Cemetery Grounds Maintenance Technician

Manpower, Inc.; Northampton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Workwear & PPE provided

Healthcare & Wellbeing platform

Enhanced maternity and shared parental

Discounts on retail

Job summary

idverde is seeking experienced Cemeteries Grounds Maintenance Operatives in Northampton. You will handle grave preparation, excavation and backfilling, while maintaining tidy, respectful cemetery grounds for visitors and loved ones.

A full UK driving license is essential, and a safety-conscious, physically fit approach is required. The role is permanent, full-time, 37 hours weekly, Monday to Friday, with an 07:00–16:30 window.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Grounds Maintenance Operative, including grass cutting, strimming, hedge cutting and flower bed maintenance.
• A COTS (Cemetery Operatives Training Scheme) certification is beneficial but training can be provided.
• Full UK driving license is essential.
• Can-do attitude and safety-conscious mindset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, excavate and backfill graves.
• Oversee general maintenance of cemetery grounds to stay tidy and respectful for visitors.
• Uphold professionalism, dignity and care for the environment at all times.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Grass cutting

Hedge cutting

Flower bed maintenance

Full UK driving license

Safety-conscious

Physically fit

Can-do attitude

Education

COTS certification beneficial

Burial training beneficial

Tools

360 Excavator

Dumper

Job description

idverde is seeking experienced Cemeteries Grounds Maintenance Operatives in Northampton. You will handle grave preparation, excavation and backfilling, while maintaining tidy, respectful cemetery grounds for visitors and loved ones.

A full UK driving license is essential, and a safety-conscious, physically fit approach is required. The role is permanent, full-time, 37 hours weekly, Monday to Friday, with an 07:00–16:30 window.