Grounds Maintenance Operative

Platform Housing Group; Darley Hillside; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Basic salary £28,512 per annum

Permanent contract

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Pension contribution up to 12%

Medicash health plan

Job summary

Platform Property Care is seeking Grounds Maintenance Operatives to keep landscaped and communal greens in top condition around our estates in Matlock. This permanent, year‑round role offers a stable schedule and the chance to make a visible difference in local communities.

You will be part of a friendly team, require a full UK driving licence, and work outdoors in all weather with suitable uniform provided. Competitive benefits include pension and healthcare.

Qualifications

• Youll have a full UK driving licence – essential for a mobile role.
• Motivated and passionate about making a difference to external landscapes; enjoy outdoor work.
• Friendly and approachable with good communication skills; works well in a community setting.
• Experience with grounds maintenance and use of plant/machinery is preferred, ideally with local authorities or housing associations.
• PA1 and PA6 spraying qualifications would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Maintain landscaped and communal green areas to a high standard around estates.
• Carry out tractor and pedestrian grass maintenance, hedge cutting, shrub pruning, planting, weeding and litter picking.
• Commit to year‑round maintenance as part of a permanent contract.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Outdoor work

Team player

Education

PA1 spraying certificates

PA6 spraying certificates

Job description

Calling all Grounds Maintenance Operatives in Matlock

Love working outdoors and take pride in creating great-looking spaces?

Platform Property Care are looking for an experienced Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join our friendly team based in Matlock.

This is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy permanent, year-round employment, excellent benefits, and a role where you can make a visible difference to local communities every day. If you enjoy working outdoors, take pride in maintaining high standards, and want to be part of a hardworking team, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll be doing:

You'll 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 (£13.66 per hour)
• 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

What we're looking for:

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 Matlock depot.
• You'll 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.

Working pattern:

Enjoy shorter working weeks during the winter months with our annualised hours 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.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV's will be treated as a direct application.