Grounds Maintenance Operative

Parks for London; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services provider in Lincoln is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative. This full-time role involves maintaining outdoor green spaces, including hedge trimming, garden clearance, and using various machinery. Candidates should be reliable, have a willingness to learn, and possess basic horticultural knowledge. A full UK driving license is required. The position offers a starting salary of £26,500, along with 28 days paid leave and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

28 days paid leave including bank holidays

Cycle to Work scheme

Pension Scheme

Career progression and training

Qualifications

• Must hold a full, clean UK driving license.
• Reliability and a proactive attitude are essential.
• Experience in grounds maintenance or horticulture is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective grounds maintenance services.
• Perform hedge trimming and garden clearance tasks.
• Maintain and care for open green spaces.

Skills

Horticultural knowledge

Machinery operation

Reliable and conscientious

Willingness to learn

Job description

Grounds Maintenance Operative

Lincoln (LN2 4QZ)

This is an outstanding career opportunity with a market leader providing green services to private and public sector businesses.

The main purpose of this role is to provide an effective grounds maintenance service. The Grounds maintenance Operative will be required to have an understanding in garden maintenance and have an understanding of the machinery used to carry out grounds maintenance tasks.

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 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

Full time

40 hours per week annualised.

Work outdoors and contribute to the maintenance of open spaces and the care of green spaces.

• Duties will include hedge trimming, clearing leaves, shrub bed maintenance, sweeping, garden clearance and litter as required.

The Person

The ideal candidate must be keen to learn, enjoy a challenge, be honest, hardworking, reliable and personable and have a keen interest in horticulture. In return, we offer a competitive remuneration package which is tailored to your skills and 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.

• Operative must hold a full, clean UK driving license
• Reliable and conscientious with 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?

• Pay depends on experience; starting salary £26,500 p/a
• 28 days paid leave including 8 statutory bank holidays (30 days after 5 years service)
• Employee discount portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Pension Scheme – NEST Auto Enrolment after 3 months service
• Career progression, training and development

Glendale is a well-established business that is continuously growing. Successful applicants can look forward to joining a company that can offer career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

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

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.