Grounds Maintenance Mentor And Driver

First Military Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension matching (6%)

29 days leave + BH

Westfield Health Cash Plan

Life assurance

Volunteering time

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

First Military Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for a Grounds Maintenance Mentor and Driver in Manchester. You will lead a mobile team across multiple sites, mentor operatives, and ensure safety and quality standards are met.

Ex-military candidates are encouraged, with driving duties involved and a strong focus on customer service and safety compliance. The role offers a stable day shift and benefits as part of a major housing association’s Clean Start Team.

Qualifications

• Ex-military leadership or mentoring experience preferred.
• Grounds maintenance experience or hands-on tool experience.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Solid understanding of health and safety and COSHH knowledge.
• Full driving licence required to drive company vans.
• Positive, can-do attitude with disciplined approach to work.
• Desirable: PA1/PA6 City & Guilds and chainsaw experience.
• Enhanced DBS certificate or willingness to apply.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a local grounds maintenance team on site; provide clear, constructive feedback to develop team skills.
• Ensure standards and targets are met and time on site is recorded.
• Work across contracted sites on grass cutting, weed spraying, leaf clearance, and tenancy clearance.
• Act on customer feedback to continuously improve service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Health & safety

Discipline & reliability

Education

None

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

JMB74 -Grounds Maintenance Mentor and Driver

Salary: From £30,387 per annum, depending on experience

Hours: 36.25 hours a week, Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm

Location: Mobile/field based across various sites in Manchester (Trafford), with occasional office attendance

Contract: Permanent, full time

First Military Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of our client, one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers, for a Grounds Maintenance Mentor and Driver to join their Clean Start Team.

We'd love to hear from ex-military candidates, especially former NCOs, section commanders, drivers and anyone who has led a small team.

This is a permanent, supervisory role where you will lead and mentor a local grounds maintenance team on site, give clear, constructive feedback to help them develop, and make sure standards and targets are met and time on site is recorded. Alongside the operatives, you'll work across contracted sites on grass cutting, weed spraying, clearing leaf fall, removing unwanted growth from trees and tenancy clearance, and you'll act on customer feedback to keep improving the service.

About you

• Ex-military preferred, with experience of leading, supervising or mentoring a team (junior or senior NCO experience is a strong fit)
• Relevant grounds maintenance experience, or practical, hands-on experience with tools and equipment
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Good understanding of health and safety regulations, and knowledge of COSHH legislation
• Full driving licence, as you will drive company fleet vans
• A positive, can-do attitude and a disciplined, reliable approach to the job
• Desirable: PA1 and PA6 City & Guilds, and chipping and chainsaw experience
• An Enhanced DBS certificate, or willingness to apply for one

What's on offer

• A salary from £30,387, in a role with real responsibility and the chance to develop others, just as you did in Service
• A stable Monday to Friday day shift, finishing at 4:00pm, with weekends and evenings your own
• An excellent pension, with the company doubling your contribution up to 6%
• 28 days' annual leave rising to 31 with length of service, plus bank holidays
• Westfield Health Cash Plan and non-contributory life assurance
• Up to 21 hours of paid volunteering time
• Lifestyle benefits and an Employee Assistance Programme
• A team-based, outdoor role with a clear mission: creating clean, safe communities that residents are proud to call home