Grounds Maintenance Operatives - Drivers

Grounds Maintenance Operative

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Luton are excited to recruit a Grounds Maintenance Operative on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their Place & Infrastructure department.

To undertake a range of horticultural/grounds maintenance and sports turf maintenance tasks throughout the Borough of Luton.

• Undertake grass cutting and other grounds and gardens maintenance duties to specified standards using a range of ride‑on and pedestrian‑controlled plant and machinery, hand‑held equipment and hand tools.
• Pay particular attention to the security of parks/work locations by ensuring all areas are left secure and with barriers locked.
• Assist higher‑graded employees to mark out sports pitches, undertake fine turf maintenance, and gardening duties such as shrub pruning and planting to recognised horticultural standards.
• Perform duties such as hoeing, weeding, digging, leaf raking, grass cutting, ground working and hedge cutting to the required standards.
• Collect litter by hand in parks and amenity areas throughout the Borough to specified standards and sweep hard surface areas by hand as required to remove glass and other extraneous material.

• Some experience of using grass‑cutting machinery.
• Some gardening experience.
• Able to work well as part of a team.
• Able to use own initiative when undertaking tasks.
• Able to deal politely and tactfully with a wide range of people.
• Able to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Current valid category B driving licence, required for operating ride‑on machinery and transporting staff and equipment to various sites.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.