Grounds & Garden Care Specialist

Riverside Group; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Group is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative in Leicester to carry out maintenance across landscaped areas owned by the Group. The role covers grass cutting, hedge trimming, litter picking and general upkeep of outdoor spaces.

You will join a team that values reliability, safety and customer service. Essential requirements include grounds maintenance experience, the ability to perform manual work, a clean driving licence and good IT skills.

Qualifications

• Environmental Services / grounds maintenance experience.
• Ability to undertake manual work.
• Customer focussed with excellent communication skills.
• Clean driving licence
• Basic IT skills including Microsoft Office.
• Excellent team player who can work flexibly to meet business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Undertake general maintenance to hard and soft landscaped areas owned by the Group, including grass cutting, hedge trimming, litter picking, clearing leaves and shrub bed cultivations.
• Provide a rapid flexible response to the removal of fly tipping, rubbish removal and graffiti removal.
• Maintain safe working practices at all times when utilising appropriate hand tools and machinery.
• Report health, safety and environmental breaches and issues to the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor in line with the agreed escalation route.
• Apply ‘Our Riverside Way’ within the environmental offer by delivering excellent levels of customer service at all times.
• Provide community insight, reporting any environmental issues, community safety or resident feedback to the Environmental Supervisor as appropriate and in line with the agreed escalation route.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Manual work

Customer focus

Driving licence

IT skills

Team player

Education

Horticultural course

Job description

Riverside Group is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative in Leicester to carry out maintenance across landscaped areas owned by the Group. The role covers grass cutting, hedge trimming, litter picking and general upkeep of outdoor spaces.

You will join a team that values reliability, safety and customer service. Essential requirements include grounds maintenance experience, the ability to perform manual work, a clean driving licence and good IT skills.