Grounds Maintenance Operative

Application Close Date: 30/07/2021 (Closed)

Selby

Salary Dependent on skills and experience 40 hours/week (Mon-Fri)

Closing date for applications Friday 30th July 2021

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

Glendale Managed Services,the green services division of Parkwood Holdings Plc, and winner of 2011 BALI Employer of the year award,has revenues of £45 million.

Glendale operates throughout the UK and is a green business with “green thinking” at the core of everything we do. Glendale activities include: grounds management, vegetation management, landscaping, horticulture and golf course management.

We are looking for a self motivated person to join our prestigious growing GEM Yorkshire grounds maintenance team based in Selby

SKILLED OPERATIVE

The Opportunity

As a Skilled Operative your responsibilities will include the following:

To carry out instructions from your Line Manager in accordance with Glendale’s Health and Safety Policy, Glendale’s Codes of Practice, Glendale’s Quality Management Systems and the Employee Handbook.

General maintenance of areas to include grass cutting, hedge trimming, clearing leaves, shrub bed maintenance, sweeping, garden clearance, removing fly tipping, burial duties and litter as required.

Undertake horticultural operations, e.g. planting, pruning and seeding: ground maintenance.

Undertake activities utilising craft skills, e.g. interpretation of plants, site preparation and construction.

Operate ride-on mowers.

Use a range of tools and equipment, including power tools and light plant, including the operation of tractor-mounted equipment.

Drive company vehicles/tow trailers as required. You must hold a driver’s licence

To be knowledgeable of Health and Safety Regulations within your workplace.

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 CV to :

simon.gash@Glendale-services.co.uk

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.