Grounds Maintenance Operative - Seasonal

GLENDALE; Guildford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a well-established market leader in green services as a Grounds Maintenance Operative. This full-time role offers an exciting opportunity to work on a Schools contract in Surrey, where you'll be responsible for maintaining outdoor spaces. The position requires a full clean UK driving licence and experience in operating machinery. Enjoy competitive pay, generous annual leave, and a range of perks including free gym membership and career progression opportunities. Be part of a company that values its employees and promotes inclusion and diversity in the workplace.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Generous Annual Leave

Free Gym Membership

Employee Health Cash Plan

Employee Discount Portal

Cycle to Work Scheme

Pension Scheme

Company Sick Pay

Career Progression

Training and Development

Qualifications

• Full clean UK driving licence required for all posts.
• Experience in grounds maintenance and operating machinery is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform grass cutting, hedge trimming, and litter clearance as required.
• Operate tractors and ride-on mowers while adhering to safety standards.

Skills

Grass Cutting

Hedge Trimming

Litter Clearance

Driving (UK License)

Machinery Maintenance

Education

Relevant Tickets for Machinery Operation

Tools

Ride-on Mowers

Large Tractors

Job description

Job description
Grounds Maintenance Operative

Guildford

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

We are seeking Grounds Maintenance Operatives to work on our Schools contract covering the Surrey area.

Fixed Term full time positions and candidates will be required to work 40 hours a week and based at our depot in Guildford.

The Opportunity

• Duties may include grass cutting, line marking, hedge trimming, clearing leaves, shrub bed maintenance and litter as required.
• The post holders will be required to drive/tow (if they hold the licence to do so) or be required to operate a large tractor pulling a 10 unit grass cutting machine, therefore a full clean UK driving licence is required for this post, as well as previous experience and relevant tickets.
• Candidates will also use a range of other tools and some machinery maintenance.

The Person

• Applicants should be enthusiastic, hard working individuals.
• The post holders may be required to operate tractors, ride-on mowers and drive company vehicles/tow trailers therefore a full clean UK driving licence is required for all posts.

What can Glendale offer you?

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave
• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person
• 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
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Company sick pay
• 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.

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

About Glendale

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.

Follow us on Twitter @GlendaleUK.

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.