Grounds Maintenance Operative

Overview

Grounds Maintenance Operative Leeds Area Salary: £19,760 to £20,500 Full Time Permanent Position. We are looking for a passionate horticulturist to join our team on a Full Time Basis as a Grounds Maintenance Operative in the Leeds area. We need someone with a keen eye for detail, who enjoys working outdoors with a great work ethic.

phs Greenleaf supplies and installs everything from potted plants to live trees, and also conducts regular maintenance visits on site to tend to the plants installed. phs Greenleaf also supplies more than 2,500 decorated Christmas trees each year to organisations across the country. Its specialist Christmas production team spends most of the year decorating artificial trees in preparation for the festive season, while Greenleafs real trees are harvested at a sustainable farm in the Midlands.

Each tree is available in a wide range of sizes—from a standard 7ft tree to as high as 30ft tall, alongside the 3ft tabletop tree, decorative wreaths, garlands and floral arrangements.

At phs, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.

• Perform grounds maintenance duties including grass cutting, hedging, and general outdoor upkeep.
• Engage with customers in a professional and courteous manner.
• Maintain attention to detail in all horticultural tasks.

• Previous experience in grounds maintenance, grass cutting, hedging, etc.
• A passion for horticulture and an outgoing, polite, and positive personality when engaging with customers.
• A full UK manual driving licence.
• Computer literacy skills.
• Preferred (but not essential):
  Lantra Training, NPTC PA1, PA6, experience and licence for towing trailers.

• Salary of £19,760 to £20,500 (based on a 40-hour working week, Monday to Friday).
• No scheduled weekend working.
• 13 paydays per year (every 4 weeks).
• Regular overtime opportunities.
• Ongoing career development opportunities.
• A 24-hour wellbeing helpline.
• Pension, 23 days paid holiday plus bank/public holidays and Christmas Day off.

phs Greenleaf has been providing planting and landscaping services to businesses for over 25 years, including indoor and outdoor plants, artificial and live planting, living walls, grounds maintenance and Christmas trees and decorations. Part of the phs Group, phs Greenleaf supplies over 8,000 customers in a range of sectors with high quality horticultural services, including hospitality and leisure venues, retail spaces, public buildings, commercial premises and even Buckingham Palace.

phs Greenleaf holds a Royal Warrant – the mark of recognition for those who have supplied goods and services to the royal household for at least five years. Since 2010, phs Greenleaf has held a Royal Warrant for the installation and maintenance of plant displays in Buckingham Palace.