Job Description

Introduction

Office plant and interior landscaping company Inleaf are looking for an installation and maintenance technician to join their growing team.

The role

The role involves installing and maintaining living plant displays at our clients' sites to ensure they are healthy and attractive; watering, feeding and pruning the plants. Also assembling and installing other displays such as living walls, moss walls, Christmas displays and artificial arrangements.

This is a fun and varied role within an existing friendly and supportive team.

Main activities include:

Assembling new displays at our HQ Installing new schemes, displays and wall units Safe use of hand tools and power tools (e.g. cordless drill) Attending to clients' site to maintain our living plant displays Ensuring plant displays are healthy and attractive Installing and replacing plants where necessary (some displays may be heavy) Using our software system to complete job reports Installing Christmas trees and decorations during the festive period Involved in larger projects, such as exterior living wall installations Working in line with our health and safety measures Mainly van-based, working alone or as part of a team Working from 07:30 to 16:00 Monday to Friday (overtime also available) Travel and working away with accommodation and expenses Initial salary between 29,000 and 31,000 per year (14.00 per hour for 40 hours per week plus extra payments and expenses during overnight stays) Overnight stay allowance of 25 per night, plus meal allowances of up to 25 per night.

The ideal candidate

This is a client- facing role, so a positive, professional and friendly outlook is essential.

We are committed to providing the best possible service to our clients. As our ideal candidate you will take individual pride in your work and relish the opportunity to work in an environment where this quality is valued.

An interest in plants and experience and knowledge of tropical/indoor plants is advantageous but not required. Instead a continued desire to learn, improve and develop is most important.

As the role is mainly van based, a full license and competent and confident driving ability is essential - particularly in city centres and over long distances. Good timekeeping and organisation are important to the role too.

Company & location

The role is based from our our 5,000sqft head office in Chorley, Lancashire and in the field, servicing clients across the UK. There is therefore a requirement for nationwide travel for clients/projects with travel time, accommodation and an overnight stay allowance paid for by the company.

We're a small, friendly team of people and we're looking for a friendly person with a positive attitude that will be an integral part of our team.

No agencies please

Working hours: 07:30 - 16:00 (with 30-minute lunch break)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From 29,000 (14.00 per hour for 40 hours per week), plus overtime and overnight allowance of 25 per night and meal expenses of up to 25 per night when working away.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 29,000.00-31,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Cycle to work scheme Free parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday Overtime
Application question(s):

Are you comfortable driving long distances and into city centres? What percentage of time are you willing to work and stay away for work? What relevant skills and experiences do you bring that would contribute to your success in this role? As part of your application, please respond to the following: What excites you about this position and our organisation?
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person