Grounds Maintenance Operatives

Manpower Uk Ltd; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading landscape service provider in the UK is looking for Grounds Maintenance Operatives for a 5-month fixed-term contract. Responsibilities include mowing, strimming, and hedge pruning while ensuring customer satisfaction and maintaining safety standards. Ideal candidates will have a valid UK driving license, relevant experience, and a strong safety mindset. This role offers weekly pay and various benefits including paid holidays and upskilling opportunities.

Benefits

28 days paid holiday (Pro Rata)

Access to Manpower Rewards

Access to the MyPath upskilling programme

Possible permanent opportunities for the right candidate

Weekly pay

Qualifications

• Full valid UK Driving License is mandatory.
• Previous experience in grounds maintenance is essential.
• PA1/PA6 qualification is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality grounds maintenance services.
• Mow, trim, and prune as required.
• Liaise with customers and report site issues.

Skills

Full valid UK Driving License

Experience in a similar Grounds Maintenance role

PA1/PA6 qualification

Ride on mower experience

Experience of towing trailers

Physically fit

Willingness to learn

Safety conscious mindset

Ability to work with various equipment

Experience in a busy team environment

Job description

Overview

Grounds Maintenance Operatives
Pay Rate: 12.21 - 13.50 depending on experience
Shifts: Monday - Friday 07:00-16:30
Location: Newcastle, NE15 0HF

This is a 5 month Fixed Term contract for the summer period.

Manpower are recruiting on behalf of our national client for candidates to join their grounds maintenance team.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for delivering high quality grounds maintenance services to a range of clients across the local area. This will include mowing, strimming and hedge pruning. You will be required to liaise with customers and report any enquiries or defects on site. As well as accurately completing legible paperwork when required and completing works on the SMS app, providing the required photographs. You will need to ensure a safe working environment is always maintained and carry out day to day maintenance and safety checks on all equipment.

Training

The training offered includes on-the-job training and standard induction for best practice.

To succeed

To succeed, you will need:

• Full valid UK Driving License
• Experience in a similar Grounds Maintenance role
• PA1/PA6 qualification
• Ride on mower experience
• Experience of towing trailers
• To be physically fit and able to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Willingness to learn & open to training.
• Safety conscious mindset is key.
• Capable of working safely using a range of equipment and hand tools (e.g. strimmer's, backpack blowers, push mowers etc.)
• Experience in working in a busy team and providing a high-quality service.

Benefits

• 28 days paid holiday (Pro Rata)
• Access to Manpower Rewards (Discounts on adventure days)
• Access to the MyPath upskilling programme
• Possible permanent opportunities for the right candidate
• Weekly pay

About our client

You will be work for a company that genuinely cares and has a strong Sustainability Strategy with a focus on responsibility at the heart of their three pillars of People, Planet and Performance. Our client is Europe's leading provider of soft landscaping services and landscape creation projects. They offer a holistic range of services to support the creation, maintenance, and management of landscapes for both public and private sector clients. As the top soft landscaping provider in the UK, they offer a comprehensive range of services, including professional open space management, soft landscaping design and build, tree surgery, civil engineering, outdoor facilities management, biodiversity management, and waterways management.

Apply now and a member of our Team will be in contact!