Ground Maintenance Operative

Manpower; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Grounds Maintenance Operative based in Abingdon, offering a pay rate of £13.62 - £14.21 per hour depending on experience. This temporary role has potential for permanence and provides extensive training, ensuring safety while working outdoors on various landscaping tasks.

Benefits

Access to Manpower Rewards

Access to the MyPath upskilling programme

Possible permanent opportunities

Weekly pay

Qualifications

• Hold a full valid UK Driving License.
• Experience in a similar Grounds Maintenance role is desirable.
• Capable of using a range of equipment and hand tools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high-quality grounds maintenance service.
• Conduct day-to-day maintenance and safety checks on all equipment.
• Perform activities such as grass cutting, strimming, and hedge pruning.

Skills

Physically fit

Safety conscious mindset

Experience in a busy team

Willingness to learn

Tools

Strimmer's

Backpack blowers

Push mowers

Job description

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Grounds Maintenance Operative
Shift Times: 07:30-16:00 Monday - Friday
Pay Rate: £13.62 - £14.21 depending on experience
Location: OX14 3DB- Abingdon

This is a temporary position with the possibility of going permanent

Manpower are looking for Grounds Maintenance Operatives to work for our client based out of Abingdon. Working in this role you will be responsible for the delivery of a high-quality ground's maintenance service to a range of clients throughout the local area. Working within a team you will be responsible for a range of activities from grass cutting, strimming, hedge pruning, flower bed maintenance too name a few. You will need to ensure a safe working environment is always maintained and carry out day to day maintenance and safety checks on all equipment.

The training offered includes on-the-job training and standard induction for best practice.

To succeed, you will need:

• To be physically fit and able to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Hold a full valid UK Driving License
• Willingness to learn & open to training.
• Safety conscious mindset is key.
• Capable of working safely using a range of equipment and hand tools (e.g. strimmer's, backpack blowers, push mowers etc.)
• Experience in working in a busy team and providing a high-quality service.
• Experience in a similar Grounds Maintenance role is desirable.

You can look forward to the following benefits:

• Access to Manpower Rewards (Discounts on adventure days)
• Access to the MyPath upskilling programme
• Possible permanent opportunities for the right candidate
• Weekly pay

About our client:

You will work for a company that genuinely cares and has a strong Sustainability Strategy with a focus on responsibility at the heart of their three pillars of People, Planet and Performance. Our client is Europe's leading provider of soft landscaping services and landscape creation projects. As the top soft landscaping provider in the UK, they offer a comprehensive range of services, including professional open space management, soft landscaping design and build, tree surgery, civil engineering, outdoor facilities management, biodiversity management, and waterways management.