Grounds Maintenance Operative

Parkwood Holdings Limited; Walsall; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Glendale as a Grounds Maintenance Operative in Walsall, where you'll perform vital outdoor tasks promoting green practices. With competitive pay and job security in one of the UK's leading green space management firms, you'll also benefit from career growth and comprehensive training.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Incremental annual leave

Access to BenefitHub employee discount portal

Free gym membership for you and a nominated person

Employee health cash plan

Pension scheme

Company sick pay

Career progression opportunities

Training and development programs

Qualifications

• Experience with driving light commercial vehicles and towing trailers is desirable.
• Previous experience in grounds maintenance and horticultural tasks is desirable, but training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Perform grounds maintenance tasks including mowing, strimming, renovation, and hedge trimming.
• Additional tasks include sports markings, hedge cutting, and hard surface spraying operations.

Skills

Reliability

Conscientiousness

Can-do attitude

Willingness to learn

Education

Full, clean driving license

PA1 and PA6 spraying license

Job description

Grounds Maintenance Operative Walsall

Walsall WS3 2DL

Full time, fixed term, 45 hours per week, £12.60 p/h

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 working on a variety of sites across the region.

Most importantly, you will be joining a company that offers valuable career prospects and invests in its people.

Who are we?

Glendale, a winner of BALI Employer of the Year, has revenues of £45 million.

We are one of the largest green space management service providers in the UK, specializing in tree care, grounds maintenance, and landscaping. For more information, visit www.glendale-services.co.uk. We are committed to green practices and have been at the forefront of green services since 1989, providing innovative solutions for green environment management and maintenance.

Who are you?

Applicants must hold a full, clean driving license. Experience with driving light commercial vehicles and towing trailers is desirable. Reliability, conscientiousness, a can-do attitude, and willingness to learn are essential. Ability to work independently is required. A PA1 and PA6 spraying license are preferable. Previous experience in grounds maintenance, horticultural tasks, and use of handheld machinery is desirable, but full training will be provided.

A glimpse into the role:

Performing grounds maintenance such as mowing large grassed areas, strimming, blowing, line marking, renovation, hedge trimming, and general shrub bed maintenance. Additional tasks include sports markings, hedge cutting, and hard surface spraying operations.

What can Glendale offer you?

• Competitive salary
• Incremental annual leave
• Access to BenefitHub employee discount portal
• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person
• Employee health cash plan
• Pension scheme
• Company sick pay
• Career progression opportunities
• Training and development programs

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We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer and are committed to inclusion and diversity.

If interested, apply early to avoid disappointment, as interviews will be held throughout the process. If you do not receive a response within 21 days, please assume your application was unsuccessful.