Grounds Maintenance Operative

6 months ago


Plymouth, United Kingdom NURTURE LANDSCAPES GROUP Full time

Due to expediential growth in our business, we have an exciting opportunity and are recruiting for a **Grounds Maintenance Operative** who has a can-do attitude who will join an existing team, working in and around the **Plymouth area**.

**Job Purpose**

As a Grounds Maintenance Operative, you will be working ‘hands-on’ with a small team of gardeners to provide a **top-class horticultural environment** for our clients. As an integral part of the Grounds Maintenance Team, you will also be expected to operate the required tools and machinery, check the health of plants by identifying pests and/or diseases, strimming, mulching, weeding, spraying, shrub pruning and general gardening**.**

**Skills and experiences**:

- Passionate about the **environment** with a keen eye for detail.
- Self-motivated with the ability to confidently work independently
- Spraying Certificates - **NPTC PA1 & PA6 **preferable, but not essential
- Experience with using petrol two-stroke grass/hedge cutting equipment is preferable, but not essential
- Experience with **ride on** grass-cutting equipment and **tractor **driving is preferable but not essential
- Flexible in approach to work and willing to work outside in all weathers
- A full, clean UK driving licence is essential

**In return we offer**:

- **£12.00 per hour**, with annual reviews
- 28 days holiday (inc. Bank Holidays)
- Employee contribution pension scheme
- A friendly customer focused team atmosphere
- Training and Development with exciting opportunities to further your career
- Uniform/ PPE provided
- Refer a friend scheme, £200 per person from Day 1
- Cycle to work scheme, and access to our Bravo benefits hub
- Nurture Group is a proud partner of the **Living Wage Foundation**.

**The Company**:
The Nurture Group, is an award winning national service provider consisting of three leading brands**:Nurture Landscapes**, **Gavin Jones** and **Rokill Pest Control Services**.

**Nurture Landscapes** specialises in grounds maintenance, winter gritting and interior and exterior plant display services, mainly to the corporate sector.

**Gavin Jones** provide landscape construction services to a wide variety of clients across the UK, working alongside landscape architects, designers and main contractors. They also provide grounds maintenance services to military sites and public open spaces and are proud holders of the Royal Warrant.

**Rokill** provide pest control services to both commercial and domestic customers as well as the public sector. They hold the Royal Warrant and are of the UK’s leading pest control companies.

Our clients span across a diverse and broad range of disciplines, from corporate headquarters, science parks, shopping centres, business and industrial parks, to leisure facilities, schools, sporting venues, hotels, universities, public open spaces and the public sector.

**Nurture is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status**

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

**Salary**: £12.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime

**Experience**:

- Grounds Maintenance: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- UK Driving Licence (required)
- PA1 & PA6 Pesticide Certificate (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: On the road

Reference ID: ZP-GMO-PLY-DR



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