Grounds Maintenance Operative

Parkwood Holdings Limited; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Grounds Maintenance Operative in Loughborough! This role offers a chance to work outdoors while maintaining green spaces across various sites. You will be part of a team that values career development and invests in its people. Responsibilities include mowing, hedge trimming, and general maintenance tasks. With competitive salary and benefits like gym memberships and training opportunities, this position is perfect for those who are motivated and enjoy working in a dynamic environment.

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

• Experience in grounds maintenance and horticultural tasks is desirable.
• Full, clean driving license is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform grounds maintenance tasks like mowing, strimming, and hedge trimming.
• Undertake additional duties such as sports markings and hard surface spraying.

Skills

Horticultural tasks

Driving light commercial vehicles

Handheld machinery use

Reliability

Can-do attitude

Job description

Grounds Maintenance Operative Loughborough

Full Time 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 believes in investing 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. You should be reliable, conscientious, and have a can-do attitude with a willingness to learn. Ability to work independently is essential. Previous experience in grounds maintenance, horticultural tasks, and handheld machinery use is desirable, but full training will be provided.

A glimpse into the role awaiting you

You will undertake grounds maintenance tasks such as mowing large grassed areas, strimming, blowing, line marking, renovation, hedge trimming, and general shrub bed maintenance. Additional duties include sports markings, hedge cutting, and hard surface spraying operations.

What can Glendale offer you?

• Competitive salary
• Incremental annual leave
• Access to BenefitHub employee discount portal
• 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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