Job Introduction
Valued. Recognised. Rewarded. A role you can feel good about.
Grow with Sodexo as a Grounds Maintenance Operative at Wirral CH63 3JW ! Bring your enthusiasm for a job well-done to our facilities services team, where you will play a crucial role in maintaining our site's outdoor areas. Join a team that values you for being you. Valued. Recognised. Rewarded.
What you’ll do:
* Ensure our prestigious sites indoor and outdoor spaces are looking trim, through regular mowing, edging greenery and pruning hedges and shrubs
* Maintaining pathways, driveways, woodland areas, keeping pesky weeds at bay - identifying notifiable and non notifiable weeds and treat as required
* Showcase your green thumb and assist with landscape improvement projects
* Keep yourself and our teams safe, following safety and hazard prevention procedures
* Uphold cleanliness standards in accordance with industry regulations
* Ensure a planned calendar of work is in place
* Winter duties (between Oct and March) to include Gritting, Snow Removal (if required)
* Use of petrol driven machinery and hand tools
* Driving License required
What you bring:
* Previous experience in a similar role, with knowledge of gardening solutions and their uses would be beneficial
* Customer service and communication skills
* Can work at a fast pace and adapt to shifting priorities when needed
* Be a team player and take instruction
* Knowledge of indoor and plant species and the care programme required for these
What we offer:
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:
* Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support
* An Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement
* Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
* The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family)
* Easily accessible learning and development routes, offering opportunities to grow and succeed throughout your career with Sodexo
* Save for your future by becoming a member of the Mercer Aspire Pension Plan
* Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
Ready to be part of something greater?
Join a team that values you for being you.
Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications
Package Description
Grounds Maintenance Operative
* Monday - Friday 09:00 - 13:00 April to Sept
* October to March occasional flexibility to work 4 hours per day between 4am to 12 Midday to accommodate business needs. This will be seasonal and based upon weather forecast for gritting/snow clearance on site. If the weather does not forecast ice/snow, then the hours will be 09:00 - 13:00
* 20 hours per week
* £15.00 per hour + Sodexo benefits
* Driving License required
* 28 Days Holiday rising to 33 days with Service (Including bank Holidays)
* Onsite parking,
* Discounted on site shop,
* Use of onsite gym
* On site restaurant
* Coffee shop
* Good public transport links (5 min walk from Port Sunlight train station)!
* Check your local transport links here : Plan Your Journey | Traveline - the destination you should input is CH63 3JW
About the Company
About Sodexo
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.
We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.