Gardener Brean, England
Job description
Fantastic opportunity to work at Holiday Resort Unity / Brean Leisure Park within our Garden and Grounds team.
Come & join #TeamBrean an award-winning family business that has been operating for 75 years.
Working as a key member of the Garden and Grounds Team, supervising the team and undertaking various landscaping duties. our goal is to maintain all of the green spaces in a well – kept manner for the benefit of our customers and business as a whole.
We are looking for someone with the knowledge and experience of plants from summer bedding to perennials, who knows the difference between a weed and an emerging plant. Someone with an eye for colour and contrast and a passion for the environment and how we can improve it.
A good understanding of horticultural and environmental practices is important. Experience in the use of ride on machinery preferred as duties involve the grass cutting on our holiday resort and Golf Course. Experience in the use of strimmers would be beneficial.
Skills Required:
· Full UK Driving Licence
· Ideally knowledge and experience in Garden and Grounds maintenance.
· Good understanding of planting schedules
· Previous experience using machinery/HGV/Tractors/Excavators would be highly beneficial
· Hedge, shrub and tree cutting, planting and seeding experience desirable
· Knowledge of health & safety and safe site working practices
· Experience of manual outdoor work
· Strong communication skills
This is a permanent position, working full time hours. Your working week will generally be Monday to Friday, however occasional weekend working may be required. Start and Finish times will depend on the seasons
We have some great benefits of working for #teambrean that are very unique as we really value the importance of our team:
· FREE gym membership
· FREE swimming pass for you and up to 4 people
· FREE entry into Brean Play if you have children/grandchildren
· FREE online perks which include retail, travel and dining discount cards
· FREE car parking
· Full induction and training
· Uniform
· Over 1/2 price discounted golf membership.
· Competitive hourly rate, paid monthly. (Cash advance offered to get you through to your first pay)
· Monthly team member award
· Annual team Brean Awards
· Team member food & beverage discount scheme. (20%) off
· 24 hour Employee Assistance Helpline for any personal, health, family & finance assistance and access to our online portal.
· 20% discount off birthday party packages at Brean Splash/ Brean Play or Wedding package at Brean Country Club.
· Formal training & career development
· Refer a friend scheme
· Long service awards recognising milestones in five year steps
· After 6 months we offer a FREE holiday for friends and family on our Resort
We are located in Brean Sands, 10 minutes from Burnham On Sea. We offer free car parking plus there is a bus stop outside the entrance of the park. For more information look on www.breanjobs.com.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £11.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Brean, TA8 2QY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Gardening: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
