General Labourer/Assistant Gardener needed in Merthyr Tydfil, £13.69phPAYE - Reference: OR26857
7am to 3pm
To Carry out horticultural and grounds maintenance duties throughout the Borough to raise standards of public parks and open spaces.
1. Carrying out a varied range of gardening duties, requiring a minimum amount of supervision and use of own initiative
2. General grounds maintenance duties such as grass cutting, pedestrian and ride on mowers.
3. Use of hand tools such as strimmers, hedge cutters, blowers and any hand tool required to carry out the job.
4. Marking football fields.
5. Repairs to fine turf and playing surfaces.
6. Litter picking, bin emptying.
7. Assisting the arbo team when required.
8. Drive vehicles and pull trailers (with appropriate qualifications).
9. Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, litter and debris
10. clearing, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting
11. Lawn maintenance and cultivation
12. Ensuring that all tools, garden equipment and machinery are correctly maintained and defects are reported to ensure they are kept in good and safe working order.
13. Assisting with the construction of landscape schemes
14. Seasonal bedding, removal and planting.
15. Awareness and practising of Health and Safety legislations, ensuring a safe working envir...