Garden Maintenance Operative

Location: Colchester
Salary : starting from £12 per hour depending on experience
Benefits : Company vehicle, uniform, paid overtime
Contract: Permanent, Full time

We are currently looking for an experienced Grounds/Garden Maintenance Operative to strengthen our existing team. The role involves delivering horticultural duties across sites in Colchester area.

The successful candidate will hold a full UK Driving Licence, as you will be required to drive company vehicle to various sites in the contracted areas.

Your duties will include:

• Working across sites to deliver a range of Grounds Maintenance duties, ensuring work is completed on time and to a high standard
• Providing an excellent level of customer service
• Building and maintaining good relationships with customers
• Operating horticultural machinery, i.e. strimmers, mowers etc.
• Taking part in training as and when required

Key Skills & Qualities needed:

• Previous experience of working as a Grounds Maintenance Operative or Landscape Gardener
• A highly motivated individual with excellent Grounds Maintenance skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• PA1 and PA6 certifications are desirable but not essential (or equivalent qualifications)
• Knowledge of Health and Safety compliance
• Ability to interact positively and professionally with the public, and other members of staff
• Punctual, hard-working and able to use their own initiative

What you can expect:

• In-depth training
• Personal development, including an opportunity to gain pesticide and horticulture qualifications
• A great team to join
• Company vehicle

Accuro Environmental are proud to be experts in the servicing of Cleaning, Grounds Maintenance, Arboriculture, Street Cleaning and Waste Management contracts. Designed to deliver, they have brought together some of the most experienced and capable talent to provide a first-class choice for the environmental services industry.

Closing date 13-07-2024

REF-214 809