.
• Operate all garden machinery and tools in a safe and competent manor and strim to a high standard. To direct and ensure the same levels of quality and safety from the job-teams that are onsite under your supervision.
• Keep an up-to-date and accurate log of daily operations.
• Be able to advise clients on potential improvements from a horticultural perspective.
• To ensure job completion and feedback information is logged appropriately
• Key garden maintenance tasks for our clients include:
- Strimming
- Shrub Pruning
- Hedge Trimming
- Lawn Mowing
- Flower bed maintenance and establishing new landscaped areas with plants, trees, shrubs
- Weeding
- Applying a selection of herbicides
Benefits of working with us:
• An excellent wage- up to £31,000
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• A company pension (£1,000 per year contributed by us)
• A great tight knit team
• Training and Development with exciting opportunities to further your career
• Uniform & PPE provided
• Cycle to work scheme available
• Various company events throughout the year, all paid for by the company (go karting, clay pigeon shooting, bowling is some examples)
• The best Christmas party in Edinburgh
• A free team breakfast every week
• Weekly team meetings to discuss the week ahead
• A company van supplied by us
• Your wages are covered by us in the event of you breaking bone and being unable to work for up to 12 weeks*
• Working in a team that has a good laugh and works hard to get the jobs done to a high standard!
Job Type: Permanent, Full time
To apply for this position, you should be able to demonstrate the following background and experience.
Gardening & Supervision:
• Supervisor: 2 years (Required & with references)
Qualifications/Education (equivalents):
• A strong knowledge of plants and grounds maintenance practices
Mandatory Licences (to be produced at interview):
• Clean and full Driving License
• PA1 & PA6 (preferred)
What we want you to have
• Strong horticultural knowledge
• Experience in all set up and use of all gardening and horticultural equipment.
• Enhanced communication and organisational skills.
• Planning & Management experience of various job sets and teams
• A willingness and adapt to and learn new skills.
• Time management and planning.
• A positive attitude to execute, deliver and succeed in all aspects of life.
• To listen carefully and liaise with clients.
What we want to see
• Take ownership and be accountable for their own work
• Someone who loves dealing with people and solving their problems
• Must be action orientated, self-motived and can solve problems
• Ability to adapt to change and learn quickly
• Bring passion and own ideas into the business- which can help shape the business