Full Time Garden / Estate Manager – Nr Chelmsford, Essex- RR1829

Full time experienced and knowledgeable Garden / Estate Manager required for a beautiful and well established 10 acre, private garden near Ingatestone, Essex. The current gardener has been working on the estate for 10 years and is now retiring.

This is a great opportunity for someone with horticulture experience.

Hours:

• 8am to 4 pm including 1 hour for tea/lunch break
• Monday – Friday
• 4 week holiday entitlement
• Day courses for skills can be arranged at Writtle college
• Training can be given for use of machinery

Responsibilities:

• Working with existing management to maintain estate properties to include:
• Mainly at two locations ( 4/1 day split ) with some offsite management at the principals business unit estate max 30 minute journey from base (truck provided)
• Plant, cultivate, and maintain flowers, plants, trees, and shrubs
• Prune and trim plants to ensure healthy growth and appearance
• Apply fertilisers and pesticides as needed
• Monitor and control weeds in garden beds
• Landscape maintenance tasks such as mowing, edging, and mulching
• Operate power tools and gardening machinery including ride on mowers and compact tractors and all hand tools to perform various gardening tasks
• Maintain 4 acres of paddocks
• Maintain cleanliness and organisation of garden, driveway, equipment and tools
• Fence maintenance

The Person:

• Previous experience in garden maintenance
• Knowledge of plant care techniques, including watering, fertilising and pruning and hedge cutting and plan propagation
• Familiarity with operating power tools and hand tools used in gardening – Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions and to work with other part time employees
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow instructions
• Excellent time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively
• Ability to work alone and with others
• Ideally PA1/PA6A/PA4s for pesticide application and fertiliser use but training can be given

Job Type:

• Full-time
• Salary: £30-35,000 per year depending on experience.
• Annual discretionary bonus. Use of company single cab truck

For more information, please contact Rebecca on info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk