Job description

Working alongside our Public Sector Body Client, Staffline are recruiting for Grounds persons / Gardeners / Green keepers for an immediate start

Location: Lisburn

Hours of work: Monday - Friday, 8am- 4pm (37 hours per week)

Rate of Pay: £10.14 per hour; Overtime is offered after working 37 hours and for working public holidays

Duties:
- Carrying out a wide range of general maintenance and horticultural duties at various locations throughout the City to include Golf Courses, Public Parks, Cemeteries, Sports facilities, Playing Fields, Landscaped areas and open spaces
- Mobile grass cutting operations. Soil Cultivation, fertilising, site preparation.
- Horticultural operations such as planting of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals and bulbs directed
- Driving large agricultural tractors

Essential Criteria:
- 2 years minimum experience in a horticulture and grounds maintenance environment within either of the following: Sports Pitch Maintenance, Cemetery Maintenance, Golf Course Maintenance or Horticultural Maintenance (Floral)
- Chemical Handling and Application certificates PA1 and PA6A OR NPTC Level 2 in Amenity Horticulture or equivalent
-Full UK driving license