Environmental Maintenance Operative

Tamworth Borough Council; Tamworth; In loco; GBP 27.000 - 30.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible working

Local Government pension scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Discounted gym membership

Payment of professional fees

Descrizione del lavoro

Tamworth Borough Council is seeking an Environmental Maintenance Operative to join Street Scene in Tamworth. You will perform cleansing and grounds maintenance tasks to high standards, including bin emptying, grass cutting and pruning, working alongside an established team.

Applicants must have a full UK driving licence and be able to work five days out of seven with occasional weekend hours. The role is on-site in Tamworth with a comprehensive benefits package and pension scheme.

Competenze

• Must have experience in street cleansing and grounds maintenance.
• Full driving licence is essential.
• Working five days out of seven with early starts and weekend shift when required.

Mansioni

• Carry out cleansing duties including bin emptying, jet washing and graffiti removal.
• Perform grounds maintenance such as grass cutting and hedge pruning.
• Work on castle grounds and Town team tasks as part of Street Scene.

Conoscenze

Street cleansing

Grounds maintenance

Formazione

Full UK driving licence

Descrizione del lavoro

Located in the heart of Staffordshire, Tamworth is a vibrant and well connected borough with a rich heritage and a growing population of over 77,000. With strong transport links, an evolving town centre, green spaces, leisure and cultural attractions, it is a great place to live and work. Working for Tamworth Borough Council means making a real difference for local people, as part of a skilled and ambitious workforce supported to do its best in a positive and empowering environment.

Street Scene delivers street cleansing and grounds maintenance across the Borough. With modern, efficient working practices we have a multi-skilled workforce which delivers an integrated service. We are looking for a committed individual to contribute to the service and further improve the local environmental quality within Tamworth.

Essential requirements

As part of Street Scene, you will be required to provide the full range of both cleansing and grounds maintenance duties in accordance with agreed standards of service delivery and customer care. This will include the use and operation of various vehicles (for which a full driving license is essential), plant and equipment; training will be provided.

Typical operations include, bin emptying, fly tipping removal, jet washing and graffiti removal, grass cutting, hedge cutting, and pruning. Operatives will also be required to undertake cleansing duties within the castle grounds and working in the Town team. We are seeking an individual experienced in street cleansing and grounds maintenance to work alongside an established team.

Applicants must be able to work five days out of seven. Working hours are 07:30–15:30 Monday to Thursday and 07:30–15:00 on Friday. Applicants must also be available to work one weekend in seven, from 06:00–10:00 on both Saturday and Sunday, under a banked hours scheme.

We have an extensive benefits package including flexible working, a non-contributory health scheme, Local Government pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, discounted gym membership, and payment of professional fees (where applicable), for further details please refer to the application information document on our website.

Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, right to work in the UK check and medical clearance.

Environmental Maintenance Operative

Company: Tamworth Borough Council

Salary: £27,274 to £29,542 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Tamworth, B79 7BZ

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Temporary

Posting date: 12 Nov 2026

Closing date: 26 Nov 2026

Closing date: 29 November 2026

Interviews week commencing 10 December 2026

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