Overview
About The Role The Partnership is the UK’s largest employee-owned business and home to our two well-loved retail brands – John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners, as well as expanding into new areas beyond retail. We are Partners with a shared responsibility for our success and share the rewards when we’re successful. Everything we do is powered by our purpose: Working in Partnership for a happier world, contributing to Happier People, Happier Business and a Happier World.
Your role will be to support the Landscaping Specialists to create bespoke gardens for our customers. Following planting plans and maintenance schedules is a key part of the role alongside clearing gardens in preparation for larger projects.
The Leckford Estate was purchased by John Spedan Lewis (the founder of the Partnership) in 1928 as his private estate, converted into a limited company in 1929 and is now part of the John Lewis Partnership. In August 2001 the Leckford Estate became part of Waitrose & Partners, providing a focus for it to produce food for the Partnership’s food stores under the Leckford brand. Located in rural Hampshire, Leckford Estate is an area of outstanding beauty and 25 minutes from the New Forest. Join us and you’ll enjoy a remarkable and unrivalled working environment and setting.
Key responsibilities
* Support Landscape operations
* Work with the Nursery and Landscaping team
* Compliance with procedures and standards
* Customer service
* Personal development through relevant training
* Stock, inventory and waste management
* Maintaining standards of planting and following planting plans
* Health and safety management of customer gardens and the Landscape department storage areas
* Plant and prune trees and shrubs
* Support both soft and hard landscape operations
* Assisting with laying turf and building garden features
About The Partnership
We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify, and we are committed to fair pricing, quality and service.
As Partners we share ownership and responsibility for success, working together through good and challenging times, treating everyone with kindness and respect. We strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive and be themselves.
Important points to note
Some roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (including DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process. Any DBS checks will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may be required for some roles.
Vacancies may close early if a high volume of applications is received; apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability to complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible. We support flexible working where possible, including flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts; discuss this with the hiring manager during your interview.
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