Grounds Operative

**Grounds Operative - Level 3**:
Closing date: 09/03/2023

Reference: REQ104460

37 hours / Permanent

22,369 - 23,620 *

Penrhos Depot, Llandysul
- *All salary values are pro-rata.-
**About the role**:
We are currently have a vacancy with in our Grounds Maintenance Team for a Grounds Operative level 3. The post is a permanent contract based at Penrhos Depot near Llandysul.

The post holder will be responsible for leading small team charged with maintaining the grass within a pre-set round across various towns and villages across the County. The post holder will be responsible for a 7.5 tonne lorry along with all the associated mowing equipment (Ride on Mower, Brushcutters, Pedestrian Mowers etc).

On a day to day basis you will:

- Carry out all the required daily checks to assigned vehicles and mowing equipment
- Operate a large ride on mower
- Be required to complete on work related paper work either electronically or manually
- You will be required to work on your own for part or whole days depending on the teams work load for the week/day
- Be expected to work irrespective of the weather conditions

We are looking to recruit an individual:

- Who enjoys working in the open air and is accessible to the public
- Have a full driving licence full categories B,BE and C1
- Have experience of similar physical work

The post requires a limited degree of fluency in the Welsh language.

**Interviews: Week commencing 13th February 2023**

Job Description and Person Specification

**What we offer**:
Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

**Where you'll work**:

- Highways and EnvironmentalWe deliver efficient, sustainable and bilingual services to the people of Ceredigion, promoting well-being in our communities, pride in a healthy well-kept environment, and confidence in our local economy. Our key responsibilities include:

- **Transport Services**: Corporate transport; Fleet management; Parking Services; Harbours.
- **Highways Maintenance**: Cyclic and Routine Maintenance; Emergency response; Highways inspection; Winter service.
- **Highways Development**: Planning liaison; Road safety; Regional transport; Street lighting; Streetworks; Traffic management; CWIC/NMWTRA; Design supervision; Flood and coastal risk management; Highways improvement.
- **Local Environment Services**: Waste Collections; Household waste sites; Grounds maintenance; Street cleaning.
- Penrhos Depot- Penrhos is the depot which serves the southern half of our county. Penrhos is located on the A486 near the border town of Llandysul....
- Read more- Llandysul- Historically, Llandysul was the hub of the Welsh woollen industry where thousands of people were employed in the water driven mills during the industrial revolution.