Team Leader

We are looking to recruit talented and committed Garden or Grounds Maintenance team leaders, or gardeners interested in taking the next step in their horticultural career.

As a team leader, you will be required to manage a team of two staff comprising an experienced team assistant and a labourer / apprentice, to carry out all aspects of grounds or garden maintenance to exacting standards. This includes, ride on and pedestrian mowing, hedge trimming, strimming, leaf blowing, weed spraying, mulching, as well as plant and hedge installations.

You will be responsible for:

• Overseeing the day-to-day operation of activities
• Setting clear team goals
• Delegating tasks and setting deadlines
• Creating an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture
• Monitoring team performance
• Motivating team members
• Identifying training needs and providing guidance
• Resolving any issues or concerns
• Ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of your team

As an experienced team leader, you will already have supervisory experience, hold a horticultural qualification, B+E licence, PA1/PA6 license as well as experience using walk behind roller mowers, strimmers, hedge cutters, blowers. Experience using ride on mowers would be an advantage.

If this role is of interest, then we can offer you:

• Excellent salary
• A retention bonus
• Fantastic training and development options tailored to you
• A supportive working environment with regular social events
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Additional long service holiday entitlement
• Voluntary overtime at competitive rates
• A contributory pension scheme
• Confidential mental health support
• DBS check and Certification paid for by the Company
• Reduced hours in the Winter with no reduction in pay
• Working with qualified and experienced staff
• Annual RHS membership
• Chiropractic visits to the value of £500 per year. 

If you are interested in applying, you should be able to provide good references, have a clean driving licence and pass an enhanced DBS check. We are located in the beautiful Herts countryside and due to our rural location, we can only accept applications from candidates who have a vehicle to get to / from work.

About us:

Established for over 15 years, Hislop & Co Horticulture Ltd provide an unrivalled garden and grounds maintenance services to long established clients with beautiful green spaces in and around the Home Counties and North London areas.

We are a growing company with strong values and a passion for delivering excellence in everything we do. We recruit people who take pride in their work and genuinely care about delivering exceptional service. We believe in creating a positive work environment and encourage team members to develop their skills to their full potential.

We give our staff the opportunity to develop and enhance their skill set and horticultural knowledge, through a range of CPD and training opportunities including specialist horticultural qualifications, RHS-run workshops and events, and supervisory skills training.

COVID-19 considerations:

To keep our colleagues safe, we are working to staggered start times and at a safe distance, have daily temperature checks, wear Covid PPE, using team allocated kit and vehicles.

To apply for this position please fill out the contact form below and attach your CV. One of our members of staff will be in touch as soon as possible.