Grounds Maintenance Expert

Dobbies Garden Centres Ltd., Edinburgh

Grounds Maintenance Expert

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Dobbies Garden Centres Ltd., Edinburgh

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 5 days ago, 28 Jan | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 697b80e76303481bb98bf57503a59873

Full Job Description

  • Maintaining all planted areas and grounds, pruning and leaf clearance along with other horticultural maintenance as required.
  • Carrying out grass cutting, strimming and hedge trimming along with landscaping, seeding and planting as required.
  • Ensure that machinery and equipment are operated correctly. Maintain and take responsibility for the equipment, including daily checks and cleaning
  • Ensuring the store grounds are clean, tidy and safe
  • Carry out any other maintenance tasks required
  • Comply with health & safety legislation and the company's safety policies and procedures

    You are passionate about delivering the best possible experience for our customers
  • A team player and confident communicator who is eager to learn new skills and gain new experiences
  • Flourish in a busy, fast-paced environment
  • You will understand the basics of ground maintenance, mowing, bush-cutting, hedge trimming and pruning with experience in planting and gardening
  • Can demonstrate our values at all times - we're one team, getting better everyday. We bring a smile. We live and breathe gardens. We make it work for our customers

    At Dobbies, we're proud to have history dating back to 1865. Founded by James Dobbie, we're the UK's largest garden centre retailer, with 3,800 colleagues and 77 stores, including six Little Dobbies and a Central Support Office near Edinburgh.
  • Our passion and joy for gardens and plants is what makes us special. In our stores, we showcase this through own brand and branded products, concession partners and services. We have something for every season, occasion and style of garden, outside and in. Many of our stores also feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment. At Dobbies, we champion garden living all-year-round and offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together. We're committed to being a great place to work. We're one team and we encourage our colleagues to be the best version of themselves, every day; to share their wins and celebrate success. Together, we make it work for our customers.

  • Generous annual leave entitlement. Use your holidays when you wanted with limited statutory days off required
  • Treat yourself with generous uncapped discount across our stores with 50% off in our restaurants, 25% off in the garden centre and 10% off in our food halls
  • Access to Wagestream - support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for future and financial advice
  • Access to Retail Trust - seek confidential support, access to a virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platform
  • Access to Dobbies Academy - continue your development with our eLearning platform and development programmes
  • Thriving culture; the Dobbies team are passionate, diverse and committed to making it work for our customers

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