At a Glance
- Tasks: Perform grounds maintenance including mowing, strimming, and hedge trimming.
- Company: Join Glendale’s East Midlands team in Leicester, a leader in grounds maintenance.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, free gym membership, and an employee health cash plan.
- Other info: Performance-related bonuses and incremental annual leave are available.
- Why this job: This role offers genuine career progression and training opportunities.
- Qualifications: A full, clean UK driving licence is required; previous grounds maintenance experience is desirable.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 30000 £ per year.
This role requires a reliable, hard-working individual who is willing to learn. The successful applicant will join Glendale’s East Midlands team in the Leicester area.
Responsibilities
- Undertake grounds maintenance work including mowing large grassy areas, strimming, blowing, line marking, renovation, hedge trimming and general maintenance of shrub beds.
- Conduct sports markings, hedge cutting and hard surface spraying operations.
Qualifications
- Previous knowledge of grounds maintenance skills and horticulture is desirable, though training will be provided.
- Previous experience of handheld machinery is desirable, though full training will be given.
- Full, clean UK driving licence required.
The Person
- Reliable and conscientious.
- Can-do attitude.
- Willingness to learn.
- Ability to work on one’s own initiative.
- Previous experience of grounds maintenance work and horticultural tasks.
What Glendale can offer you
- Competitive salary
- Possible performance-related bonus
- Incremental annual leave
- Free gym membership for you and a nominated person (depending on location)
- Employee health cash plan
- Employee discount portal – discounts on travel bookings, high-street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and day-to-day spending
- Pension scheme
- Company sick pay
- Genuine career progression
- Training and development opportunities
We are proud to be equal opportunity employers and are committed to inclusion and diversity.
Grounds Maintenance Operative - Leicester employer: Glendale
Glendale offers a competitive salary of £26,726.40 P/A and a free gym membership for you and a nominated person. The Leicester team focuses on providing quality grounds maintenance services while promoting inclusion and diversity within the workplace.
We think you need these skills to ace Grounds Maintenance Operative - Leicester
Grounds Maintenance
Horticulture Knowledge
Handheld Machinery Operation
Mowing
Strimming
Blowing
Line Marking
