Grounds Maintenance Operative – Glasgow (Van & Tools Provided)

Sanctuary Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave (rising to 30)

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Employee Advice Service

Cycle to Work

Voluntary health plans

Wellbeing support

Staff Networks

Salary £26,442; progression to £27,833

Job summary

Sanctuary in Glasgow is seeking a Landscape Operative to join the Grounds Maintenance team. The role involves a 40-hour week from Monday to Friday, with a van and tools provided to carry out tasks across different schemes in Toryglen, Glasgow.

Daily duties include hard landscaping, weeding, hedge trimming, lawn mowing and pesticide applications. Training is provided and there are opportunities to progress within Sanctuary.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in grounds maintenance or a similar role where operating gardening machinery is required.
• Enthusiastic, well organised team player with good interpersonal skills.
• Some experience interpreting written instructions and maintaining simple written records.
• Must hold a full valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking grounds maintenance duties such as weeding, trimming hedges/bushes, lawn mowing, litter picking and applying pesticide treatments
• Ensuring tools and equipment such as hedge trimmers, strimmers and all relevant hand tools are maintained in good, workable condition and are operated within a safe manner
• Providing accurate and timely information on the progress of tasks, completing daily work records as appropriate
• Complying with health and safety requirements in accordance with supplier guidelines and assessments

Skills

Grounds maintenance experience

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Written instruction interpretation

UK driving licence

Tools

Hedge trimmers

Strimmers

Lawn mowing equipment

Pesticide application equipment

Job description

Sanctuary in Glasgow is seeking a Landscape Operative to join the Grounds Maintenance team. The role involves a 40-hour week from Monday to Friday, with a van and tools provided to carry out tasks across different schemes in Toryglen, Glasgow.

Daily duties include hard landscaping, weeding, hedge trimming, lawn mowing and pesticide applications. Training is provided and there are opportunities to progress within Sanctuary.