Grounds Maintenance Operative

2 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Pinnacle Group Full time

**Grounds Maintenance Operative **(T112)****:
**Overview**:
**Ref**:
T112

**Salary**:
£10.90 - £10.90/hour

**Location**:

- United Kingdom - England - East of England - Cambridgeshire - Cambridge

**Contract Type**:
Permanent

**Posted**:
17 April 2023

Pinnacle Group provides people-first, integrated services across a range of community-facing assets and infrastructure - including multi-tenure housing, schools, open spaces, public buildings, utilities and broadband networks - as well as a range of complementary employment and wellbeing outcomes. Across the UK, Pinnacle supports over 300,000 homes, 200 schools and 80 public buildings creating value, providing stewardship and generating positive outcomes for our customers, our partners and our clients.

Our FM business delivers Facilities Management to homes, public and private sector bodies including Registered Providers, schools, universities and blue light statutory authorities. We pride ourselves on placing people at the centre of what we do, while maintaining our values of high quality and excellent customer care.

**The Role**

Pinnacle Group are looking for a Grounds Maintenance Operative who will visit various housing developments and will be responsible for all aspects of practical amenity horticulture to the highest standards. The sites will need to be visited on weekly/fortnightly basis with schedules set in place for ease of working and getting around to each development in a timely manner. The work would be based out of our depot in Cambridge and travelling sites across Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Essex and into Norfolk so a full UK Driving Licenc would be an essential requirement for this role.

**Duties/Key Responsibilities**
- The safe use of ride-on mowers, rotary mowers, strimmer’s, leaf blowers and other horticultural machines
- Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, and pruning
- Lawn maintenance and repairs
- Bed preparation and planting
- Hedge and shrub trimming
- Keeping the borders, clear and free from debris and litter at all times
- Gritting, salt spreading and snow clearing when required
- To keep the tools clean and damage free, report to manager when necessary
- Ensuring that all visited locations are left in a clean and tidy state
- Maintenance of records relating to tasks performed, materials and equipment
- Promotion of safe working practices
- Reporting any faulty equipment, damage, vandalism, or potential hazard to the Contract Manager

**Skills Required**:

- Full UK Driver’s License is essential
- Experienced in grounds maintenance and/or gardening
- Self-motivated and has the ability to work unsupervised
- Resilience under pressure and able to adapt to changing environments
- Ability to work to laid down schedules and in all weather conditions
- Ability to work as part of a team and use own initiative
- Excellent customer liaison skills together with a commitment to customer service.
- Enthusiasm, drive, ambition, and commitment
- Knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and safety procedures
- Obligation to adhere to safe working practices and ensure due consideration is given to the safety of the residents and the public

**Contact information**:
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