Grounds Maintenance Operative

Application Close Date: 28/08/2022 (Closed)

Blandford Forum 

This is an outstanding career opportunity with a market leader providing green services to private and public sector businesses. 

Glendale has a prestigious grounds maintenance contract to maintain housing sites across North and Central Dorset. We now seek to recruit a number of staff to support the contract, carrying out grass cutting and other horticultural duties.

The Opportunity

• Full time Permanent position within our team.
• Based in our Blandford Forum depot, working across Dorset

The Person

• Successful candidates will have some experience of horticultural tasks and previous experience of using hand held machinery such as mowers and strimmers
• Candidates with a formal qualification in horticulture, PA1 & PA6, machinery competency certificates and a UK drivers licence will be at an advantage
• A can-do attitude and a willingness to learn are key.
• Driving is essential.

What can Glendale offer you?

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave
• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person
• Employee health cash plan
• Employee discount portal – discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Company sick pay
• Career progression
• Training and development

Glendale is a well established business that is continuously growing. Successful applicants can look forward to joining a company that can offer career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

How to Apply

If you feel like you could bring some fresh ideas to the table we want to hear from you.  Please apply with a letter of application and attach your CV.

If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.