Grounds Maintenance Operative

Platform Housing Group; Leicester, Matlock; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution up to 12%

Medicash health plan

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Job summary

Platform Housing Group is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative to join our Leicester-based team, delivering high quality grounds maintenance and estates services across our communities. This permanent, year-round role requires outdoor fitness and a positive, customer-focused approach.

You will perform tractor and pedestrian grass maintenance, hedge cutting, planting, litter picking and general landscape upkeep, with a reliable driving licence and a commitment to health and safety.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Live within commuting distance of Matlock depot.
• Health & safety awareness.
• Grounds maintenance experience with plant/machinery.
• PA1/PA6 spraying certificates advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain landscaped and communal green areas to a high standard.
• Carry out tractor and pedestrian grass maintenance, strimming and hedge cutting.
• Planting, pruning and weed control; litter picking as required.
• Ensure outdoor work is performed in all weather with appropriate PPE.
• Uphold health and safety standards and work as part of a team.

Skills

Driving licence

Job description

Grounds Maintenance Operative

Company: Platform Housing Group

Salary: £25,661 to £28,512 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: LE16 8HB

Job type: Permanent

Calling all Grounds Maintenance Operatives in Leicestershire!

Platform Property Care has a permanent position for an experienced Grounds Maintenance Operative to join our Grounds Maintenance Team based in Leicester 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 will include 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 Matlock 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.

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

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.

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