At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain beautiful gardens and communal spaces while driving a company van.
- Company: Join a growing property maintenance contractor with a focus on community.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, 28 days holiday, and a company van.
- Other info: Permanent role with excellent job security and career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Get outdoors, stay active, and make a difference in your community.
- Qualifications: Full UK driving licence and experience in grounds maintenance or gardening.
The predicted salary is between 28080 - 34320 £ per year.
ITS Property Maintenance are recruiting for a Grounds Maintenance Operative to join an established and growing property maintenance contractor on a permanent employment contract. You will be working across the organisation's properties and sites, maintaining communal external areas and domestic grounds, gardens and communal external spaces to a high standard. This is a practical, physically active role involving both grounds/garden maintenance and driving a company van, so previous experience within grounds maintenance, landscaping, gardening or a similar outdoor role would be advantageous. A full UK driving licence is essential as you’ll be working in the RG and GU postcodes of North Hampshire. The company van will be collected from the Farnborough depot each morning and returned at the end of each working day, so you must be able to reliably travel to Farnborough.
Your Key Duties:
- Grass cutting and general lawn maintenance
- Hedge and shrub cutting
- Border and garden maintenance
- Leaf clearance and litter picking
- General site and communal area clearance
- Garden and waste clearance work
- Soft landscaping and minor grounds works
- Using hand tools and powered horticultural machinery
- Loading and unloading tools, equipment and green waste
- Driving a company van between properties and sites
- Reporting hazards, defects or other issues to management
- Ensuring sites and external communal areas are left clean, tidy and safe
- Using a handheld PDA/mobile device to record completed visits and works – training provided
What's Needed From You:
- Full UK driving licence – maximum 6 points
- No alcohol-related or similar serious driving endorsements
- Ideally aged 25+ for company vehicle insurance purposes, although applicants aged 21+ can be considered subject to insurer approval
- Previous grounds maintenance, gardening, landscaping or similar practical experience
- Experience using grounds maintenance machinery and equipment would be advantageous
- Physically fit and comfortable working outdoors throughout the year
- Reliable with good timekeeping
- Good communication and customer service skills
- Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
- Comfortable using a PDA/mobile device
Hours, Salary & Employment:
- £31,200 starting salary
- Permanent employment contract
- 40 hours per week
- 8:00am – 5:00pm with 1-hour unpaid break
- 28 days holiday including Bank Holidays
- Holiday year runs 1 January – 31 December, pro-rated during the first year
- Company van supplied for work purposes
- Van collected and returned to the Farnborough depot each day
- Employment subject to satisfactory references, Right to Work checks and DBS
- 6-month probationary period
If you have experience within grounds maintenance, gardening, landscaping or another practical outdoor role and are looking for a secure permanent position, we would like to hear from you. ITS Property Maintenance are acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.
Grounds Maintenance Operative in Farnborough employer: ITS Property Maintenance
At ITS Property Maintenance, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a supportive and dynamic work environment in Reading. With comprehensive training and mentorship from industry experts, we empower our Trainee Recruitment Consultants to develop their skills and build successful careers in the Social Housing and Property Maintenance sector. Our culture encourages ambition and resilience, offering uncapped commission and genuine opportunities for career progression, making it an ideal place for those eager to learn and grow.
