Grounds Maintenance Operative

Job Title

Grounds Maintenance Operative

Region Recruitment - Coventry, West Midlands, England, CV1 2GT

Hourly Pay: £12.60;
Full‑time Permanent
; 40 hours per week.

Full UK Driving Licence.

Mitie Landscapes invites you to join our team, supporting the Contracts Manager to deliver exceptional maintenance each day. You will work in partnership with Canal & River Trust – the UK's largest canal charity – caring for a 2,000‑mile network of canals, rivers and associated infrastructure. Your active support will help keep these waterways alive and ensure they continue to benefit nature and people.

• Maintaining the canal network including grass cutting & hedge cutting
• Providing management with relevant information and reporting as required, including reporting any site hazards
• Operating all vehicles, machinery and equipment in accordance with Health & Safety procedures
• Undertaking training as and when required

• A passion for working outdoors
• Prepared to work in an agile and flexible working environment
• A good understanding of smartphone technology
• Grounds Maintenance experience

• Competitive rates of pay
• Opportunity to earn overtime
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays, prorated over term of contract
• Life assurance
• Pension scheme
• Company Uniform and PPE provided
• Personal investment in training and development

Our market‑leading flexible benefits scheme provides benefits that suit your lifestyle. You have access to a virtual GP, financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme, and a flexible benefits platform Choices. Furthermore, you can enjoy high‑street discounts, a cycle‑to‑work scheme, life cover, a save‑as‑you‑earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan. Monthly rewards in the form of Mitie Stars offer cash prizes up to £10,000.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long‑term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 76,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, serving a range of clients from banks, critical government sites to hospitals and schools.

Together, our diversity makes us stronger. Apply now to be part of our team.