Grounds Maintenance Operative

Platform Housing Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £28,512 per year

Permanent contract

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays + 5?

Pension contributions up to 12%

Medicash health & dental

Job summary

Platform Property Care, part of Platform Housing Group, is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative in Birmingham. You will maintain landscaped and communal areas to a high standard across our estates and surrounding areas, performing grass cutting, hedge work, pruning, planting and litter control.

This is a permanent, year-round role with a mobile element. A full UK driving licence is essential, and you should enjoy outdoor work in all weather. Training and PPE are provided as needed.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence – essential for a mobile role.
• Live within a reasonable commutable distance of Birmingham Depot.
• Outdoor work in all weather conditions with suitable uniform.
• Grounds maintenance experience in landscaped and communal areas.
• Experience with plant and machinery used in grounds maintenance would be beneficial.
• PA1/PA6 certificates are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain landscaped and communal green areas to a high standard.
• Carry out tractor and pedestrian grass maintenance, brush cutting and strimming.
• Hedge cutting, shrub pruning, planting and weeding.
• Weed control and litter picking across estates.
• Work safely and follow health & safety guidance.
• Be a team player and communicate effectively with colleagues and residents.

Skills

Team player

Hard working

Good communication

Outdoor work

UK driving licence

Education

PA1 spraying certificate

PA6 spraying certificate

Tools

Plant and machinery

Job description

Calling all Grounds Maintenance Operatives in Birmingham!

Platform Property Care has a permanent position for an experienced Grounds Maintenance Operative to join our Grounds Maintenance Team based in Birmingham providing high quality grounds maintenance and associated estates services there and the surrounding area.

What could you be doing?

You will be responsible for maintaining landscaped and communal green areas to a high standard in and around our estates. Your duties willinclude tractor and pedestrian grass maintenance, brush cutting/strimming, hedge cutting, shrub pruning, planting, weeding and weed control, and litter picking.

Working for Platform Property Care you will benefit from

• Basic salary of £28,512 per annum
• Permanent contract with work all year round
• 25 days holiday plus 8 paid bank holidays and option to buy up to 5 days leave per year
• Pension contribution scheme with employer contributions of up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
• Access to free healthcare and dental plan through Medicash

We want somebody who can:

A team player, you'll be hard working and keen to learn with a can-do attitude. You'll be working in the community, so you'll need to be friendly and approachable with good communication skills.

Some things we need from you:

• You'll be motivated and passionate about making a difference to our external landscape- you will love working outdoors and creating great looking environments for our customers
• You'll have a full UK driving licence – this is essential as it is a mobile role
• You will need to live within a reasonable commutable distance of our Birmingham Depot
• You will really enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions(suitable uniform provided)
• You'll have a good Health & Safety knowledge
• And have relevant and demonstrable grounds maintenance experience, including the use of appropriate plant and machinery, ideally for a local authority or housing association
• Plus if you also have gardening/horticultural skills, or qualifications including PA1 and PA6 spraying certificates this would be an advantage.

The working pattern for this role is a permanent annualised contract:

Summer (March – November) 42.5 hours a week Monday to Friday

Winter (December – February) 32.5 hours a week Monday to Thursday

Part of Platform Housing Group, Platform Property Care is a well-established property maintenance business. Working with us is more than just a job. We value the contribution that our colleagues make to our business; our vision is clear – we are growing fast, and we aim to achieve our plan through an engaged and highly skilled team.

This role is mobile, so it is essential you have a current valid driving licence. Unfortunately, we cannot progress applications from applicants who do not hold this.