Grounds Maintenance Operative

Overview

Mobile grounds operative delivering landscaping, mowing, pruning and litter control.

Key Responsibilities

• safety compliance
• record keeping
• maintenance checks
• ride‑on mover
• grass cutting
• weed control

Tasks

-You will be required to ensure that all works, and safety procedures are followed, and record keeping is accurate and to undertake routine maintenance checks of plant, equipment, and machinery. -Ride on movers, hedge cutter, leaf blowers -Carrying out grass cutting, shrub pruning, weed control and the removal of litter

Requirements

• nvq2
• pa1/pa6
• excavator
• chainsaw
• customer service
• driving licence

What You Bring

-NVQ Level 2 in horticulture -PA1 and PA6 qualifications in pesticides -Proactive approach to following procedure -360 rotating excavator Trailers –B+E -Excellent customer service and communication skills -NPTC CS30,31 Chainsaw -Willingness to work as part of a team. -Previous experience in a similar ground’s maintenance, environmental services, or estates cleaning role. -Full UK Driving Licence

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Benefits

-37 hour per week -A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies. -Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. -32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks. -Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%) -2 paid half days volunteering per year. -Training will be given to successful applicants in all aspects of the job description. -Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme. -We offer a competitive salary of £25,200 per annum (£13.10 per hour). -Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme. -Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more. -Salary Finance - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility. -Access of up to £150 annually through the ‘Learning for life’ scheme.

About Onward Homes

-Typical projects range from sheltered housing and supported-living schemes to large affordable-homes estates in partnership with Homes England. -Specialist areas include residential development and community infrastructure regeneration in post-industrial estates. -It earned a Neighbourhood Transformation Award for Hattersley/Mottram’s regeneration and tackled complex estates like Runcorn and Whitefield.

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