Grounds Maintenance Operative

Title :
Grounds Maintenance Operative

Contract Type :
Temporary, Full time, 35 hours per week

Salary : £19.08per hour (full time salary £26,780)

Persona :
Contractual hours to be worked from allocated site(s) in East London, with ad hoc office attendance as required

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

We are seeking a Static Gardener / Grounds Maintenance Operative who is dedicated and easy-going individual to help maintain our schemes in East London. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of hedging, lawns, shrubs, and perennials, with the ability to organise and prioritise gardening tasks throughout the seasons and will have strong communication skills, both written and verbal and be IT literate.

• Mowing and lawn care
• Planting and general aftercare
• Pruning and hedge cutting
• Weeding and border maintenance
• General landscaping upkeep
• Using horticultural machinery, including pedestrian mowers, hedge cutters, strimmer’s, and backpack blowers
• Pesticide application PA1 & PA6
• Working as part of a team

• Horticultural experience
• Good plant knowledge
• Driving license – disable
• Enjoys working outdoors.