Grounds Maintenance Worker

3 weeks ago

Wimborne, United Kingdom Wessex Grounds Services Full time

**About us**

Wessex Grounds Services is a small business in Wimborne. We are professional, agile, and our goal is to provide a friendly, loyal, skilled, local grounds maintenance service.

We are looking for a keen, reliable individual to undertake work as a 2nd person on the team in the Bournemouth area to help out with the grounds maintenance teams.

Essential criteria for this role is a minimum of 2 years grounds maintenance experience, full driving licence and PA1/PA6 pesticide certificate.

Our work environment includes:

- Growth opportunities

**Duties involve**
- Grass cutting
- Raking and edging
- Weeding
- Sweeping
- Litter Picking
- Leaf collection
- Chemical Application
- Driving and operating a wide range of vehicles
- Safely use, maintain and clean grounds and horticultural equipment including hand tools, strimmers, hedge-cutters, pedestrian and ride on mowers, and any other machinery required to undertake allocated tasks
- Compliance with all relevant legislation and in particular the control of Vibration at Works Regulations 2005 and PUWER Regulations 1998
- Maintain and prepare sports pitches, i.e. grass cutting, line marking and erecting sports equipment when required
- Maintain artificial sports pitches
- Periodically assist with horticultural operations such as planting, pruning and maintenance of trees, shrubs and other gardening tasks as required
- Work in a tidy and safe manner so as not to put oneself or others at risk
- Follow company and school policies
- Portray a professional image of WGS at all times
- Timely completion of company paperwork and documentation
- Attend staff training when required
- Undertake other duties that are required by the business

**Physical Effort and Working Environment**
- This role involves travelling, flexibility with working hours is essential, using ride-on mower, powered tools, i.e. strimmer on a daily basis, digging, planting, unloading and loading equipment/tools/materials. The work is outdoors all year round, and work will take place in all weather. Personal protective equipment will be provided.

**ALL JOB ROLES ARE SUBJECT TO ENHANCED DBS CHECKS**

**Salary**: £10.44 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Wimborne: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- grounds maintenance: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving licence (required)
- Pesticides Certificate (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: East Spring FT 2023

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