Grounds-maintenance-operative

About The Role

We offer a competitive salary of £26,250 per annum (£13.64 per hour) for a 37‑hour work week. You also receive 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, total of 40 paid holiday days per annum.

Benefits include:

• Finance: access both short- and long-term loans and a savings facility
• Opportunity to increase annual leave with service or through the holiday purchase scheme
• Immediate entry to the Pension scheme with matched contributions up to 10%
• Flexible working environment with family-friendly policies
• Health cash plan with financial benefits; option to extend to family
• Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24‑hr private GP access and more
• Paid leave for sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption
• Learning for Life scheme: up to £150 annually
• Access to discounts and cashback offers (retail, automotive, holidays, cycle-to-work)
• Support for career development, training and qualifications
• Two paid half-day volunteering days per year

• Work as part of a mobile team to deliver landscape maintenance and improvement works, ensuring a consistently high-quality environment
• Carry out grass cutting, shrub pruning, weed control and litter removal
• Ensure all works and safety procedures are followed and accurate record keeping
• Conduct routine maintenance checks of plant, equipment and machinery
• Attend team meetings and supply replenishment when required (no daily depot reporting)

• Full UK driving licence
• Previous experience in ground maintenance, environmental services or estates cleaning
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Willingness to work as part of a team and proactive approach to procedures
• Experience with ride-on movers, hedge cutter, leaf blowers
• PA1 and PA6 pesticide qualifications
• NVQ Level 2 in Horticulture
• NPTC CS30/CS31 chainsaw certification
• 360-rotating excavator trailer experience (category B
  
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We are committed to diversity and inclusion. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, gender, ethnicity, disability, or any other protected characteristic.