This is a new role for us, and an exciting opportunity for someone.
Oaklands are a Chesham (Bucks) based, high-end regular maintenance company. We’re looking for someone who can assist our maintenance team leaders but also deliver and build our new lawn care offering.
Make no mistake, we are at the take-it-seriously end of the market. We care for 300 gardens of all sizes and we’re forever being asked to take on lawn care. It’s something we’ve always avoided until now….
You must have extensive lawn care experience. We don’t think one-size-fits-all, so we’re not looking to sell a lawn care ‘package’ to customers, we’re looking to use whatever treatments their lawns need, at a time it’s needed. We work with AgriGem who have a huge range of products, but we also have the infrastructure to manufacture our own in the future.
Ideally a 5-day week, but we’re open to flexible working (would need to be whole days, but less days considered).
In November 2019 Oaklands became employee owned. 100% of the company is held in trust (like a teeny John Lewis) and a big part of this is improving the overall package available to employees. Being employee owned we can pay tax free bonuses (after qualifying period), but we hope to have other benefits included soon and a review of wages! Coronavirus slowed us a little, but we are well placed to press on (we pay the founders of the company from trading profits).
We would expect you to possess PA1 & PA6 licences unless there was a good reason this has not been necessary in your career.
Days usually start at the first job of the day and end at our base in Chesham.
Beyond an ability to undertake what can be a physically demanding role, we welcome diversity among applicants – we’re already a diverse and neurodiverse group. We are Disability Confident employers. We work year-round, long days in all weathers.
This is a full-time appointment. Annual holiday of 28 days (inc 8 Bank Holidays & pro rata in the first year) and a defined contribution workplace pension scheme. Company BUPA health policy after qualifying period, and can add partners/children at commercial rates through salary sacrifice.
A full driving licence for UK roads is essential and experience driving larger panel vans very useful. Please let us know of additional experiences and skills.
Staff are welcome to use work vans for journeys to/from work. Tax-free bonus after qualifying period. Tips, subsidised ‘tuck shop’.
Full-time, Permanent. From £550 per week.
