Groundskeeper

**About The Role**:
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Do you have great attention to detail?

Enjoy the great outdoors?

Do like working to a high standard with great attention to detail?

Do you like to take the lead and get the job done?

We are looking for a groundskeeper for our client site. There will be lots to keep you busy

**Broad Purpose of Job**

Responsible for maintenance of the client’s grounds, ensuring that areas are always presented to a high standard.

**Specific Duties and Responsibilities**
- Prepare and manage annual grounds maintenance schedule of works in line with client specification.
- Prepare monthly grounds maintenance reports.
- Deliver grounds work during the year, with regular reviews and adjustments as necessary to suit seasonal conditions, requirements, and timings.
- Prepare and maintain all shrub and flower beds as appropriate throughout the year.
- Ensure lawns and designated grass area are regularly mown to the agreed standard and edges trimmed as required.
- Maintain trees, hedgerows including pruning as required.
- Carry out snow clearance and salting of pathways and car parks as required during winter.
- Carry out leaf collection.
- Control inappropriate vegetation by manual and chemical weed treatment and removal including moss.
- Carry out spraying of pesticides and other horticultural chemicals as required.
- Maintenance of pesticide/chemicals logs.
- Ensure that rabbit numbers on site are controlled (using specialist contractor).
- Plan/book sub-contractors as required.
- Ensure that contractors are supervised in accordance with company procedures e.g. tree surgery, pest control, gritting etc.
- Ensure Groundskeeping storage areas, equipment and tools safely stored, cleaned, and maintained.

**Role Requirements***
- Detailed knowledge of plants and ground maintenance.
- Thorough knowledge of gardening tool and equipment use and maintenance.
- Pesticide spraying qualification.
- Driving Licence.
- Use of MS Office.

**What do you get from us?**

Our colleague and client relationships are really important to us, so if you feel you have the skills to help us meet their needs, then we have all the training and tools on our processes and systems to help you achieve this.
- Assistance Programme through Health Assured - Physical, mental and financial health support for all our colleagues through our ehub and phone.
- Wagestream - Track and access your money as you earn it. Save as you earn and learn better spending habits
- Perkbox - Saving on your weekly shop, days out, eating out and utility bills. Plus, recipes and wellbeing tips.
- Fortnightly pay
- Free uniform
- Online training in multiple languages

**About Us**:
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A little about us:

- A family-owned business, founded in 1962.
- Turnover over £84 million, employing over 4,000 colleagues.
- Currently sit within the top 2% of all cleaning and security providers.
- Our services include Cleaning, Security, Specialist, and FM services.
- Passionate about delivering a personable and reliable service
- We work within multiple industries and they will probably be brands you know and love, if this all sounds great to you then we look forward to hearing from you.