Grounds Maintenance Operative

Parkwood Holdings Limited; Stockport; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in green space management is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative in Stockport. This full-time role involves a variety of maintenance tasks across multiple sites, with comprehensive training provided. Competitive salary, career progression, and benefits like a free gym membership ensure a supportive environment for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Incremental annual leave

Access to BenefitHub for employee discounts

Free gym membership for employee and a nominated person

Employee health cash plan

Pension Scheme

Company sick pay

Career progression

Training and development

Qualifications

• Full, clean driving licence required.
• Experience with grounds maintenance work and horticultural tasks is desirable.
• Ability to work on their own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking grounds maintenance work including mowing and strimming.
• Performing sports markings, hedge cutting, and general maintenance.
• Using handheld machinery for maintenance tasks.

Skills

Reliability

Conscientiousness

Can-do attitude

Willingness to learn

Job description

Grounds Maintenance Operative | Stockport

Full Time (Fixed term until the end of Oct 25)

40 hours p/w

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 team at Stockport 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. Winner of the 2025 Supreme Award and 2025 Pro Landscaper Business Award Grounds Maintenance Company of the Year.

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?

• Competitive salary
• Incremental annual leave
• Access to BenefitHub, our employee discount portal offering discounts on travel bookings, high street & supermarket shops, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, and support for your daily expenses
• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person
• Employee health cash plan
• Pension Scheme
• Company sick pay
• Career progression
• 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 recommend doing so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment, as interviews will be held throughout the process. If you have not received correspondence within 21 days, please assume your application was unsuccessful.