Grounds Maintenance Operatives

Manpower; York; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency is recruiting a Grounds Maintenance Operative in York to deliver high-quality maintenance services, including mowing and hedge pruning. Candidates should have a valid UK driving license, relevant experience, and a safety-conscious mindset. Benefits include discounts, upskilling opportunities, and weekly pay.

Benefits

Access to rewards and discounts

Access to upskilling programme

Possible permanent opportunities

Weekly pay

Qualifications

• Must be physically fit and able to work outdoors.
• Willingness to learn and open to training.
• Experience in a busy team environment required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality grounds maintenance services.
• Liaise with customers and report enquiries.
• Complete works on the SMS app and ensure safety checks.

Skills

Full valid UK Driving License

Experience in a similar Grounds Maintenance role

Safety conscious mindset

Ability to work outdoors in all weather

Experience with a range of equipment

Teamwork experience

Tools

Strimmer

Backpack blower

Push mower

Job description

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Grounds Maintenance Operative
Pay Rate: £12.21
Shifts: Monday - Friday 07:00-13:30
Location: York, YO10 4HD
Contract: Permanent

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

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.

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

To succeed, you will need:

• Full valid UK Driving License
• Experience in a similar Grounds Maintenance role
• PA1/PA6 qualification is preferred but not essential.
• 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.
• A standard DBS dated within the last 6 months would be a huge benefit given client/location requirements. (Or Willing to obtain DBS Check)

You can look forward to the following benefits:

• 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.