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Lawn Operative

Employer
Undisclosed Company
Location
Berkshire, Maidenhead
Salary
£18000 per annum + Company van, mobile and uniform
Closing date
27 Sep 2017
Lawn Operative

LOCATION
Cookham, Maidenhead and surrounding area

SALARY
£18,000.00 per annum (+van, mobile phone and uniform)

HOURS
8AM - 4PM
Based on a 40 hour week, Evening and weekend work may be required

NB Part of the probationary period will include the compulsory attendance, and successful completion of a training course


ROLE
Lawn Operative required in Cookham, Maidenhead. You will be responsible for a professional, high level of service, ensuring customers are kept informed of when you will be attending, what treatments you will be carrying out and when the next treatment is due. You will adhere to the service level agreement at all times.

MAIN DUTIES
o Maintain contact with the customer before and after a treatment is carried out. Book follow up appointments

o Visit a number of designated customers on a daily basis to apply fertiliser and pesticides using a variety of hand held spraying and spreading equipment.

o Identify any lawn issues and offer any necessary advice on lawn and mowing practice, and any additional treatments which may be required.

o Provide assistance throughout the autumn and winter period using the necessary machinery to aerate and scarify lawns, and remove waste to an acceptable level.

o Maintain a high level of cleanliness and basic maintenance of all machinery at the end of a working period.

o Maintain standards of all health and safety practices,

o Carry out any necessary simple service calls as and when they arise.

o Carry out lawn analysis and quotations as required.

o Support business growth by speaking to potential customers and giving point of sale material as requested.

o Maintain and update stock reports when required.

o Maintain a high level of knowledge regarding lawns, identify most lawn weeds by name and which products work most effectively on them.

o Carry out any other duties that may be considered relevant to the position within the terms of your contract of employment.



SKILLS
o Good written and oral communication skills
o Time management and the ability to prioritise
o Ability to work individually
o A flexible and proactive approach
o Excellent interpersonal skills
o Good listening skills
o Flexibility to travel, work outside standard hours if required and occasional weekends if necessary oAbility to forge/maintain good working relationships with customers
o Ability to work outside across all seasons

QUALIFICATIONS
o Eligibility to work in the UK
o Full clean UK driving licence
o PA1/PA6 ( preferable but not essential)
o FULL TRAINING GIVEN

BACKGROUND
o Customer service experience
o Sales background
o Working to deadlines and targets
o Manual handling
o Health and safety practices


IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE SEND YOUR CV AND CALL ALISON ON 01727 831632

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