Grounds Maintenance Operative

Parkwood Holdings Limited; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Glendale as a Grounds Maintenance Operative in Yorkshire, working across various sites in a full-time and fixed-term role. The position involves mowing, hedge trimming, and maintaining green spaces, with a strong emphasis on career development and training. Suitable candidates will have a clean driving licence and a positive attitude, with prior experience being a bonus.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Incremental annual leave

Access to BenefitHub 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

Qualifications

• Full, clean driving licence required.
• Experience driving light commercial vehicles and towing trailers is desirable.
• Experience with ride-on mowers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform grounds maintenance including mowing, strimming, hedge trimming, and other tasks.
• General shrub bed maintenance and sports markings.
• Hard surface spraying operations if PA1 and PA6 certifications are held.

Skills

Reliability

Can-do attitude

Willingness to learn

Job description

Grounds Maintenance Operative | York

Full Time, Fixed Term (Until approximately September 1st, with the possibility of becoming permanent)

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 in Yorkshire, working on a variety of sites across the region.

Most importantly, you will be joining a company that offers 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, specialising in tree care, 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, at the forefront of green services provision since 1989, offering innovative solutions for green environment management and maintenance.

Who are you?

Applicants must hold a full, clean driving licence. Experience driving light commercial vehicles and towing trailers is desirable.

Experience driving ride-on mowers is preferred. Applicants should be reliable, conscientious, have a can-do attitude, and a willingness to learn. Ability to work independently is essential. Previous experience with grounds maintenance, horticultural tasks, and handheld machinery is desirable, but full training will be provided.

A glimpse into the role awaiting you

Performing grounds maintenance including mowing large grassed areas, strimming, blowing, line marking, and renovation; hedge trimming; general shrub bed maintenance; sports markings; hedge cutting; and hard surface spraying operations.

Ideally, candidates will have experience with PA1 and PA6 spraying certifications.

What can Glendale offer you?

• Competitive salary
• Incremental annual leave
• Access to BenefitHub employee discount portal (discounts on travel, shopping, gift cards, cinema tickets, leisure activities, and daily expenses)
• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person
• Employee health cash plan
• Pension scheme
• Company sick pay
• Career progression opportunities
• Training and development

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If you are interested in applying, we recommend doing so promptly to avoid disappointment, as interviews will be held throughout the process. If you do not receive correspondence within 21 days, please assume your application was unsuccessful.