Grounds Operative

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Retford
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
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 Ride-on Mower Operation Petrol Equipment Operation Health & Safety Compliance Commercial Landscaping Full UK Driving Licence CRB/DBS Clearance

FULL DESCRIPTION

Grounds Operative

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative for a mobile role based at a high secure hospital unit in Retford, covering multiple healthcare sites within the North Notts Healthcare Trust portfolio.

  • Ref: 94163
  • Location: Retford
  • Employment: Full time

Role Responsibilities

  • Carry out all aspects of grounds maintenance including amenity grassed areas, sports pitches, hedges, shrub and flower beds, road sweeping and litter collection.
  • Operate and maintain ride-on mowers, petrol-driven hand mowers, strimmers, blowers and hedgecutters in line with site requirements.
  • Take part in an out-of-hours on-call rota for gritting paths and roads during winter months at the base site.
  • Maintain and secure any company or client vehicles, machinery and equipment issued, ensuring they are clean and tidy and reporting any faults to the line manager.
  • Implement and demonstrate a positive health and safety culture, ensuring quality standards are met and rectified as a priority if they fall below specification.

Required Qualifications

  • Proven experience working on a commercial site with a background in grounds maintenance or gardening.
  • Experience using grounds maintenance machinery including ride-on mowers and petrol-powered equipment.
  • Full UK Driving Licence.
  • Relevant qualifications would be beneficial, such as PA1, PA6, CS30 or CS31.
  • Ability to successfully pass a full CRB/DBS disclosure check (provided by the company).

What's in it for you?

  • Ongoing training to support you in completing your role effectively and safely.
  • The opportunity to work across a varied and meaningful healthcare portfolio.
  • A supportive working environment where you are expected to always act in the best interests of the Company and its clients.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle. We have a virtual GP, financial wellbeing assistance, flexible lifestyle benefits platform (Choices), high street discounts, cycle-to-work scheme, life cover, enhanced pension contributions, save-as-you-earn scheme, and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Matching Share Plan. We also award [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Stars with cash prizes.

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process. If you need reasonable adjustments, please email [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

Since 1987, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company.

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Meet the recruiter

Shivam Sharma - [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - [contact hidden]

Benefits

  • Pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Employee Shares Schemes
  • Salary Finance Options
  • Holiday
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