Grounds Maintenance Operative

RL30157

Grounds Maintenance Operative

York

Salary: 24,469

Alecto Recruitment are looking to hear from a Grounds Maintenance Operative interested in a full time, permanent position based in York.

Working as part of a team, you will carry out a crucial role by ensuring planned and reactive maintenance work is carried out in a safe, compliant, and timely manner.

Role Profile & Responsibilities

• General maintenance, such as grass cutting, hedge trimming, clearing leaves and litter, verges, weed spraying, tree care, horticulture activities such as. planting, pruning and seeding.
• Erect and dismantle equipment, operating light plant and power tools, undertake cutting equipment checks.
• Setting out, making sports pitches including grass and tarmac with upkeep of artificial, synthetic pitches in recreational areas.
• Painting sundry equipment.
• Drainage works.
• General good housekeeping, including litter picking around the grounds if required.
• All other FM duties as required directed by team manager.
• This role will also support both local and business zero carbon programmes, working towards zero carbon in a strategic and lean manner as and where it is appropriate.
• Responsible for ensuring H&S standards are achieved across the contract.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Full driving licence.
• Knowledge and experience of gardening, horticulture operations and Grounds Maintenance type duties.
• Weed spraying certificate.
• Experience in operating light plant and equipment and wheeled tractors.
• Understanding of Health and Safety Legislation.
• Chainsaw Wind Blown Trees (CS 34) CS30/CS31
• Chainsaw maintenance and Crosscut.
• Ladder use.

What we offer:

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension - Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers.
• Social Value - You'll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

To apply for this role please send your CV or call (phone number removed) ext 224 to (url removed)

If this role would not be of interest to you but may be suitable friend or colleague, we can offer paid referral fees for successful placements.