Arborist

Broadstairs

10 months ago

Applications closed

Job Title: Arborist
Brand: Landscape Services
Location: Thanet (on-site)
Salary: £28,887

The Role

Do you have experience as an Arborist or Tree Surgeon and looking for a new challenge?

Landscape Services are on the look out for an Arborist to join the team. Starting and finishing the day at our Thanet depo the successful candidate will be working within a developing and growing tree works department, operating throughout Kent and beyond to provide specialised general tree maintenance and inspections for our wonderful customers.

The successful candidate will have a minimum 1 year Arborist or Tree Surgeon experience and have the required qualifications to carry out their work. They will be a self-motivated individual who is passionate about working in this field and must be physically fit to climb trees.

A current, clean driving licence and full DBS check (provided by the Company) is required.

In return we will offer you:

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Never work a birthday again! You receive an extra day off for it to enjoy however you wish!

Company Vehicle

Life assurance cover

A culture of progression and development

Plus many more perks
Key Duties:

Performing all regular and specialised general tree maintenance, such as tree removal, pruning, and hedge cutting, inspecting trees and submitting reports electronically

Working with the Arboriculture Team Leader to complete projects to specification and time constraints

Maintaining a clean and professional working practice on site. Ensure safe working practices are always maintained. Identifying risks and unsafe practices to minimise potential for injury/accident and reporting any incidents/near misses

Liaising with our customers on a daily basis ensuring Landscape Services are represented professionally and in accordance with good customer care
What we need from you:

(phone number removed) City & Guilds NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance or (phone number removed) City & Guilds NPTC Cross-cut Using a Chainsaw

(phone number removed) City & Guilds Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross-cutting or (phone number removed) City & Guilds Tree Climbing & Aerial Rescue

(phone number removed) City & Guilds Aerial Rescue Operations or (phone number removed) City & Guilds Aerial Cutting of Trees with Chainsaw Using Free-fall techniques

A team player with a positive attitude and enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions

Ability to work alone or as part of a team

Excellent communication and people skills

IT Literate and able to complete health and safety documents electronically
About Landscape Services

Landscape Services is a specialist provider of outdoor maintenance and management services, particularly around grounds maintenance, arboriculture, horticulture and landscaping projects. They use their 80+ years of public and private sector expertise to deliver valuable, safe and assured results for our customers, developing adaptable solutions in line with our core values, and theirs, whilst simultaneously helping to sustain our natural environment

About Commercial Services Group

Commercial Services Group (CSG) is the largest, local authority-owned trading company (LATCO) in the UK, wholly owned by Kent County Council. CSG generates over £800m in revenue per annum and provides services to over 16,000 education and public sector customers globally.

CSG is striving to be recognised as the global leader in Education and Public Sector services, currently operating in 86 countries, with 1,800 staff across 33 trading brands, providing expertise ranging from: HR Services, IT Services, Energy, Education

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