Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent
Play a key role in maintaining our trees and woodlands.
We are a team of professionals engaged in the management of trees and woodlands which are located on the highway, housing estates and 1,250 hectares of parkland. We undertake the full range of tree maintenance work to specified standards whilst complying with Health & Safety, COSHH and other appropriate regulations.
Working within specialist teams and under the guidance of a Team Leader, youll work across the city undertaking tree work at a range of sites including parkland, housing estates, the highway, domestic gardens and woodlands.
Youll start at 7.00am and on occasion you may be required to work outside of normal working hours, including providing emergency cover for out of hours. You need to be able to work outside in all weathers, anywhere in the city and wear PPE where appropriate.
What Youll Be Doing
Youll undertake tree work operations, including work at height, operating specialist machinery and equipment, planting, pruning, and felling operations, often in difficult locations. Youll apply chemicals such as herbicides as and when required. In compliance with health and safety regulations and environmental protection, youll ensure tree work is carried out to recognised standards. Youll undertake duties efficiently and effectively to ensure a high standard of customer service is achieved. You may be required to cover the operational Team Leader during absences.
What You'll Need
With appropriate NPTC/CS Unit certifications, youll have experience of practical tree work operations including aerial work. Youll be able to work without close supervision, use your own initiative as well as work well in a team environment. As a highly safety conscious individual, youll understand the principles of Health and Safety relating to practical arboriculture and be able to apply them in the day-to-day tasks. Using good literacy and numeracy skills youll complete relevant paperwork, and ensure records are accurate and up to date.
A full driving licence is essential, while an HGV licence is desirable.
What We Can Offer You
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. Youll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. Well also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from several flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
Join us
Were committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. Thats why weve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. Well do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the our approach to recruitment page.
If you would like a chat about this post, please feel free to contact Dave Jones on 0116 454 4939 or email
