Grounds Maintenance Operative

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Market Harborough
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
SALARY
£28,512 / year
CATEGORY
Skilled Trades
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Grounds Maintenance Tractor Operation Brush Cutting Hedge Cutting Shrub Pruning Weed Control Full UK Driving Licence Health & Safety Knowledge

FULL DESCRIPTION

Grounds Maintenance Operative

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group - Market Harborough (LE16 7PT) - £28,512 per annum - Full-time - Permanent

Join Our Grounds Maintenance Team in Market Harborough!

Are you an experienced Grounds Maintenance Operative looking for a rewarding, permanent role?

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is hiring! We currently have an opportunity to join our friendly and professional Grounds Maintenance Team based in Market Harborough, helping us maintain high quality grounds maintenance and associated estates services.

What could you be doing?

You will be responsible for maintaining landscaped and communal green areas to a high standard in and around our estates. Your duties will include tractor and pedestrian grass maintenance, brush cutting/strimming, hedge cutting, shrub pruning, planting, weeding and weed control, and litter picking.

Working for [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] you will benefit from:

  • Basic salary of £28,512 per annum (£13.66 per hour)
  • Permanent contract with work all year round
  • 25 days holiday plus 8 paid bank holidays and option to buy up to 5 days leave per year
  • Pension contribution scheme with employer contributions of up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
  • Access to free healthcare and dental plan through Medicash

We want somebody who can:

A team player, you'll be hard working and keen to learn with a can-do attitude. As you'll be working in the community, being friendly, approachable and a good communicator is key.

Some things we need from you:

  • You'll be motivated and passionate about making a difference to our external landscape – you will love working outdoors and creating great looking environments for our customers
  • You'll have a full UK driving licence – this is essential as it is a mobile role
  • You will need to live within a reasonable commutable distance of our Market Harborough depot.
  • You will really enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions (suitable uniform provided)
  • You'll have a good Health & Safety knowledge
  • And have relevant and demonstrable grounds maintenance experience, including the use of appropriate plant and machinery, ideally for a local authority or housing association
  • Plus if you also have gardening/horticultural skills, or qualifications including PA1 and PA6 spraying certificates this would be an advantage.

The working pattern for this 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 Thursday.

Part of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] 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 you have grounds maintenance experience and this sounds like the ideal role for you then we'd love to hear from you! To find out more, please contact [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

This role is mobile, so it is essential you have a current valid driving licence. Unfortunately, we cannot progress applications from applicants who do not hold this.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV's will be treated as a direct application.

Location

Market Harborough Depot (LE16 7PT), Riverside End, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, LE16 7PT

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