Gritting Operative

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services is seeking a Gritting Operative in Lewisham, London. The role involves operating a gritting hopper, delivering salt to various sites, and carrying out duties safely during the winter period.

The position is a fixed term contract with full-time hours. A full driving licence and the ability to work outdoors are required, with a company-provided benefits scheme available.

Qualifications

• Must enjoy working outdoors and in varying weather conditions.
• Able to work in a flexible and agile environment.
• Comfortable using a smartphone and digital tools for tasks and updates.
• Hold a full UK driving licence and be prepared to drive company vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Drive a company vehicle with a gritting hopper to assigned sites.
• Fill van with rock salt for distribution.
• Perform duties safely and in a timely manner.
• Gr t sites within regional area during winter season.

Skills

Outdoor work

Flexibility

Smartphone literacy

Full driving licence

Job description

Better places, thriving communities.

Job title: Gritting Operative

Rate of pay: £26 per hour

Position type: Fixed Term Contract

Type of employment: Full time

Contractual hours: Zero hour contract

Location: Lewisham, Lewisham, London, Greater London, England SE13 7RY

Mitie Landscapes has an exciting opportunity for a Gritting only Operative to join our team at the UK's market leading FM company. Reporting to the Contracts Manager, you will be supporting Winter Services, carrying out gritting on various sites, throughout the Winter period ensuring you deliver the exceptional every day.

You will be responsible for

• Driving a company vehicle with a gritting hopper
• Filling your van with rock salt to distribute
• Completing your duties in a safe and timely manner
• Gritting various sites within your regional area

What We Are Looking For

• A passion for working outdoors.
• Prepared to work in an agile and flexible working environment.
• A good understanding of smartphone technology.
• Full driving licence

Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.

Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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