Outdoor work - grounds maintenance (gardening)

QS Recruitment; Market Harborough; On-site; GBP 1,000; Part time

Job summary

QS Recruitment is offering an exciting opportunity for a Grounds Operative in Market Harborough. This role involves various outdoor tasks, including mowing, trimming, and maintaining public areas. Ideal candidates should have prior experience and their own transport, with immediate starts available.

Benefits

Accrued holiday up to 28 days per year, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Experience operating mowers, hand-held strimmers, and hedge cutters required.
• Previous experience in an outdoors/gardening role is essential.
• Must have own vehicle for transportation.

Responsibilities

• Mowing grass areas and trimming bushes and hedges.
• Maintaining public areas and cemetery maintenance.
• Weeding and disposing of fly-tips.

Skills

Reliability

Initiative

Job description

Please note that this position is open to UK applicants only

Job Description

Immediate start available.
Are you looking for a job that offers full time hours working in the outdoors?
Exciting opportunity to join our team working in Market Harborough and surrounds. Outdoor work!
Working as a Grounds operative, you must be able to work to a fast but through pace using your own initiative and above all else be reliable. You must have experience of operating mowers, hand held strimmer’s and hedge cutters.
Your role will be varied daily to include tasks such as:
• Mowing grass areas
• Trimming bushes and hedges
• Maintaining public areas
• Cemetery Maintenance
• Fly tip removal
• Weeding
Please note you must have your own transport to apply for this position.

Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Reference: 170123

Duration: Immediate start following successful interview and site induction. Ongoing and regular work.

Contract Type: Temporary

Hourly Rate: You will be paid £12.21 per hour.Holiday is accrued up to 28 days per year, pro rata.

Working Hours: Monday to Friday - 07:30am - 16:30pm

Closing Date: 20250713

Experience & Qualifications

Previous experience in an outdoors/gardening role is required. Due to location and the job you must have your own car for this position. Please upload your most recent CV.