Grounds Maintenance Operative

Platform Housing Group; Market Harborough; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Pension up to 12%

Medicash health plan

Job summary

Platform Property Care in Market Harborough is seeking an experienced Grounds Maintenance Operative to join the team. You will maintain outdoor spaces, operate grass maintenance machinery, trim hedges, plant, weed and tidy estate grounds across our area.

Applicants should have grounds maintenance experience, a full UK driving licence, and be comfortable working outdoors in all weather. This is a permanent, year-round role with a patient, community-focused approach.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence is essential as the role is mobile.
• Grounds maintenance experience in landscaped and communal areas.
• PA1/PA6 spraying certificates are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain landscaped and communal green areas to a high standard.
• Carry out tractor and pedestrian grass maintenance, brush cutting, hedge cutting, shrub pruning, planting, weeding and litter picking.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Driving licence

PA1/PA6 certificates

Job description

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 Market Harborough 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 will 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 will 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 will have a good Health & Safety knowledge
• You 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.

If you have grounds maintenance experience and this sounds like the ideal role for you then we'd love to hear from you!

This role is mobile, so it is essential you have a current valid driving licence.

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