Operations Gardener

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Reporting to: Operation Manager – Steph Dowie

Hours: 40 hours per week for 20 weeks

Location: Edinburgh – Tarvit Street

Salary: Based on experience

 

Overview:

We are the UK’s first green cargo bike garden company. A garden maintenance company with an experienced team of gardeners on cargo bikes. 

 

Our business model is about investing in local independent gardeners with a profit-sharing business model, which empowers our team to do what they do best – gardening! The Operations team role is to promote the company, build the client base, keep on top of admin and manage logistics to support the gardening team. 

 

The Operations Gardener will play a key role in expanding the company for its 3rd year of growth. They will be part of the gardening team, taking on their own gardening jobs and assisting the gardening team when necessary. 

 

2024 saw our 2nd full year of trading, leading to instant growth and massive interest in our services. We hit client capacity mid-season and are now looking to expand further in 2025. 

 

Desired Skills and Experience

 

• Experience of undertaking gardening work and physical labour alongside a can do attitude to getting involved when needed.  

• You will have excellent attention to detail, planning, communication and interpersonal skills. 

• Experience in administration work. 

• Experience in managing teams

• Driving license 

• You will need to be self-disciplined and adaptable with the ability to thrive in a busy environment with lots of challenges. 

 

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Operation Manager to deliver the 4 key responsibilities.

  • Manage the logistics in the yard and bike to support the gardeners.

  • Undertake administrative tasks such as emails and database management. 

  • Undertake garden work

  • Assist the gardening team as required. 

 

Examples of Daily Tasks

• Providing logistical support to self-employed gardeners engaged by JAC Trades Ltd.

• Providing horticultural and gardening services as required.

• Liaising with clients, carrying out garden viewings for prospective new clients, organising the provision of quotations and other related sales tasks.

• Preparing cargo bikes and equipment at the start of the day including collecting and returning batteries.

• Checking cargo bikes and equipment daily for damage and required maintenance and organising repairs and maintenance as required.

• Maintaining the Yard and Caravan to a high standard of tidiness.

• Assisting, as required, with the purchase and return of equipment and other supplies.

 

Company Ethos and Culture

The Cycling Gardeners are a modern company with a progressive attitude towards managing teams. We support each other in an environment that is relaxed and friendly, whilst encouraging hard work. We believe in creating a supportive and positive experience in the work place. 

For more information on the company please visit our  website and social media;
http://www.cyclinggardeners.co.uk

https://www.facebook.com/thecyclinggardeners

 

 

 

 

Freelance Gardeners 

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Our operations are expanding and we're looking for new gardeners for the 2024 season.

If you're an experienced gardener who is used to working independently and would like to take advantage of the freelance business model we offer, please drop us a message and we can chat further about it. 

We work on a job profit-share basis by providing clients to work with and bikes equipped with all necessary gardening tools, whilst supporting our gardeners at all times. We also cover all aspects of financial management and insurance allowing gardeners to get on with gardening whilst we take care of the boring logistical business stuff.

It's also common for our gardeners to share their workload between work that we provide and their own established freelance clients and we're happy to work with gardeners in a variety of capacities.