Graduate Horticultural Technician
Job Summary
Join Our Team and Make a Difference! Graduate Technician Role with Urban Planters in London. Full training provided, no experience necessary. Apply now!
About the role
We are currently seeking a Graduate Horticulture Technician to join our dedicated team at the Brentwood branch, covering the London area. Successful individuals in this role will include graduates with a science-based, horticultural or agricultural degree.
Why Join Urban Planters?
- Competitive Salary Package: Start with a basic salary of £28,232 per annum, with bonus and commission schemes available.
- Benefits: Company vehicle, fuel card, mobile phone, uniform, and RI Rewards.
- Work-Life Balance: Full-time, permanent role, Monday to Friday (40 hr week).
- Externally Accredited Training: Receive top-notch training to support our customers and your development.
Graduate Horticultural Technician Role
- Watering, feeding and pest control of live plant displays
- Replacing dead, dying or overgrown plant displays
- Maintain artificial plant displays
- Aid with plant display installations
- Aid with seasonal installations
- Comply with all relevant health and safety procedures
- Provide exceptional customer service and uphold a professional image at all times
- Offer valuable advice to customers on the upkeep of plant displays
Opportunities
- Sales Consultants
- Service Supervisor
- National Account Manager
Requirements
- A minimum 2.2 degree in a BSc subject - Science, horticultural or agricultural
- A full UK driving licence
- A desire to work hard and have fun while meeting and interacting with customers daily
- Flexibility with working patterns to support business needs
- You may be required to pass a DBS check depending on the role you have applied for
- Ability to work using own initiative
- Plant knowledge and a passion for horticulture would be advantageous
Benefits
- Additional opportunities to earn more with potential bonus and commission schemes
- Access to a company vehicle and fuel card
- Salary grading system - linked to performance for those keen to develop their career within our business
- Exciting discounts and cashback offers from over 3,000 retailers with RI Rewards
- Overtime opportunities - potential to earn extra in overtime to meet the needs of our customers
- Uncapped Leads commission - although this isn't a sales job, we appreciate and reward you for passing on sales leads
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - free to access and available 24/7 to you, your family, and friends
- Refer a Friend - earn up to £1,000 for referring someone to work for Rentokil Initial
Company Information
Rentokil Initial (FTSE100) is one of the largest business services companies in the world, operating in over 90 countries and providing services that protect people and enhance lives. As a business, we focus on the Right People, doing the Right Things, and in the Right Way. We invest a lot of time and money in training and developing all our colleagues to be the best they can be, and we are always looking for talented and driven people to join our Rentokil Initial Family. As part of the Rentokil Initial business, Urban Planters has been bringing homes and workplaces to life with plants since 1965. We deliver our products and services using our national network of branches, spanning the length and breadth of the UK. This means we can offer the personalised service of a local business but with the standards and resources of a national organisation. We now have a carbon negative business whose teams install planting in, on, and around the building of the companies we partner with. We are happiest while we are landscaping, installing indoor planting schemes or maintaining the plants or grounds of our clients. Rentokil Initial are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a diverse working environment. To find out how we process your data view our careers privacy policy.