Grounds Maintenance

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Are you keen to get in to the ground maintenance industry? Are you looking for career progression?

Due to winning a large number of new contracts, our client are looking for a GroundsMaintenance Operative to be the face of their brand. Based on a static site area’s of Kent, SE London and East Sussex.

Our Client has been designing, building and maintaining gardens throughout the UK for a considerable amount of years and have gained a desirable reputation for their renowned garden designs they pride themselves on their high customer service levels with a strong work ethic.

You will be reporting to a Supervisor who will become your best friend and will be overseeing your day to day progress ensuring that you meet your targets and deadlines. You will have extensive grounds maintenance experience, exceptional plant knowledge and the ability to consistently work hard. You will have the talent to contribute to the upkeep, maintenance and general tidiness of the grounds in line with service standards using all types of associated equipment.

Because you will have incredible knowledge of horticulture / grounds maintenance you must demonstrate proficiency in a broad range of disciplines relating to the upkeep and general maintenance, including but not exclusive of the following; grass cutting and mowing to all forms of grass and lawn areas, flower beds and shrubberies, hedge cutting, sports grounds maintenance, nature conservation and weed control. You will have the capability of taking special care of all plants and machinery.

You will be given the opportunity to work in wide range of sectors serving the commercial construction industry including housing developers, local authorities, education and health. You will being working on numerous outside spaces to ensure that they are properly maintained. Their work also helps landowners fulfil their duty of care to the public by seeing to the safety of paving, trees, and outside ornamentation.

Because you will be the go-to person on site, excellent communication skills both written and verbal is highly essential, you should be keen to develop your own personal and professional skills for the benefit of yourself and the business, good time keeping skills and the ability to work to deadlines are a must!

We are looking for a bubbly individual that drives as you will be taking it in turns to drive your Supervisor and other co-workers from site to site occasionally so your own transportation to the yard is essential (no public transport). You will need to hold a valid CSCS card (although this is not essential) and you`d be ahead of the game if you also held the PA1 and PA6 qualifications. Photographic evidence of your work is preferential.

This role would suit a candidate with experience of, landscaping, strimming, cutting, pruning, planting, turfing, horticultural qualifications, weed control and machine maintenance.

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We`re always on the hunt for outstanding Grounds Maintenance Operatives and we love meeting new people! So if this role doesn`t sound like a great fit for you but you like the sound of us, please do get in touch and find out how we can help you find your next role!

PB Recruitment Consultants Ltd management team have over 35 years` experience of management within our specialist sectors, understanding the importance of reliability and commitment in service provision to ensure targets are met and ultimately customer satisfaction is provided. Through our experience, we have heightened awareness as to specific requirements to facilitate job momentum and enhance productivity. Together we have a wealth of knowledge which allows us to have insight when allocating candidates to each specific job and believe that through an initial meeting with clients are able to select those who would ensure higher productivity meeting and exceeding your standards in practice.

We understand that many industries do not work the average 9:00am – 5:00pm day, which is why our office phones divert every evening and at weekends, allowing us to provide a 24 hour service, seven days per week.

Whilst we endeavour to respond to each candidate, we do receive a large volume of applications, so if you have not heard from us within two weeks, unfortunately you have been unsuccessful with your application. We will however add your details to our database and be sure to contact you should a suitable vacancy arise.