Landscape Team Leader

Tennial Personnel are recruiting a Landscaping Team Leader to join a well-established horticultural company based in Campsea Ashe, Suffolk. This is a temporary-to-permanent opportunity, with the potential to secure a permanent position following 12 successful working weeks. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, hands-on landscaper looking to take the next step in their career and lead a small team across a variety of landscaping projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and organising a team to complete landscaping work in line with designs and project requirements. You will need to be confident working hands-on alongside the team, while also being able to take responsibility for organising workloads, managing priorities and ensuring work is completed to a high standard. The role would suit someone with previous landscaping or agricultural experience who is confident taking the lead, can work on their own initiative and is comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions. Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, 8:00AM – 5:00PM Potential overtime available Key Responsibilities: Lead and supervise a team of landscaping operatives on site Organise and allocate daily work to ensure projects are completed efficiently Work from landscaping designs and instructions provided by the designer Ensure work is completed accurately and to the required specification Remain hands-on and assist with all aspects of landscaping work Carry out tree and hedge planting and other soft landscaping duties Assist with hard landscaping and general groundworks Operate machinery including tractors, small diggers and excavators where required Ensure tools, equipment and machinery are used safely and correctly Manage workloads and prioritise tasks to meet project deadlines Identify and resolve practical issues on site using your own initiative Maintain high standards of workmanship, organisation and site cleanliness Communicate effectively with the team and project management Ensure all health and safety procedures are followed Skills Required Strong leadership and team management skills Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads Confident working independently and using own initiative Good communication and people skills Strong all-round practical and manual skills Hands-on approach to work Ability to follow plans, designs and instructions accurately Good problem-solving skills and practical judgement Reliable, hardworking and professional attitude Ability to motivate and support a team Good attention to detail and pride in the quality of work Qualifications Required Previous landscaping, grounds maintenance, agriculture, farming or similar practical experience Previous experience leading or supervising a team Experience working from landscaping designs or project specifications Experience of tree and hedge planting Previous soft landscaping experience Some hard landscaping experience Experience operating machinery such as tractors, small diggers or excavators Relevant machinery or plant licences/tickets are advantageous Full UK driving licence is advantageous Keywords Landscaping Agriculture Horticulture