Grounds Maintenance Operative

We are looking to expand our grounds maintenance department and currently have vacancies for Grounds Maintenance Operatives. You will report in the first instance to your Team Leader, working as part of a team, responsible for its own contracts which include schools, commercial properties, and sports clubs.

Grounds Maintenance Operative Duties will include:

• Grass cutting (ride-on and pedestrian mowers)
• Hedge cutting
• Strimming
• Shrub pruning and weed control.

Experience of driving grounds machinery will be advantageous such as zero turn scags, Ransome Highway triples and small horticultural tractors. The ability to tow trailers is desirable.

Benefits include:

• Staff uniform
• Free on-site staff car park
• 28 Holidays per year (including bank holidays)
• Pension Scheme

As a large number of our contracts are with educational establishments, the applicant must pass DBS certification (Disclosure and Barring Service).