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Fixed Term Grounds Maintenance Operative

Parks for London

Lewisham

On-site

GBP 20,000 - 25,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

A leading company in green services is offering seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative positions in Lewisham from April to September 2025. Successful applicants will engage in grass cutting, hedge pruning, and various grounds maintenance tasks, with training provided for newcomers. Competitive salary and benefits such as a free gym membership and career progression opportunities are included.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Generous annual leave
Free gym membership
Employee health cash plan
Employee discount portal
Cycle to Work scheme
Pension Scheme
Company sick pay
Career progression
Training and development

Qualifications

  • Experience in grounds maintenance or parks environment desirable.
  • Driving license is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Duties include grass cutting, hedge pruning, and litter clearance.
  • Seasonal bedding planting and maintenance operations.

Skills

Customer Care
Motivation

Job description

GROUNDS MAINTENANCE OPERATIVES X5

Lewisham SE London

This is an outstanding career opportunity with a market leader providing green services to private and public sector businesses.

The Opportunity

  • Seasonal grounds maintenance operative positions are available for a fixed term period from April until the end of September 2025.

  • Duties to include grass cutting, using ride on and pedestrian mowers, brush cutters, shrub bed maintenance including weeding, hedge pruning using powered equipment and hand tools, litter clearance, seasonal bedding planting and other grounds maintenance-related operations.

The Person

  • Highly motivated, well presented individuals with excellent customer care skills and a ‘can do attitude’.

  • Experience of working in a grounds maintenance or parks environment is desirable, internal training for the role will be provided for the successful candidates.

  • A driving licence is essential for this role.

What can Glendale offer you?

  • Competitive salary

  • Generous annual leave

  • Free gym membership for you and a nominated person

  • Employee health cash plan

  • Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending

  • Cycle to Work scheme

  • Pension Scheme

  • Company sick pay

  • Career progression

  • Training and development

Glendale is a well established business that is continuously growing. Successful applicants can look forward to joining a company that can offer career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

How to Apply

If you feel like you could bring some fresh ideas to the table we want to hear from you.

Please apply with a letter of application and CV to lewisham@glendale-services.co.uk

Closing Date

  • Application for this position closes on Friday 11th April 2025.

About Glendale

Glendale is one of the largest green space management service providers in the UK and specialises in tree care and management, grounds maintenance and landscaping. For more information visit www.glendale-services.co.uk.

Follow us on Twitter @GlendaleUK

If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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