Grounds operatives - gardening/cleaning

QS Recruitment; Market Harborough; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Grounds Operative in Market Harborough. This role involves outdoor work, including mowing, trimming, and maintaining public areas. Experience with gardening tools is essential. Immediate start available with full-time hours.

Benefits

Holiday entitlement of up to 28 days per year, pro-rata.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in outdoor/gardening roles is required.
• Owning a car is necessary due to location.

Responsibilities

• Mowing grass areas.
• Trimming bushes and hedges.
• Maintaining public areas.
• Cemetery maintenance.
• Fly tip removal.
• Weeding.

Skills

Reliability

Initiative

Tools

Mowers

Handheld Strimmers

Hedge Cutters

Job description

Please note that this position is open to UK applicants only.

Job Description

Immediate start available!
Exciting opportunity to join our team working in Market Harborough and surrounding areas. This is outdoor work!

As a Grounds Operative, you should be able to work at a fast but thorough pace, using your own initiative, and be reliable. Experience operating mowers, handheld strimmers, and hedge cutters is essential.

Your daily tasks will include:

1. Mowing grass areas
2. Trimming bushes and hedges
3. Maintaining public areas
4. Cemetery maintenance
5. Fly tip removal
6. Weeding

Note: You must have your own transport to apply for this position.

Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Reference: 168828

Duration: Ongoing, regular weekly work with full-time hours. Immediate start available.

Contract Type: Temporary

Hourly Rate: £12.21 per hour. Holiday entitlement of up to 28 days per year, pro-rata. Please note we do not provide visa sponsorships.

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:30 am - 4:30 pm

Closing Date: 2025-06-02

Experience & Qualifications

Previous experience in outdoor/gardening roles is required. Due to location and job nature, owning a car is necessary. Please upload your most recent CV.