LANDSCAPE OPERATIVE (live-in)
From £26,000pa, plus accommodation
Permanent, Full-time, 37.5 hrs pw, Mon-Fri, 8.00am-4.30pm
Mereworth, Kent
About Us
Tregothnan is a private Estate, with a large and diverse rural portfolio in Kent, which comprises the home farm, let farms, residential and commercial properties.
The Benefits
- 21 days' holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Pension scheme.
- Health care cash back plan.
- Discount scheme with high street and online retailers.
- Salary sacrifice home, tech and cycle to work schemes.
The Role
We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Landscape Operative to maintain the Kent Estate and Vineyard. Duties include:
- All vineyard management (viticulture operations): tractor driving, spraying, mowing, hedging, leaf trimming, leaf stripping, under-vine cultivation, soil sampling.
- Manual labour as required: wire lifting, replacing end post anchors, fixing wires.
- Overseeing labour agencies.
- Strimming, spraying and maintenance of farm headlands, perimeter, pest control and Oast courtyard.
- Fencing maintenance and repair.
- Mowing, strimming, grounds maintenance, and general tidy of empty property external areas, commercial sites and communal grounds, car parks and signage.
- Assist the Wood Reeve in all matters relating to practical woodland management.
- Machinery checks and maintenance.
- Assisting with estate security.
- Providing out of hours security at Brewers Hall site, acting as a watchful presence outside of regular hours, reporting any emerging issues promptly.
You will need:
- Previous grounds maintenance and preferably woodland management experience.
- To be conscientious, have attention to detail and be hardworking
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team.
- Good communication skills, professional attitude, polite and good levels of personal presentation.
- Full UK driving licence and own transport.
Closing date: Monday 3 June 2024
Other organisations may call this role Groundskeeper, Grounds Person, Vineyard Operative, Horticultural Technician, Horticulture Operative, or Gardener.
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