Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative

2 weeks ago

Liverpool, United Kingdom NURTURE LANDSCAPES GROUP Full time

Due to expediential growth in our business, we have an exciting opportunity and are recruiting for a **Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative **who will be able work as part of a mobile team in the **Liverpool** **area**.

Nurture provides landscape maintenance teams at some of the UK's most prestigious commercial centres as well as some of the most iconic public spaces. Since starting in 2008 we now turnover in excess of £80 million and have over 1400 employees who are building their careers with us. We strive to maintain landscapes to complement both their environment and the character of each venue.

**Job Purpose**

As a Grounds Maintenance Operative, you will be responsible to maintain the grounds of at many of our sites in Dunfermline as an integral part of the Landscaping Team, you will be expected to operate the required tools and machinery, check the health of plants by identifying pests and/or diseases, strimming, spraying, shrub pruning and general gardening operate required tools and machinery. You must be able to demonstrate an interest in horticultural together with some horticultural skills and experience - ideally from within a similar environment.

**Responsibilities**:

- To undertake the full range of grounds maintenance duties as instructed by your line manager
- Horticultural operations including formative pruning for a range of plants, annual seasonal bedding operations, pest & disease control, general grass cutting, watering of trees, shrubs and bedding plants
- Hedge cutting, irrigation, strimming, edge reformation
- Litter picking operations
- Weed control
- To work as part of a team with the aim of ensuring productive and professional relationships within team, with other employees, managers, clients and external agencies
- Ensure hand/power tools and grounds maintenance equipment, machinery and vehicles in your charge are secure, in good working order, carry out routine maintenance and refer major mechanical problems to your line manager
- Empty bins, including bag removal and bag replacement where appropriate and recycle where necessary
- To advise/coach newer or less experienced team members on the job at the request of the line manager
- Undertake regular checking and reporting of the physical infrastructure of the site including paths
- Assist with hard and soft landscaping projects including preparation of ground, paving, simple construction, grubbing out, planting including trees/shrubs and other general landscaping operations where appropriate
- Report other defects/damage regarding the site to a line manager
- Attend staff meetings and specific project meetings
- Participate in on-the-job or other training/development courses to improve ability and effectiveness to carry out duties and completion of training notifications
- Comply with all company and site procedures and regulations
- Ensure an efficient and effective response to incidents/emergencies and maintain effective liaison with colleagues and external services
- Write basic reports on incidents that occur to enable accurate records to be maintained
- Ensure that you observe safety procedures and use safe working practices specifically with regard to COSHH and Risk Assessments, reporting accidents and near misses to your line manager
- To undertake any other duties that may be required within your area of your responsibility.

**Skills and experiences**:

- Passionate about the environment with a keen eye for detail.
- City & Guilds or NVQ Amenity Horticulture Stage I or II, or equivalent
- HND Amenity Horticulture, or equivalent
- RHS General Horticulture, or equivalent
- Spraying Certificates - NPTC PA1 & PA6 preferable, but not essential
- Chainsaw Certificate
- Minimum of 1 years’ experience of Corporate and/or Local Authority Grounds Maintenance preferred, but not essential
- Previous experience with using petrol two stroke grass/hedge cutting equipment is preferable, but not essential
- Flexible in approach to work and willing to work outside in all weathers
- A full, clean UK driving licence is required

**In return we offer**:

- Competitive salary, with annual reviews
- 28 days holiday (inc Bank Holidays)
- Employee contribution pension scheme
- A friendly customer focused team atmosphere
- Training and Development with exciting opportunities to further your career
- Uniform/ PPE provided
- Cycle to work scheme, and access to our Bravo benefits hub
- Nurture Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status._

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract

**Salary**: £12.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Sick

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Torus Group Full time

    We are currently hiring Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join HMS on a temporary contract to manage the increased workload during the busy summer season until the end of October 2024. As a Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative, you will work in a small team delivering high-quality grounds maintenance and improvement services, primarily in the...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Torus Group Full time

    We are currently hiring Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join HMS on a temporary contract to manage the increased workload during the busy summer season until the end of October 2024. As a Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative, you will work in a small team delivering high-quality grounds maintenance and improvement services, primarily in the...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Torus Group Full time

    We are currently hiring Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join HMS on a temporary contract to manage the increased workload during the busy summer season until the end of October 2024. As a Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative, you will work in a small team delivering high-quality grounds maintenance and improvement services, primarily in the St...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Torus Group Full time

    We are currently hiring Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join HMS on a temporary contract to manage the increased workload during the busy summer season until the end of October 2024. As a Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative, you will work in a small team delivering high-quality grounds maintenance and improvement services, primarily in the St...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, North West, United Kingdom Torus Group Full time

    We are currently hiring Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join HMS on a temporary contract to manage the increased workload during the busy summer season until the end of October 2024. As a Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative, you will work in a small team delivering high-quality grounds maintenance and improvement services, primarily in the St...

  • Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative

    6 days ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom NURTURE LANDSCAPES GROUP Full time

    Due to expediential growth in our business, we have an exciting opportunity and are recruiting for a **Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative **who will be able work as part of a team in the **Liverpool and surrounding ** area. Nurture provides landscape maintenance teams at some of the UK's most prestigious commercial centres as well as some of the most...

  • Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative

    4 days ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom NURTURE LANDSCAPES GROUP Full time

    Due to expediential growth in our business, we have an exciting opportunity and are recruiting for a **Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative **who will be able work as part of a team in the **Liverpool and surrounding ** area. Nurture provides landscape maintenance teams at some of the UK's most prestigious commercial centres as well as some of the most...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    1 month ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Greenbank Grounds Full time

    Gardener Starting at £12.00 per hour, 4 days per week 30hrs. Based in L25 - 8am start. To work on a variety of sites including; schools, offices, care homes, apartments, private grounds & some residential work. 4 weeks paid holiday pay a year. Pension Scheme. **Essential**: Must have a full UK driving license. Experience in garden/commercial grounds...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    1 month ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Greenbank Grounds Full time

    Gardener Starting at £12.00 per hour, 4 days per week 30hrs. Based in L25 - 8am start. To work on a variety of sites including; schools, offices, care homes, apartments, private grounds & some residential work. 4 weeks paid holiday pay a year. Pension Scheme. **Essential**: Must have a full UK driving license. Experience in garden/commercial grounds...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    1 month ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom 4Recruitment Services Full time

    We are currently looking for a Grounds Maintenance Operative. You will be working in Liverpool (L5). Driving License will be required Monday - Friday Temp Contract - Seasonal Work finishing in November Pay rate - £12.50ph via umbrella **Job Purpose** - Grass cutting - Hedge trimming - Border maintenance - Strimming - Leaf blowing - Clearing away fly...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    2 days ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom The Sovini Group Full time

    The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included. Job details **Salary** £25,327.42 **Contractual hours** 40 **Basis** Full time **Package** 22days annual leave plus bank holidays **Date posted** 28/03/2024 **Job reference** SG001435 Job...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    1 month ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Gould Landscapes Full time

    We are looking for a Grounds maintenance operative to work in the L23 7SY area. Must have spraying licence,Full driving Licence and be fully experienced in all aspects of tools used for maintenance of grounds i.e. mower ride on and walk mowers, strimming both electric and petroleum hedge cutting shrub pruning boarder maintenance and planting. Working...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    5 days ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Sodexo Full time

    Job Introduction **About the role** At Sodexo, we have a team of dedicated **Grounds maintenance team** behind us, and we currently have a vacancy for a **Grounds Maintenance Coordinator **to join our amazing team at **Liverpool!** If you have a passion for ensuring our grounds are kept pristine and helping with general maintenance, then this could be the...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    1 month ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom King of Spades Landscaping Ltd Full time

    King of Spades Landscaping LTD is one of the largest and fastest growing landscaping and maintenance company’s in the North West. We are a main sub-contractor for a number of House builders across the North west region and offer full time work to our staff all year round. Main duties will include: - Mowing of grassed areas - Strimming & Hedge cutting -...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    1 week ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom King of Spades Landscaping Ltd Full time

    King of Spades Landscaping LTD is one of the largest and fastest growing landscaping and maintenance company’s in the North West. We are a main sub-contractor for a number of House builders across the North west region and offer full time work to our staff all year round. Main duties will include: - Mowing of grassed areas - Strimming & Hedge cutting -...

  • Grounds Maintenance and Gritting Operative

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Mitie Full time

    Mitie Landscapes has an exciting opportunity for a Grounds Maintenance Operative to join our team at the UKs market leading FM company. Reporting to the Contracts Manager, you will be delivering Grounds Maintenance and Winter Services and ensuring you deliver the exceptional every day. **You will be responsible for.** - Maintaining our clients' sites. Grass...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    1 month ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom King of Spades Landscaping Ltd Full time

    King of Spades Landscaping LTD is one of the largest and fastest growing landscaping and maintenance company’s in the North West. We are a main sub-contractor for a number of House builders across the North west region and offer full time work to our staff all year round. Main duties will include: - Mowing of grassed areas - Strimming & Hedge cutting -...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    1 month ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom King of Spades Landscaping Ltd Full time

    King of Spades Landscaping LTD is one of the largest and fastest growing landscaping and maintenance company’s in the North West. We are a main sub-contractor for a number of House builders across the North west region and offer full time work to our staff all year round. Main duties will include: - Mowing of grassed areas - Strimming & Hedge cutting -...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Sodexo Full time

    Job Introduction As a Grounds Maintenance Operative at Sodexo in  Liverpool, L249LN , You'll deliver a high-quality grounds service, to create a safe and healthy environment. Your passion for the outdoors will have a positive impact on those around you. Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team...

  • Grounds Maintenance Operative

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Sodexo Group Full time

    As a Grounds Maintenance Operative at Sodexo in  Liverpool, L249LN , You'll deliver a high-quality grounds service, to create a safe and healthy environment. Your passion for the outdoors will have a positive impact on those around you. Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in...