Grounds Maintenance Operative

Glendale (UK) Limited; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership (location-based)

Employee health cash plan

Employee discounts

Pension scheme

Company sick pay

Career progression

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Glendale (UK) Limited in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative with a salary of £27,144.00 per annum. The role involves mowing, strimming, hedge work and general maintenance across sites in the South East team.

Training will be provided for grounds maintenance skills, horticulture and handheld machinery; a full, clean UK driving licence is required. Competitive benefits and career progression opportunities are offered by Glendale.

Qualifications

• Previous knowledge of grounds maintenance and horticulture is desirable; training will be provided.
• Previous experience with handheld machinery is desirable; full training will be given.
• The candidate must hold a full, clean UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking grounds maintenance work including mowing large grassed areas, strimming and hedge trimming.
• General maintenance to shrub beds, hedge cutting and applying surface sprays as required.

Skills

Reliable

Conscientious

Willingness to learn

Self-motivated

Grounds maintenance experience

Job description

VACANCY

Grounds Maintenance Operative - Hemel Hempstead

£27,144.00 P/A

Are you reliable? Are you hard working? Are you willing to learn?

If you identify with the above, this role was made for you!

At Glendale, we have a great new opportunity for Grounds Maintenance Operative to join our South East team in the Hemel Hempstead area

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 family owned company since 1989, is a market-leading, technology-focused, respected, environmental services provider. At the forefront of green service provision in the UK Glendale has revenues of over £65m and is proud to say we have been awarded the 2025 Pro Landscape Business Awards Supreme Winner and the BALI Employer Excellence Award Winner for 2025.

Activities throughout the UK include grounds management, arboriculture, landscaping, estate management, vegetation control, woodland management, supply and relocation of plants and semi-mature trees, winter services and the management of sports facilities.

Committed to the environment, Glendale is a Carbon Neutral business that seeks to improve the environment through our activities and go above and beyond to ensure that the planet is not adversely affected by our business. From ensuring local parks and open spaces are maintained to a high standard, to tree safety through our arboricultural teams, to saving mature trees through our Civic Tree business and ensuring sustainable design through our landscape architecture practice. Glendale offered the full range of landscape services from one unique source of professionals.

For more information visit www.glendale-services.co.uk.

The Opportunity

Undertaking grounds maintenance work including mowing large grassed areas, strimming, blowing, hedge trimming along with general maintenance to shrub beds. Hedge cutting and hard surface spraying operations.

Qualifications

Previous knowledge of Grounds Maintenance skills and horticulture are desirable, however training will be provided.

Previous experience of handheld machinery is desirable, however full training will be given.

The Grounds Maintenance Operative must hold a full, clean UK driving licence

The Person

• Reliable and conscientious
• A can do attitude
• A willingness to learn
• Ability to work on one's own initiative
• Previous experience of grounds maintenance work, horticultural tasks.

What can Glendale offer you?

• Competitive salary,
• Possible performance related bonus
• Incremental annual leave
• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person, depending on location
• Employee health cash plan
• Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending
• Pension scheme
• Company sick pay
• Genuine career progression
• Training and development opportunities

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