Grounds Maintenance Operative - Integrated Weed Management Tech/Sweeper Driver

Parkwood Holdings Limited; Crawley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading green space management company offers a full-time position for Grounds Maintenance Operative at Gatwick Airport. Candidates will undertake various outdoor tasks while supporting environmental initiatives. This role includes opportunities for career advancement and comprehensive training for new joiners.

Benefits

Incremental annual leave

Employee discounts on various services

Free gym membership

Health cash plan

Cycle to Work scheme

Pension Scheme

Company sick pay

Training and development

Qualifications

• Full, clean driving licence required.
• Experience with light commercial vehicles and towing trailers is desirable.
• Previous grounds maintenance experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Undertake grounds maintenance work, including operating road sweepers.
• Perform tasks such as mowing, strimming, and hedge trimming.
• Support environmental commitments across the site.

Skills

Reliability

Motivation

Willingness to learn

Job description

Grounds Maintenance Operative - Integrated Weed Management Tech/Sweeper Driver (027090) Crawley, England

VACANCY

Integrated Weed Management Tech/Sweeper Driver and Grounds Maintenance Operatives

Gatwick - Full-Time

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 at Gatwick Airport working on a variety of sites across the site and Gatwick Campus, 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 winner of BALI Employer of the Year, has revenues of £45 million.

Glendale is one of the largest green space management service providers in the UK and specialises in tree care and management, 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. We have been at the forefront of green services provision since 1989 and offer innovative solutions for the management and maintenance of the green environment.

Who are you?

Applicants must hold a full, clean driving licence and experience of driving light commercial vehicles and towing trailers is desirable. Applicants must be reliable and conscientious, have a can-do attitude and willingness to learn with the ability to work on their own initiative. Previous experience of grounds maintenance work, horticultural tasks and use of handheld machinery is desirable but full training will be given.

A Glimpse into the Role awaiting You

Working closely with Glendale and Gatwick to support our joint environmental commitments to create an integrated plan. To find and undertake alternative solutions to herbicide usage, where possible and to protect and increase biodiversity across the estate.

Undertaking grounds maintenance work including use and operation of road sweepers and other mechanical operations. As part of the GM team - mowing large grassed areas, strimming, blowing, hedge trimming along with general maintenance to shrub beds, hedge cutting, hard surface spraying operations and river bank maintenance where required.

What can Glendale offer you?

Incremental annual leave

Access to BenefitHub our employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street & supermarket shops, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and help with your day to day spending

Free gym membership for you and a nominated person

Employee health cash plan

Cycle to Work scheme dependent on HMRC guidelines

Pension Scheme

Company sick pay

Training and development

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We are proud to be Equal Opportunity employers and are committed to inclusion and diversity

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If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.