Grounds Maintenance Operative

Peabody; Oxford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in environmental services is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative to deliver high-quality grounds services. The role involves horticultural activities like planting, turf maintenance, and waste management. Candidates should have experience in horticulture, a full UK driving licence, and a proactive attitude towards working outdoors.

Benefits

Two additional paid volunteering days

Flexible benefits scheme

4 x salary life assurance

Up to 10% pension contribution

Qualifications

• Experience in horticulture.
• Full, clean UK driving licence.
• Demonstrated practical experience with powered equipment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assigned grounds maintenance works.
• Maintain estates and manage garden maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with waste management regulations.

Skills

Horticultural maintenance

Ability to work outdoors

Experience with powered equipment

Job description

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Your typical day could start with carrying out a program of assigned grounds maintenance works in line with published schedules. Then you might be carrying out a range of horticultural activities such as planting summer and winter beds, maintaining hedges, turf maintenance, weed spraying, weeding, and leafing, before heading off to ensure green waste is disposed of in line with company policy and waste management regulations.

As a Grounds Maintenance Operative, you’ll be providing a high quality, customer focused grounds service. With a particular focus on maintaining our estates, you’ll actively work in partnership with key colleagues to manage effective garden maintenance, developing and improving Peabody’s environmental services to residents and ensuring we take full account of residents’ needs.

You’re a people person who likes to get things done. You’ll enjoy working in an outdoors environment in all weather conditions and you’re first rate at general horticultural maintenance. To be successful in this role you’ll need to be on site five days a week.

Your role covers all aspects of environmental services and grounds maintenance. If you’re a seasoned professional within horticultural services, then we want to hear from you.

To be a success in this role, you’re:

• Able to work in all weathers and in an outdoor environment.
• Have a full, clean UK driving licence.
• Experienced in the field of horticulture.
• Able to demonstrate practical experience in the use of powered equipment.

A company van will be provided in order for you to undertake your duties.

Here are just a few of the benefits of working at Peabody:

• two additional paid volunteering days each year
• flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
• 4 x salary life assurance
• up to 10% pension contribution

This role will require a Basic DBS check. A Full UK driving licence is required.