Grounds Maintenance Operative

TN United Kingdom; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Grounds Maintenance Operative in a beautiful outdoor setting. This role involves maintaining a stunning 24-acre site, ensuring its pristine condition for visitors and the local community. You will work with a dedicated team, operating various groundskeeping tools and enhancing the landscape. The company values diversity and inclusivity, offering a supportive culture along with attractive benefits such as a contributory pension scheme, annual bonuses, and health and wellbeing plans. If you are passionate about groundskeeping and enjoy working outdoors, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary)

Contributory pension scheme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Family Friendly policy

Access to savings at High Street brands

£20 contribution to gym membership

Health and wellbeing plan

Employee Volunteering

Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary

Employee discounts on insurance policies

Qualifications

• Experience in groundskeeping and operating various tools.
• Knowledge of gardening techniques and health and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a picturesque 24-acre site for visitors and community.
• Ensure tennis courts, cricket pitch, and playing fields are immaculate.

Skills

Groundskeeping

Operating mowers

Hedge cutting

Knowledge of plants

Health and safety practices

Education

Drivers Licence

Basic IT knowledge

Tools

Tractors

Hedge cutters

Strimmers

Trailers

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28.04.2025

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Job Description:

Grounds Maintenance Operative

• Maintain an impressive site of 24 acres.
• The chance to work in a beautiful and dynamic outdoor setting.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Grounds person to join our Facilities Team at NFU Mutual. Join our dedicated team maintaining a picturesque 24-acre site known for it’s pristine condition. We pride ourselves on creating an inviting and well-kept environment for visitors, employees, and the community.

We are seeking a hardworking and reliable Grounds person to help maintain and enhance the landscape of our expansive site.
Alongside our expansive lawns, we also have tennis courts, cricket pitch, bowling green and playing fields on our site that require to be kept in immaculate condition as these are also used by our local community.

We require someone who is flexible and understands that some tasks required will be determined by seasons, weather and UK daylight saving time.

This role is based in our Tiddington Head Office, just outside Stratford-Upon-Avon.

About you

You’ll be passionate about groundskeeping and take pride in maintaining beautiful landscapes. You’ll have experience in operating mowers (pedestrian and ride on), hedge cutters, strimmer’s, tractors and trailers. You’ll also have experience in groundskeeping and some knowledge of plants, gardening techniques with a proactive approach. You’ll have the ability to work independently and as part of a team. You’ll also have an understanding of health and safety practises related to grounds keeping.

To join our team, you’ll also have;

• Drivers Licence
• Basic IT knowledge (Microsoft packages such as Outlook and Excel)
• Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

Benefits and Rewards

When you join our team,you can expecta supportive cultureandanattractive range ofrewards and benefitsincluding:

• Salary of up to £25,500
• Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary)
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
• Health and wellbeing plan- cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance
• Employee Volunteering - volunteerin the community for one day each year
• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
• Life Assurance coverof 4 x salary
• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.

Working at NFU Mutual

We’reone of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 yearswe’veput our customers at the heart of everything we do.Ourpeopleare just as important to us.Wepride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and we're one of only 60 companies across the globe to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2024 award, and one of only 2 companies to receive the award for the ninth consecutive year. We were also named in the LinkedInTop 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.

Weoffer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow,andrecogniseand reward their contribution.Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them andtheircommunities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.