Grounds Maintenance Operative

4 months ago


Houghton Regis, United Kingdom Peabody Full time

Your typical day could start with carrying out a program of assigned grounds maintenance works in line with published schedules. Then you might be carrying out a range of horticultural activities such as planting summer and winter beds, maintaining hedges, turf maintenance, weed spraying, weeding and leafing, before heading off to ensure green waste is disposed of in line with company policy and waste management regulations.

As a Grounds Maintenance Operative, you’ll be providing a high quality, customer focused grounds service. With a particular focus on maintaining our estates, you’ll actively work in partnership with key colleagues to manage effective garden maintenance, developing and improving Peabody’s environmental services to residents and ensuring we take full account of residents’ needs.

You’re a people person who likes to get things done. You’ll enjoy working in an outdoors environment in all weather conditions and you’re first rate at general horticultural maintenance. To be successful in this role you’ll need to be on site five days a week.

Your role covers all aspects of environmental services and grounds maintenance. If you’re a seasoned professional within horticultural services, then we want to hear from you.

To be a success in this role, you’re:

Able to work in all weathers and in an outdoor environment. Have a full, clean UK driving licence. Experienced in the field of horticulture. Able to demonstrate practical experience in the use of powered equipment.

A company van will be provided in order for you to undertake your duties.

Here are just a few of the benefits of working at Peabody:

30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays two additional paid volunteering days each year  flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal  4 x salary life assurance up to 10% pension contribution

This role will require a Basic DBS check. A Full UK driving licence is required.



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