Grounds Operative
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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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Benefits
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Shares Schemes
- Salary Finance Options
- Holiday