Greenspace Operative One

Totally Local Company; Stockport; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lifestyle Benefits

Cycle to Work Scheme

NEST Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Continuous Professional Development

Job summary

Totally Local Company is seeking a Greenspace Operative 1 at Bruntwood Park, Cheadle Hulme to maintain parks, countryside areas, highway verges and public spaces to a high horticultural standard. DBS check required.

Roles involve mowing, pruning, planting, weed control, turf management, and maintaining sports facilities. Seasonal hours apply with a 37-hour week; permanent contract and ongoing development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering Grounds Maintenance or related work
• Knowledge and understanding of horticultural standards, working methods and equipment deployed within Parks and grounds maintenance.
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to communicate with people
• Understands and actively supports Totally Local Company Ltd diversity and equality policy.
• Ability to maintain high quality horticultural features
• To meet Totally Local Company Ltd standard of attendance.

Responsibilities

• General maintenance of all green areas including parks, countryside parks, highway verges, landscaped areas, planted areas, council properties, recreation areas, cemeteries, schools and other public amenities, high profile lawn areas, fine turf and sports turf, horticultural features.
• Carry out high quality horticultural operations including hand weeding, weed spraying, application of pesticides and fertilisers, mowing grass, pruning, hedge cutting, planting, seeding, turfing, leaf removal and setting out bedding in accordance with design specification and other associated horticultural duties.
• Erect, dismantle and maintain recreational and sports facilities including goal posts and other recreational equipment. Mark out and maintain markings on sports facilities to specified standards and be required to undertake pavilion duties.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Horticultural standards

Own initiative

Communication

Diversity policy

High quality features

Attendance standards

Job description

Reference: 313136

No. of Vacancies: 1

Location: Bruntwood Park, Cheadle Hulme

Salary: £25,614 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week (seasonal hours)

Contract Type: Permanent

At Totally Local Company an opportunity has arisen for an Greenspace Operative 1 who possess' a professional demeanour, sound judgement and integrity to join our parks team.

A DBS check will be required for this role.

Successful candidates are to undertake Grounds maintenance and horticultural duties in the following areas:

Parks including countryside parks, green areas including highway verges, landscaped areas, planted areas, council properties, recreation areas, cemeteries, schools and other public amenity areas.

You are required to undertake general maintenance duties in the following areas:

General maintenance of all green areas including parks, countryside parks, highway verges, landscaped areas, planted areas, council properties, recreation areas, cemeteries, schools and other public amenities, high profile lawn areas, fine turf and sports turf, horticultural features.

You are to carry out high quality horticultural operations including hand weeding, weed spraying, application of pesticides and fertilisers, mowing grass, pruning, hedge cutting, planting, seeding, turfing, leaf removal and setting out bedding in accordance with design specification and other associated horticultural duties.

You will also be required to erect, dismantle and maintain recreational and sports facilities including goal posts and other recreational equipment. Mark out and maintain markings on sports facilities to specified standards and be required to undertake pavilion duties.

Skills and experience

• Experience in delivering Grounds Maintenance or related work
• Knowledge and understanding of horticultural standards, working methods and equipment deployed within Parks and grounds maintenance.
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to communicate with people
• Understands and actively supports Totally Local Company Ltd diversity and equality policy.
• Ability to maintain high quality horticultural features
• Understands and actively supports Totally Local Company Ltd diversity and equality policy.
• To meet Totally Local Company Ltd standard of attendance.

Benefits

• Lifestyle Benefits - we provide access to huge discounts on a variety of retailers and services, through our lifestyle benefits website.
• Cycle to Work Scheme - enabling you to get the bike of your choice (between £100 and £1000), with Tax and NI savings of up to 32%.
• NEST Pension Scheme - 6.5% employer contribution if eligible.
• Life Assurance - three times your basic salary
• Keen to progress? - we're committed to providing you with Continuous Professional Development.