Grounds Maintenance Operative

Iris Recruitment; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative to maintain high-quality service across a range of properties in Chelmsford. Responsibilities include performing maintenance tasks like grass cutting and hedge trimming, along with machine upkeep. The role requires good literacy and physical fitness, along with driving capability, and offers competitive salary and benefits including annual leave and healthcare options.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Healthcare cash plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Volunteering programme

Competitive pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Good literacy and numeracy at GCSE level or equivalent.
• Full, current manual driving licence.
• Experience operating grass cutting equipment.
• Physically fit for the demands of the job.

Responsibilities

• Deliver grounds maintenance service including grass cutting and hedge trimming.
• Maintain horticultural machinery, report defects.
• Comply with health and safety legislation.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Initiative

Horticultural equipment operation

Physical fitness

Education

GCSE or equivalent

Tools

Grass cutting equipment

Horticultural machinery

Job description

Grounds Maintenance Operative

£28,560

Chelmsford

Permanent,Full Time

Our client is looking for a Grounds Maintenance Operative who will deliver a high-quality effective grounds maintenance service within agreed timescales to all their properties in their Portfolio and their partnership agreements, including sheltered schemes, communal areas and individual properties, ensuring their land is maintained to a high standard to meet customer needs.

What you'll be doing

• Deliver a high-quality grounds maintenance service by undertaking tasks such as grass cutting, hedge trimming, weed control, litter picking, planting and minor tree works, as well as Undertake repairs and maintenance as required to fencing, gates and posts.

• Carry out basic maintenance, cleaning and safety checks of horticultural machinery, vehicles and tools, reporting any defects or unsafe machinery/tools to your line manager.

• Effectively deal with issues/enquiries reported from customers or colleagues, reporting to your line manager any which you are unable to resolve and attending customers’ meetings where necessary.

• Assist team colleagues, supervisors and managers as required, working as part of a larger team to contribute to the delivery of small repairs, empty homes and larger project works.

• Conduct all work to comply with current health and safety (H&S) legislation, including manual handling, working at heights and asbestos awareness, with method statements and risk assessments undertaken where appropriate.

What they are looking for

• Evidence of attainment of good literacy and numeracy at GCSE level or equivalent.

• Full, current manual driving licence.

• Physically fit and able to carry out the demands of the job and prepared to work in all weathers.

• Experience of operating grass cutting equipment and other horticultural machinery.

• Ability to use own initiative to organise work to ensure delivery of efficient service whilst working safely at all times.

Benefits

• The salary for this post will be £28,560Per Annum.

• Learning and development opportunities

• Healthcare cash plan

• Robust employee reward and recognition programme

• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme

• Volunteering programme

• Competitive pension scheme

• 25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays and 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year.

• 37 hours per week - employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager, taking account of business need.