Grounds Maintenance Operative

SW-007-GMO-263

Grounds Maintenance Operative

£31,200 per annum

Permanent Position

40 hours per week

Based from Farnborough, Hampshire

Position Good to Knows

ITS Property Maintenance are recruiting for a Grounds Maintenance Operative to join an established and growing property maintenance contractor on a permanent employment contract.

You will be working across the organisation's properties and sites, maintaining communal external areas and domestic grounds, gardens and communal external spaces to a high standard.

This is a practical, physically active role involving both grounds/garden maintenance and driving a company van, so previous experience within grounds maintenance, landscaping, gardening or a similar outdoor role would be advantageous.

A full UK driving licence is essential as you’ll be working in the RG and GU postcodes of North Hampshire.

The company van will be collected from the Farnborough depot each morning and returned at the end of each working day, so you must be able to reliably travel to Farnborough.

Your Key Duties

Grass cutting and general lawn maintenance

Hedge and shrub cutting

Border and garden maintenance

Leaf clearance and litter picking

General site and communal area clearance

Garden and waste clearance work

Soft landscaping and minor grounds works

Using hand tools and powered horticultural machinery

Loading and unloading tools, equipment and green waste

Driving a company van between properties and sites

Reporting hazards, defects or other issues to management

Ensuring sites and external communal areas are left clean, tidy and safe

Using a handheld PDA/mobile device to record completed visits and works – training provided

What's Needed From You

Full UK driving licence – maximum 6 points

No alcohol-related or similar serious driving endorsements

Ideally aged 25+ for company vehicle insurance purposes, although applicants aged 21+ can be considered subject to insurer approval

Previous grounds maintenance, gardening, landscaping or similar practical experience

Experience using grounds maintenance machinery and equipment would be advantageous

Physically fit and comfortable working outdoors throughout the year

Reliable with good timekeeping

Good communication and customer service skills

Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team

Comfortable using a PDA/mobile device

Hours, Salary & Employment

£31,200 starting salary

Permanent employment contract

40 hours per week

8:00am – 5:00pm with 1-hour unpaid break

28 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Holiday year runs 1 January – 31 December, pro-rated during the first year

Company van supplied for work purposes

Van collected and returned to the Farnborough depot each day

Employment subject to satisfactory references, Right to Work checks and DBS

6-month probationary period

Next step to apply for this Grounds Maintenance role:

If you have experience within grounds maintenance, gardening, landscaping or another practical outdoor role and are looking for a secure permanent position, we would like to hear from you.

ITS Property Maintenance are acting as an employment agency for this vacancy

ITS Property Maintenance specialise in working within the social housing sector where we work with: ✅ Housing Association ✅ Local Authority ✅ Direct Labour Organisation ✅ Maintenance Contractors ✅ Estates Department ✅ FM Contractors. Providing ✅Maintenance Trades and Labour Operatives ✅Operational Management Staff ✅Customer and Delivery Support Professionals

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