Grounds Maintenance Operative
Full Time Salary
£24,550
Employment Type
Full time
Hours Per Week
37
Region
Merseyside
Location
Unit 405 Century Building, Brunswick Business Park, Liverpool, L3 4BJ
Contract Type
Permanent
Job Type
Environmental Services
Closing Date
05/01/2025
Ref No
2330
What you can expect from us
* We offer a competitive salary of £24,550 per annum.
* 37 hour per week
* 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, totaling 40 days paid holiday per annum.
* Access to both short and long-term loans, plus a savings facility.
* Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or through the holiday purchase scheme.
* Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%).
* A flexible working environment with a range of family-friendly policies.
* Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits, including dental, optical, physiotherapy, and 24HR private GP access.
* Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
* Access of up to £150 annually through the ‘Learning for life’ scheme.
* Access to a wide range of discounts and cashback offers.
* Support for career development with access to training and qualifications.
* 2 paid half days volunteering per year.
About the role
We are looking for Grounds Maintenance Operatives on a permanent basis to join our Onward Environmental team. This role is based in the Merseyside area. Successful candidates will work in local teams and are not required to report to a depot each day but will attend for team meetings and replenishment of supplies as needed.
The purpose of the role is to work as part of a mobile team to deliver a wide range of landscape maintenance and improvement works, ensuring a consistently high-quality environment for our schemes and estates.
* Carrying out grass cutting, shrub pruning, weed control, and litter removal.
* Training will be provided in all aspects of the job description.
* Ensuring that all works and safety procedures are followed, maintaining accurate records, and undertaking routine maintenance checks of equipment and machinery.
To learn more about the role, please view our day in the life video: https://youtu.be/Ui8BEjrzIfU
What we require
* Full UK Driving Licence
* Previous experience in a similar grounds maintenance, environmental services, or estates cleaning role.
* Excellent customer service and communication skills.
* Willingness to work as part of a team.
* Proactive approach to following procedures.
Advantageous experience:
* Experience with ride-on movers, hedge cutters, and leaf blowers.
* PA1 and PA6 qualifications in pesticides.
* NVQ Level 2 in horticulture.
* NPTC CS30,31 Chainsaw.
* 360 rotating excavator Trailers – B+E.
About Onward
Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region. We believe everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we’re committed to building 500 new homes each year.
In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers, we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.
We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture. We want to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to be part of our recruitment processes and will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you with our recruitment process via the email address below.
If candidates have any concerns or questions regarding the role at any stage of the recruitment process, they can contact the HR team at HumanResourcesTeam@onward.co.uk.
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