Grounds Supervisor

Grounds Supervisor

Sevenoaks

£28,000

Full-Time Permanent

37 hours (weekend overtime available)

7.30 am to 3.30pm (Mon to Thurs)

7.30 am to 3.00 pm (Fri) with half an hourly daily for lunch

Do you have proven supervisory experience? Our client is seeking a proactive individual to oversee the day-to-day planning, operation, and supervision of their Open Spaces & Cemetery Team.

Essentials:

• Proven supervisory experience (leading a team of 6/7)
• Ability to work as a key member of a small team
• Great communication skills (both telephone and face to face)
• Horticulture experience and qualification
• Use of mowers, hedge cutters and chainsaw ticket

Key Responsibilities:

• Allocation of staff to sites according to workload.
• Production and monitoring worksheets.
• Purchasing of general consumables ie whitening, fertiliser, grass seed etc as required.
• To carry out all grounds maintenance and gardening work to schedule and to a high standard
• Deal with personal enquiries from members of the public.
• Ensure the public safety of all persons using the Open Spaces & Cemetery, and other Health & Safety matters and keeping of all Health and Safety records.
• Maintaining all appropriate records, both financial and administrative, in respect of Open Spaces duties. To include operation of any associated computerised record systems.
• Administer bookings of sports pitches and ensuring that all fees are properly charged and that all monies and cheques received are held securely and dealt with expeditiously.
• Maintain close contact with all contractors working in the Open Spaces areas.
• Responsibility for the security and usage of all consumable items, stores, tools, plant, equipment, buildings, and furnishings in the Open Spaces areas.
• To seek new methods of improving standards of maintenance and increasing financial viability, research same and discuss implementation with Manager.
• Develop the skills and experience of the staff in the team and to make appropriate recommendations for further training of staff in the team.
• To be specifically responsible for monitoring and controlling usage of sports facilities outside normal working hours and arranging staff cover.
• Lead with out-of-hours cover for sporting facilities and assist in providing cover for outdoor special events.
• Provide holiday and sickness cover for Open Spaces and Cemetery Manager
• To be available to assist at events on a rota basis

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