Arborist

Salary £10.00 per hour

Situated near Canterbury in Kent, Howletts Wild Animal Park works in conjunction with The Aspinall Foundation; a charity committed to conservation and the reintroduction of captive bred species back into their natural habitats.

The Role:

The Estates Department at Howletts Wild Animal Park has a vacancy for a permanent full-time Arborist.

The role involves maintenance, both routine and emergency, to the trees and woodland areas within the wild animal park as well as off-site woodlands. You will identify hazardous trees and the cause of the problem and provide action plans where required on how to deal with the issues found and oversee works. You will provide aerial support to other team members and carry out tree pruning along with producing timber products.

The Person:

We are looking for an experienced arborist who is motivated and enthusiastic. You will have a willingness to undertake training where available and an ability to work with range of arboriculture and horticultural tools and equipment. A valid driving licence is essential as you will be required to drive company vehicles around the park.

You must hold, NPTC CS 30/31/32/38/39/40/41 or equivalent. A MEWP operators certificate, trailer towing licence and experience using tractors & trailers and PTO driven chipper is desirable, however full training will be provided.

Working hours are 40 hours per week, worked 7:30am - 4:00pm five days out of seven. Some overtime will be required.

All applicants must have right to work in the UK.

Closing date: Friday 14 June 2019

or sooner if sufficient applications have been received.

To apply: please email a CV.

Or post to: Human Resources, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Lympne, Nr Hythe, Kent, CT21 4PD.

Please see our website for more information about us and the work we do.