Senior Grounds Operatives

2 months ago


Salisbury, United Kingdom Salisbury City Council Full time

**Senior Grounds Operatives**

**Location**: Salisbury

**Salary**: £23,194 - £25,409 (£12.02 - £12.93 per hour)

Salisbury City Council have an exciting opportunity to lead a grounds maintenance team..

The Council own and maintain parks and green spaces within the parish of Salisbury. They are proud of the service which they provide and the high standard of grounds maintenance which they deliver.
Do you have experience in grounds maintenance? If so, this exciting and rewarding position could be for you

This role will involve managing a group of 5 Operatives and working closely with the team to carryout grounds maintenance tasks within the Salisbury parish.

A Senior Grounds Operative will carry out some grounds operative tasks but also manage a group of around 5 Grounds Operatives.

**Grounds Operative will do a variety of tasks, including**:

- Mowing
- Strimming
- Gardening
- Hedge trimming
- Sports pitch marking
- Planting

**They are looking for someone who**:

- Enjoys working outdoors
- Is excellent at getting results through other people and managing a team
- Has a full driving licence

**In return they can offer you**:

- A great place to work, their last staff survey (December) told them that 97% enjoy working for the Council and have sufficient variety to keep their job interesting.
- Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 30 days plus Bank Holidays.
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Paid sick leave
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Experience in grounds maintenance work
- Operating equipment and machines for instance tractors or ride on mowers
- Knowledge of safe operation of expensive grounds equipment such as mechanical mowers or tractors
- An understanding of gardening and landscaping practises
- A good understanding of health and safety
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Identify and implement appropriate H&S practices
- Operating machinery and equipment
- Ability to weed/dig and carryout manual work
- Capable of assessing everyday problems and finding solutions to them
- A full driving licence
- Work as part of a team
- Effective problem solver
- Friendly and approachable manor
- Flexible to carry out a range of tasks
- Work to high standards achieving green spaces the city can be proud of
- Willingness to work outdoors in all conditions carrying out a range of grounds maintenance tasks

**To Apply**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £23,194.00-£25,409.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 30/05/2023
Reference ID: 361488



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