Grounds Maintenance Operative

Parkwood Holdings Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Grounds Maintenance Operative, where you will work outdoors on various sites while contributing to green space management. This role offers valuable career prospects and extensive training opportunities. You will perform essential tasks like mowing, hedge trimming, and maintaining sports grounds, ensuring a vibrant and well-kept environment. With a commitment to employee development and a range of attractive perks, this position is perfect for those who are motivated, reliable, and eager to learn. Embrace the chance to grow in a supportive and inclusive workplace.

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

• Must hold a full, clean driving licence.
• Experience in grounds maintenance and horticultural tasks is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform grounds maintenance tasks including mowing, strimming, and hedge trimming.
• Execute sports markings and hard surface spraying operations.

Skills

Grounds Maintenance

Horticultural Tasks

Driving Light Commercial Vehicles

Handheld Machinery

Reliability

Can-Do Attitude

Tools

Mowers

Strimmers

Blowers

Hedge Trimmers

Job description

Grounds Maintenance Operative Greenwich

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 a variety of sites across the region.

Most importantly, you will be joining a company that offers valuable career prospects and invests 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 the core of everything we do. Since 1989, we have been at the forefront of green services provision, offering innovative solutions for green environment management and maintenance.

Who are you?

Applicants must hold a full, clean driving licence. Experience driving light commercial vehicles and towing trailers is desirable. Reliability, conscientiousness, a can-do attitude, willingness to learn, and the ability to work independently are essential. Previous experience in grounds maintenance, horticultural tasks, and handheld machinery is desirable, but full training will be provided.

A glimpse into the role awaiting you

Performing grounds maintenance including mowing large grassed areas, strimming, blowing, line marking, renovation, hedge trimming, and general shrub bed maintenance. Tasks also include sports markings, hedge cutting, and hard surface spraying operations.

What can Glendale offer you?

• Competitive salary
• Incremental annual leave
• Access to BenefitHub, our employee discount portal, offering discounts on travel, high street shopping, supermarkets, gift cards, cinema tickets, leisure activities, and daily expenses
• 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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If you're interested in applying, we recommend doing so promptly to avoid disappointment, as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note, if you haven't received a response within 21 days, your application was likely unsuccessful.