Grounds Maintenance Operative

Parkwood Holdings Limited; St Albans; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in green space management is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative in St Albans. The role involves outdoor work, maintaining various sites, and requires a full driving licence. The company offers career prospects and training opportunities.

Benefits

Incremental annual leave

Employee discount portal

Free gym membership

Employee health cash plan

Cycle to Work scheme

Pension Scheme

Company sick pay

Training and development

Qualifications

• Experience in grounds maintenance work is desirable.
• Experience driving light commercial vehicles and towing trailers is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking grounds maintenance work including mowing, strimming, and hedge trimming.
• General maintenance to shrub beds and sports markings.

Skills

Reliability

Conscientiousness

Can-do attitude

Willingness to learn

Initiative

Education

Full, clean driving licence

Tools

Handheld machinery

Job description

Grounds Maintenance Operative (026490) St. Albans, England

Salary: GBP25494.5 - GBP25494.5 per annum

Grounds Maintenance Operative |St Albans

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 at working on a variety of sites across the region.

And most importantly, you will be joining a company that can offer 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.

Glendale is one of the largest green space management service providers in the UK and specialises in tree care and management, 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. We have been at the forefront of green services provision since 1989 and offer innovative solutions for the management and maintenance of the green environment.

Who are you?

Applicants must hold a full, clean driving licence and experience of driving light commercial vehicles and towing trailers is desirable. Applicants must be reliable and conscientious, have a can-do attitude and willingness to learn with the ability to work on their own initiative. Previous experience of grounds maintenance work, horticultural tasks and use of handheld machinery is desirable but full training will be given.

A Glimpse into the Role awaiting You

Undertaking grounds maintenance work including mowing large grassed areas, strimming, blowing, line marking and renovation, hedge trimming along with general maintenance to shrub beds. Sports markings, hedge cutting and hard surface spraying operations.

What can Glendale offer you?

Incremental annual leave

Access to BenefitHub our employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street & supermarket shops, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and help with your day to day spending

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

Training and development

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We are proud to be Equal Opportunity employers and are committed to inclusion and diversity

If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.