From time to time, we have vacancies for permanent or seasonal work. If you would like to join our team, please email your CV to recruitment@ramscapes.co.uk
We believe in recruiting a team which is as diverse as the customer base we serve. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Ramscapes is a landscape services business that was established in 1990. The Company’s core activity is grounds maintenance and winter gritting services to (mainly) business clients right across the East and West Midlands. A significant proportion of the business is derived from retirement home complexes on behalf of a variety of managing agents but the Company also looks after hotels, social housing, private estates, offices and cemeteries.
Since 1990, there has been year on year growth in business, with the Company now employing 6 full time gardeners, all of whom live in Nottinghamshire. As a consequence of growth in the West Midlands area, we are now in the process of securing a new satellite depot around the West Bromwich area, to which the 2 current vacancies will be appointed. The Company has a reputation for high customer retention, through providing nothing less than excellent customer service.
Please view the Role and Person Specification options below for more information on candidate requirements.
| Core Activities |
Landscape Gardener |
Lead Landscape Gardener |
|
Undertaking grounds maintenance and landscaping activities including Grass cutting, strimming and edging; Weeding; Shrub and minor tree and shrub; hedge cutting; Litter picking; path and ditch clearance |
✓ | ✓ |
| Application of herbicides to kill/suppress weed growth | ✓ | ✓ |
| Treatment of lawns – scarification and lawn treatments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hard and soft landscaping – such as as patios, fencing, block paving and setting out and planting of shrubs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Liaising with residents and customers to understand their needs and issues and to deal with these effectively. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Resolve customer complaints |
Where able to do so |
✓ |
| Supervise small team, allocating day to day duties and responsibilities and mentoring them in required duties |
Not required |
✓ |
| Participate in job scheduling for the team |
Not required |
✓ |
| Attend client meetings on behalf of the Company, as directed. |
Not required |
✓ |
| Winter work – as well as undertake snow clearance, apply rock salt during cold weather, as well as snow clearing. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Administrative duties | ||
| Compilation of timesheets and Company credit card receipts on a weekly or monthly basis as required | ✓ | ✓ |
| Complete (company) credit card use register and submit for approval | ✓ | ✓ |
| Be able to understand safety risk assessments and method statements | ✓ | ✓ |
| Be able to compile safety risk assessments and risk assessments | ✓ | |
| Core Activities | Landscape Gardener | Lead Landscape Gardener |
| Technical attributes | ||
| Horticultural experience |
(Ideally) |
Minimum 24 months |
| Horticultural qualifications |
(Ideally) L2 or higher City & Guilds |
Minimum L2 City & Guilds in |
| Chemical Spraying Licence |
Ideally, hold PA1 |
Must hold PA1 |
| Trained to be able to undertake COSHH Assessments |
Not required |
(Ideally) COSHH Assessor |
| Driving |
Full driving licence and ideally |
Full driving licence including |
| Equipment use – Safe and competent operation of fuel powered professional grade garden machinery including strimmers, hedgetrimmers, mowers, blowers |
(Ideally) Minimum 12 months |
Minimum 24 months |
| Work at height – be able to work at height off mobile platforms |
Ideally, PASMA certified |
PASMA certified |
| Basic IT literacy – be able to receive and respond to emails and operate fax machines/scanners if required | ✓ |
✓(plus ideally basic spreadsheet |
| Personal attributes | ||
| Team worker but be able to work alone and unsupervised as and when required. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Be able to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers and be able to keep calm yet attentive to problems or issues as they arise. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Flexible in approach and be able to adapt to new sites quickly and effectively | ✓ | ✓ |
| Understand and implement high standards in terms of personal appearance (including company uniform kept smart and presentable) and in the actual gardening tasks undertaken. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Picks up new skills quickly and effectively | ✓ | ✓ |
| Is keen to develop personal knowledge and is able to understand additional skills training | ✓ | ✓ |
| Experience of supervising or leading a team |
Not required |
Minimum 12 months |
