Horticultural Operative (CONTRACT)

PX Group; Salt End; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

PX Group is recruiting a Horticultural Groundsman on a 12 month contract for Saltend Chemicals Park. You will join the Technical Services team to perform maintenance, gardening tasks, weed control, pruning, and seasonal duties as part of efficient site operations.

The role requires practical horticultural skills, attention to SHEQ standards and the ability to work with supervisors to plan and complete scheduled works on SCP equipment and grounds.

Qualifications

• Contract role for 12 months.
• Horticultural Groundsman to work as part of a technical services team.
• Duties include maintenance, gardening tasks and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Complete horticultural maintenance tasks to required safety standards.
• Pruning, weed control, grass cutting and shrub care as per SCP scope.
• Support site cleaners and maintenance activities as part of the team.

Job description

Horticultural Operative (CONTRACT)

Application Deadline: 9 October 2026

Department: Technical Services

Employment Type: Contract

Location: Saltend Chemicals Park

Description

Our Business

px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com

In the UK, we own, operate and are significantly developing the 370 acre top tier COMAH site Saltend Chemicals Park (SCP.) With a cluster of world-class chemicals and renewable energy businesses, it’s strategically positioned on the UK’s busiest ports complex and at the forefront of our energy transition plans.

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting a Horticultural Groundsman on a 12 month contract basis.

It is the responsibility of the Horticulture Operative to work Working as part of an efficient, effective multi-disciplinary technical service team to complete building maintenance activities, breakdown support, installation works and engineering support for activities on SCP equipment and work for customers and clients at SCP.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete all assigned tasks within own competence to required SHEQ and business standards & times including but not limited to investigation, troubleshooting, planned repair scopes, preventative and predictive maintenance, equipment installation and projects.
• When required seek appropriate technical or safety guidance from competent persons. Whenever necessary, stop the job if unsafe or unsure.
• Assist maintenance planners and supervisors in the identification, specification and purchase requisition of materials necessary to carry out the job.
• Complete all aspects of horticulture SCPL scope document & work schedule to include; chemical weed spraying regime, grass cutting & strimming.
• Pruning & trimming of all shrub beds, hedges, bushes and trees.
• Support deep clean of gullies, removing drain covers and clearing debris
• Raise horticultural issues & areas of persistent grow to facilities supervisor, so the schedule can be modified to suit.
• Weekly collection & disposal of waste from SCP litter bins
• Provide gritting service for SCPL & site partners during winter season.
• Dispensing grit/salt via gritting truck, by mechanical aid & by hand.
• Complete workplace safety and condition audits prior, during & post job completion

Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.