Estates & Grounds Officer

Your new company
We're recruiting on behalf of a Crematorium & Memorial Park for an Estates & Grounds Officer in North Doncaster. This is a permanent position with a basic salary of £25,500 rising to up to £29,000 with overtime, bonuses & commission.
Standard working hours are 8-5 but you will be required to work overtime as and when required.
You will be working as part of a small team which consists of a general manager, an admin officer, a chaplain & yourself being the 4th team member (Head of Grounds).
Your new role
This is a varied role which consists with around 50% grounds maintenance duties and 50% split between other tasks such as working in the office taking calls and handling customer queries, attending to the car park during busy times, and supporting with crematorium operations.
Training will be provided for any non-grounds related duties.
Full duties:
1. To undertake a wide variety of horticultural duties, particularly rose bed maintenance pruning, dead heading, edging etc.
2. To carry out the maintenance of shrubs, planting, pruning, grass seeding and grass cutting to a high standard.
3. To undertake general grounds maintenance, including laying turf, maintenance and creation of memorial areas, site preparation and construction as necessary.
4. To be responsible for allocated machinery. Duties will include routine general maintenance and cleaning, arranging for quotes and periodical servicing of equipment in addition to the care of a range of hand tools and plant.
5. To assist with the duties of the Chapel Attendant, including general cleaning and preparation of the service chapel, cloister, flower room and adjoining accommodation for services and public use.
6. Attend services, direct funeral directors, mourners and members of the general public. Act as a pall bearer, both with other crematorium staff and with staff provided by Funeral Directors. Strew/inter cremated remains in the Garden of Remembrance when a family wish to be present and maintain a record of their location.
7. Input into Obitus system music as per prelim for playing during the funeral service.
8. Maintain floral displays in designated areas; allocate specific areas for floral tributes and dispose of flowers and floral tributes as necessary.
9. Process enquiries from the general public and funeral directors.
10. After having received the appropriate training, to operate the cremators and ancillary equipment
11. To ensure the collection, identification, storage and final disposal of cremated remains in the Garden of Remembrance is maintained correctly and documented
12. Car parking duties as necessary that is to organise parking at busy services
13. Any other duties of a similar nature within the crematorium that may be reasonably requested by the Manager or his or her representative. This includes administration and use of the facility's IT system.
14. Job holders must be of a height and strength permitting them to shoulder a coffin as part of a 4-person team during services.
What you'll need to succeed
Previous grounds maintenance experience and confidence to work alone on all grounds and landscaping duties.
The ability to work in all weather conditions.
Have the ability to inter-change with all roles and team members to assist in the day-to-day running of the Memorial Park. This requires a high level of multi-tasking and willingness to work inside the building as well as outside in the gardens.
What you'll get in return
£25,500 salary (up to £29k in total package)
Overtime paid as £ and as time back
20 days holiday plus bank holidays
Pension
Additional training provided
Job for life for the right candidate
What you need to do now
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