Grounds Maintenance Operative

Parkwood Holdings Limited; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Grounds Maintenance Operative, where you'll work outdoors and contribute to maintaining beautiful green spaces. This role offers a chance to develop your skills in horticulture and grounds maintenance while enjoying a competitive salary and excellent benefits. With a commitment to career progression and employee development, you'll be part of a team that values hard work and dedication. If you have a can-do attitude and a passion for the outdoors, this opportunity is perfect for you. Don't miss out on the chance to grow your career in a supportive environment!

Benefits

Competitive salary

Incremental annual leave

Employee discount portal

Free gym membership

Employee health cash plan

Cycle to Work scheme

Pension scheme

Company sick pay

Career progression opportunities

Training and development

Qualifications

• Experience in grounds maintenance and horticultural tasks is desirable.
• Willingness to learn and work independently is essential.

Responsibilities

• Mowing large grassed areas and maintaining shrub beds.
• Undertaking sports markings and hedge trimming as needed.

Skills

Horticultural tasks

Driving light commercial vehicles

Handheld machinery operation

Reliability

Conscientiousness

Can-do attitude

Education

Full, clean driving licence

Tools

Mowers

Strimmers

Blowers

Job description

Grounds Maintenance Operative | East Anglia

Full Time 40 Hours Per Week

Are you highly motivated? Do you enjoy working outdoors? Are you enthusiastic and hardworking?

If you identify with the above, this role was made for you!

At Glendale, we have a great new opportunity for a Grounds Maintenance Operative to join our Commercial team, working on various sites across the region.

Most importantly, you will be joining a company that offers valuable career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

Who are we?

Glendale, a winner of BALI Employer of the Year, has revenues of £45 million.

We are one of the largest green space management service providers in the UK, specialising in tree care, grounds maintenance, and landscaping. For more information, visit www.glendale-services.co.uk. We are a green business with "green thinking" at our core, leading in green services provision since 1989, offering innovative solutions for green environment management and maintenance.

Who are you?

You must hold a full, clean driving licence. Experience with driving light commercial vehicles and towing trailers is desirable. You should be reliable, conscientious, with a can-do attitude, willing to learn, and able to work independently. Previous experience in grounds maintenance, horticultural tasks, and handheld machinery is desirable, but full training will be provided.

A glimpse into your role

Your responsibilities include mowing large grassed areas, strimming, blowing, line marking, renovation, hedge trimming, and general shrub bed maintenance. You may also undertake sports markings, hedge cutting, and hard surface spraying operations.

What Glendale offers

• Competitive salary
• Incremental annual leave
• Access to BenefitHub employee discount portal
• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person
• Employee health cash plan
• Cycle to Work scheme (dependent on HMRC guidelines)
• Pension scheme
• Company sick pay
• Career progression opportunities
• Training and development

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We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer, committed to inclusion and diversity.

If you are interested in applying, we recommend doing so early to avoid disappointment, as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note, if you haven't received a response within 21 days, you can assume your application was unsuccessful this time.