Grounds Maintenance Operative

6 months ago


Lisburn, United Kingdom Gen Tech Specialist Recruitment Solutions Full time

My client is recruiting for a **Grounds Maintenance Operative **in an ever expanding local family run cleaning firm.

**This is an excellent opportunity with opportunities to grow and develop your career**.

**Rate of Pay**: £12 - £14 per hr depending on experience.

**Hours of work**: Monday to Friday 7.00am - 5.00pm with occasional weekend work.

**Main Duties**:

- Driving, operating and maintaining a range of mechanical/electrical equipment and machinery associated with the provision of grounds maintenance service in a commercial/contractor environment. This will include rotovators, chainsaws, grass-cutters, hedge trimmers, strimmer’s, push mowers, ride-on mowers and tractor mounted flail hedge-cutters etc.
- Using a range of handheld equipment and tools associated with the provision of a ground’s maintenance service. This will include secateurs, hedge trimmers, rollers, spades, forks, and spraying equipment among others.
- Establishing and maintenance of shrub beds and grassed areas including reclaiming, fencing-off, ground planning & preparation, removal of dead trees, planting trees shrubs and flower bulbs, fixing tree guards, staking, mulching, grading, reseeding, rolling and watering as required.
- Clean and lift litter and larger debris from hard areas, shrub beds, rough grass, water ways and shop areas (as required). This will include the removal of such things as fly-tipping material, building rubble, doors, cupboards, cookers, items of household furniture and bonfire debris. Therefore, it will require an ability to physically deal with this type of rubbish.
- The spraying of shrub beds, tree bases and hard areas with a range of chemicals, pesticides and weed killers if you have the proper certificates.
- The loading/unloading of all equipment, materials and waste as required.
- The execution of running repairs and minor maintenance on equipment and machinery including, for example, the sharpening, adjusting and renewal of blades as required, etc
- The post holder must carry out all duties associated with the post with due regard to the health and safety of colleagues and members of the public. Where necessary signs must be displayed in work areas warning of dangers.
- Any other duties as required by the business. Training will be provided where necessary.

**Essential Criteria**
- Full Clean Driving Licence
- A minimum of 2 year’s relevant experience in a commercial grounds maintenance environment and/or in the use of commercial mowers/tractors/ride-on grounds machinery.
- Experience in use of PDA systems
- Experience working in physical environment.
- Ability to multi-task and use own initiative
- Happy to work independently and as part of a team

**Desirable Criteria**
- CSR Card
- Possession of NPTC/NVQ Level 2 in horticulture or equivalent
- HGV / trailer licence
- Good communication skills - written and verbal.
- Hold a qualification in Road Management/Traffic Control
- NPTC certification in use of Chainsaws
- Previous experience in power washing/road sweeping

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temp to perm

**Salary**: £12.00-£14.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- commercial ground maintenance: 2 years (required)
- using electrical/mechincal grounds maintenance equipment: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)
- spraying certificate for handling pesticides (required)

Ability to Commute:

- Lisburn, County Antrim (required)

Work Location: In person



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