Lead Grounds Maintenance Operative

Karbon Homes; Birtley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused housing organization is seeking a Lead Grounds Maintenance Operative to oversee maintenance tasks across various sites. The role involves managing a team, operating horticultural equipment, and ensuring adherence to health and safety standards. Candidates should have experience in ground maintenance services and strong customer focus. A full UK driving licence is essential; towing experience is advantageous. The organization offers a comprehensive benefits package including annual leave and health plans.

Benefits

26 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 3 years)

Birthday leave

Occupational pension

Health cash plan

Flexible benefits pot

Funding for qualifications, conferences, and learning events

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is essential.
• Full UK driving licence is necessary.
• Strong commitment to customer service and learning.

Responsibilities

• Maintain grounds according to health and safety guidelines.
• Supervise and lead team members in grounds maintenance tasks.
• Responsible for ensuring quality and safety of completed works.

Skills

Good working knowledge of current health and safety

Customer care

Teamwork

Use of ride on mowers and horticultural equipment

Driving license

Tools

PDA systems

Ride on mowers

Job description

Working outdoors in all weathers across the Karbon footprint covering cyclical maintenance, garden clearances, grass cutting, tree maintenance, litter picking and fly tipping clearance and associated works as directed by the Grounds Maintenance Team Leader.

We're looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced individual for the role of Lead Grounds Maintenance Operative in the Grounds Maintenance Team. Our in-house team is committed to continual improvement of land maintenance to specific standards across the Karbon footprint. The role requires a good working knowledge of current health and safety, working to specification and time management and an enthusiastic resilient attitude. You'll be operating and be responsible for a variety of ride on mowers and other horticultural and arboricultural equipment as well as familiarity with operating systems on PDA, supervision and driving an allocated Karbon vehicle. With relevant experience in a similar role, you'll have a knowledge of and a strong commitment to customer care as first point of contact and be responsible for ensuring works are completed in line with our service standards as the Lead Operative in a team of three and be able to work as part of a team as well as using your own initiative. You would be first point of contact with the Team Leader and responsible for ensuring quality of completed works and that all Health and Safety guidance is followed. A full UK driving licence is essential and towing experience would be beneficial.

About You We're looking for an experienced Lead Operative to join and support our Grounds Maintenance team in building on an already excellent service, delivered to our customers in a way that that promotes high levels of customer focus, performance, safety, and quality, with a strong emphasis on innovation, forward thinking and continuous improvement. Candidates should have a good working knowledge of a modern ground maintenance service and the challenges it faces with experience of improving areas. You'll need to be able to follow instructions and interpret site maps whilst also being able to think on your feet. Experience of Ride On Mower operation would be an advantage as would experience of pesticide application and using a PDA. This must all be combined with a strong commitment to excellent customer service and learning and development.

We offer a generous benefits package to support your wellbeing and development, including:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 3 years)
• Birthday leave
• Occupational pension
• Health cash plan
• Flexible benefits pot
• Access to funding for qualifications, conferences, and learning events