Experienced Groundworker

AEJ Management; Colchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van provided

Fuel card

Auto-enrolment pension

22 days holiday + BH + birthday day

Job summary

AEJ Management is seeking an experienced Groundworker to join the team on a full-time basis. The role involves collecting from Colchester and then travelling UK-wide to cover allocated jobs, with the Chelmsford Head Office as a base for weekly rota tasks.

Applicants must live in Colchester and be willing to travel away, including overnight stays; night shifts may be required. A full driving licence and DBS check are part of the role, with a pay rate of £19 per hour rising to £20 after probation.

Qualifications

• Proven groundworks experience in the grounds maintenance sector.
• Ability to travel and stay away as required (hotel accommodation provided).
• CSCS Card required.
• Full driving licence with 0–6 points.
• Willingness to work day and night shifts as needed.
• Proactive attitude with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• General construction work in line with client requirements (paving, kerbing, foundations, drainage, surfacing, concreting, etc.).
• Ensure full compliance with health and safety policies on-site.
• Remedial tarmac and elastomac surface work.
• Deliver high-quality work meeting client expectations.
• Undertake additional duties as reasonably required.

Skills

Groundworks experience

Power tools

Hand lay patching

Potholing

CSCS Card

Height work

Full driving licence

Job description

AEJ Management are an expanding facilities management service company, who provide security guards, cleaners, groundworkers, maintenance and landscapers to retail, shopping, trade, leisure and business parks across the UK.

Within the business, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Groundworker to join the team on a full time basis.

This role will involve collection from your home location in Colchester (but using our Chelmsford Head Office as a base to complete your weekly rota/tasks) and then travelling across the UK to cover the various different allocated jobs.

Important information for applicants

• Applicants must currently live in Colchester as they would be getting collected locally.
• Due to the locations of our sites, this role will require flexibility to work away which may also involve overnight stays of up to 4 nights throughout the working week.
• Some of the work we do requires the groundwork teams to occasionaly work nightshift so applicants must be flexible to work both day or night shifts if required.
• Full driving licence required
• This role will also be subject to a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.

Benefits

Pay: £19 per hour, increasing to £20 per hour after probation

Hours: 48 per week (minimum with days/nights generally being a max of 10 hrs)

Vehicle: Company van provided along with fuel card

Pension: Auto-enrolment with Penfold Pensions

Hols: 22 days per year (plus BH) plus 1 extra day for the week of your birthday

What do I need to do…

As a Groundworker, you are responsible for:

• General construction work in line with client requirements, including paving, kerbing, installing bollards / machines / equipment, foundation work, drainage, finishing works, surfacing, concreting etc.
• Ensuring full compliance with company and on-site client health and safety policy and requirements.
• Remedial tarmac and elastomac surface work
• Delivering a high-quality work in line with company and client expectations.
• Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required

Experience Skills required:

• Minimum of 12 months experience of working in grounds maintenance field.
• Experience of using a range of power tools and equipment.
• Proven experience in hand lay patching or potholing surface operations using tarmac or elastomac.
• CSCS Card.
• Ability to work at heights.
• Full driving licence (with no more than 6 endorsement points)

This role will require working away from home on a planned basis. Hotel accommodation and subsistence allowance is provided in line with our Expense Policy.

What you need to show….

• Proven experience within the groundworking sector is required.
• A can do and pro-active attitude.
• Attention to detail.
• Organisation and planning skills.
• Verbal and listening communications skills.
• Self-motivated.
• Flexibility.
• A proactive stance regarding the decision-making process.
• A role model against the company's values and expectations.