Groundsman

Sodexo; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service provider in the UK seeks a Grounds Maintenance Operative for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness of the grounds, performing waste collection, and ensuring health and safety compliance. The ideal candidate will possess a clean driving license, good communication skills, and flexibility for varied duties. This position offers competitive pay along with comprehensive benefits such as mental health resources and flexible working in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Mental health and wellbeing resources

Employee Assistance Programme

Free health and wellbeing app

Discounts on high street brands

Retirement savings plan

Full training provided

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Clean current driving licence required.
• Ability to undertake varied duties as assigned.
• Familiarity with Health and Safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Sweep and clean external areas using mechanical sweepers.
• Empty litter bins and pick litter across the site.
• General tidying and waste collection duties as required.
• Power wash equipment and paths as necessary.

Skills

Ability to use mechanical sweepers

Ability to drive electric tow tugs

High degree of flexibility

Good informal communication skills

Self-motivation

Smart appearance

Job description

37.5 Hours per week Monday to Friday £12.75 to £13.60 per hour 27 Days Holiday per year Location is Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL Check your local transport links
here: Plan Your Journey | Traveline. The destination you should input is M13 9WL Please take the time to read the attached job description Join our dedicated team at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust as a Grounds Maintenance Operative. Based at the Central Site, you will play a vital role in ensuring the cleanliness and upkeep of our grounds across multiple properties. This dynamic position offers variety and responsibility, including providing cover during holidays, sickness, and other absences for the Waste Collection and Recycling Team. Be part of a professional team committed to maintaining a safe, welcoming, and environmentally sustainable environment for staff, patients, and visitors alike.

What You’ll Do:

• Sweeping and cleaning of all external areas using mechanical sweepers and hand equipment as required
• Litter picking across all areas of the site on a programmed basis
• Emptying of litter bins on a programmed basis
• General tidying of garden areas on an ad hoc basis
• Waste collection duties as required
• Power washing of equipment, compactors, and paths
• Gritting of roads, paths, and car parks in inclement weather
• Replenishment of grit bins across the site
• Familiarity with and compliance with Health and Safety requirements and other guidance covering the duties of the post
• Work overtime at the request of management to undertake urgent work
• Any other reasonable requests made by the Environmental Team Leader or a Management Officer

What You Bring:

• Ability to use, with appropriate training, mechanical sweepers and mechanised waste handling equipment
• Ability to drive, with appropriate training, electric tow tugs
• A high degree of flexibility due to the varied nature of duties
• Smart appearance and pleasant disposition, as the post involves extensive contact with staff and the public
• A high degree of self motivation
• Good informal communication skills
• A clean current driving licence

What we offer:

• Mental health and wellbeing resources
• Employee Assistance Programme, including financial/legal advice and personal support
• Free health and wellbeing app with 24/7 virtual GP access
• Discounts on high street brands for you and your family
• Salary finance tools and financial wellbeing resources
• Retirement savings plan and life insurance
• Full training and protective uniform provided
• Opportunities to gain experience through learning and development
• Cycle to Work scheme and volunteering opportunities
• Flexible working and a dynamic team environment
• Competitive pay

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply now and bring your energy, purpose, and passion to Sodexo.

About Sodexo At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of Onsite Food and FM Services, Benefits and Rewards Services and Personal and Home Services. We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents and Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins. We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job. Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture. Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.