Grounds Maintenance Specialist

Mitie Group plc.; England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitie Landscapes is hiring a Grounds Maintenance Specialist at Sellafield, Cumbria. The role involves outdoor maintenance tasks including grass cutting, hedge trimming, border upkeep, and spraying, with winter gritting on a rotating on-call schedule.

You will operate all required vehicles and equipment, follow health and safety procedures, and participate in training as needed. A strong outdoors focus and relevant licences are essential.

Qualifications

• Grass cutting, hedge trimming, border maintenance, leaf clearance and spraying.
• Winter services on on-call rota, including gritting.
• Report hazards to management.
• Operate vehicles, machinery and equipment safely per Health & Safety procedures.
• Willingness to training and outdoor work.

Responsibilities

• Maintain client sites with grass cutting, hedge trimming, borders, leaves and spraying.
• Deliver winter services on a on-call rota including gritting.
• Provide management with information and report hazards.
• Operate all vehicles and equipment in line with safety procedures.
• Carry out training as required.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Winter services

Education

Full UK manual driving licence

Tools

PA1/PA2/PA6 licences

CSCS

IOSH Working Safely

IPAF HA/HU

Job description

Job Title: Grounds Maintenance Specialist

Hourly Rate of Pay: £15.26 to £16.00

Contract Type: Permanent

Type of Employment: Full time

Total Weekly Contractual Hours: 40

Location: Sellafield, Location C0656, Seascale, Cumbria, England CA20 1PG

Mitie Landscapes has an exciting opportunity for a Grounds Maintenance Specialist to join our team at the UKs market leading FM company. Reporting to the Line Manager, you will be delivering Grounds Maintenance and Winter Services and ensuring you deliver the exceptional every day.

You will be responsible for

• Maintaining our clients' sites. Grass cutting, hedge cutting, border maintenance, leaf clearance and spraying.
• Delivering our winter services on a on - call rota basis, including gritting and any additional General Winter Maintenance, this is a compulsory retirement.
• Providing management with relevant information and reporting as required, including reporting any site hazards.
• Operating all vehicles, machinery and equipment in accordance with Health & Safety procedures.
• Undertaking any training as and when required.
• A passion for working outdoors.
• Prepared to work in an agile and flexible working environment (Winter working).
• A good understanding of smartphone technology.
• Grounds Maintenance and Gritting experience
• PA1, PA6, PA2 Boom and Kerb spraying licence including using quad (ATV), PA6AW Hand injecting of invasive weeds
• Full Manual UK driving licence.
• CSCS + IOSH Working Safely / Equivalent.
• Access to C2-R2 Areas.
• Ropes and Harness and IPAF HA, HU.
• Building Controller.
• First Aid Training +F
• Tractor & Loader
• Towing Trailer
• Ground Based Chainsaw including Maintenance & Cross Cutting.