Head gardener in charge Heverlee

Head gardener in charge Heverlee

Location: Heverlee

Contract type: permanent

Hours: Full-time

About us:

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) was established in 1917 to commemorate the 1.7 million Commonwealth casualties who died in World War I and II after fighting bravely.  CWGC is responsible for maintaining war graves and monuments at more than 23,000 sites in 153 countries around the world.
Everything we do is based on our CARE values (Commitment, Ambition, Respect and Excellence) with due consideration for each individual.

Your duties:

You manage your team and take day-to-day, operational charge and ensure that your team respects all safety measures.
You will be responsible for cemetery maintenance according to established standards;
Together with your manager, you evaluate the cemeteries and determine where, when and what maintenance is needed. You are always alert for any maintenance problem and inform the managers concerned.
You will be responsible for frequent maintenance of horticultural machinery and be able to carry out simple maintenance work yourself.
You will support environmentally friendly and sustainable practices and promote integrated pest and weed management.
You will report to the Horticulture Supervisor.

Your Profile:

You manage to lead a team;
A sense of responsibility for your own health and safety but also for that of your team;
You are communicatively very strong, flexible, punctual, independent and practical;
You have a talent for coordinating, directing and/or adjusting people where necessary;
You are fluent in various PC applications;
You can identify perfectly with our values CARE (Commitment-Ambition-Respect-Excellence);

Our Offer:

An exciting position with responsibility provided with the necessary support through various training courses if required;
Solid salary package, boosted with additional legal benefits such as meal vouchers and intervention hospitalisation insurance, etc...;
A very interesting leave regime;
A day shift job, more hours in summer than in winter, you will work on average between 7h and 16h;
The chance to contribute to the maintenance of unique cultural heritage.