Grounds Maintenance Operative

3 weeks ago


NewarkonTrent, United Kingdom Platform Housing Group Full time

**Calling all Grounds Maintenance Operatives in Newark**

Platform Property Care has permanent opportunities for Operatives to join our Grounds Maintenance Team based in Newark and the surrounding area covering our Estates and communities. This is an ideal role for someone who loves working outdoors and creating great looking environments for our customers.

This is an exciting time to join as we expand our Estates Services into a new locality covering our communities in Nottinghamshire. We are looking for several operatives to join our in-house Grounds Maintenance team working out of our pod in Newark.

**What could you be doing?**

You will be responsible for looking after the green areas in and around our estates. Your duties will include tractor and pedestrian grass maintenance, brush cutting/ strimming, hedge cutting, shrub pruning, planting, weeding, and litter picking.

**Some things we need from you**:

- You’ll be motivated and passionate about making a difference to our external landscape
- You’ll have a full UK driving licence - this is essential as it is a mobile role
- You will really enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions
- You’ll have a good Health & Safety knowledge
- And have some relevant grounds maintenance/ gardening/horticultural skills, experience or qualifications

Initially you will be working in a small crew that will be considered mobile and covering Newark and surrounding areas, but we intend that all operatives in this team will be based at a pod in this town in the long term.

The working pattern for this permanent role is a permanent annualised contract:
Summer (March - November) 42.5 hours a week Monday to Friday

Winter (December - February) 32.5 hours a week Monday to Friday

**Check out some of our core benefits**
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy and sell leave
- Family friendly policies including generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave
- Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts
- Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapies and more
- Pension scheme with minimum employee contributions of up to 3% and Platform will contribute up to 8% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
- Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers

Part of Platform Housing Group, Platform Property Care is a well-established property maintenance business. Working with us is more than just a job. We value the contribution that our colleagues make to our business; our vision is clear - we are growing fast and we aim to achieve our plan through an engaged and highly skilled team.

If this sounds like the ideal role and place for you then we’d love to hear from you To find out more about these opportunities, please contact.

**Join us and find your purpose at Platform**

Working with us is more than just a job, you will be joining an amazing organisation that values you and your contribution, and where you can truly make a difference and change people’s lives.

You will join the largest social housing association in the Midlands. We're much more than just houses; we build homes, strong communities, and make a real and positive difference to the lives of our customers.

Platform is a great place to work, we offer lots of opportunities for you to get involved, share ideas and shape what we do - from networking groups through to fun community and social events. This is an exciting time to join us, that will provide you with real exposure to the wider dynamics of a truly modern housing association that will play a major part in delivering our 5-year corporate strategy.

Platform Housing Group are committed to building a healthy, vibrant and inclusive organisation that treats people with respect and creates opportunities for all.



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