Grounds Maintenance Operative

Calling all Grounds Maintenance Operatives in Matlock Love working outdoors and take pride in creating great-looking spaces?, Platform Property Care are looking for an experienced Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join our friendly team based in Matlock.

This is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy permanent, year-round employment, excellent benefits, and a role where you can make a visible difference to local communities every day. If you enjoy working outdoors, take pride in maintaining high standards, and want to be part of a hardworking team, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll be doing:

You'll be responsible for maintaining landscaped and communal green areas to a high standard in and around our estates. Your duties will include tractor and pedestrian grass maintenance, brush cutting/strimming, hedge cutting, shrub pruning, planting, weeding and weed control, and litter picking.

What we're looking for:

A team player, you'll be hard working and keen to learn with a can-do attitude. You'll be working in the community, so you'll need to be friendly and approachable with good communication skills.

Some things we need from you:

• You'll be motivated and passionate about making a difference to our external landscape - you will love working outdoors and creating great looking environments for our customers
• You'll have a full UK driving licence - this is essential as it is a mobile role
• You will need to live within a reasonable commutable distance of our Matlock depot.
• You will really enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions (suitable uniform provided)
• You'll have a good Health & Safety knowledge
• And have relevant and demonstrable grounds maintenance experience, including the use of appropriate plant and machinery, ideally for a local authority or housing association
• Plus if you also have gardening/horticultural skills, or qualifications including PA1 and PA6 spraying certificates this would be an advantage., This role is mobile, so it is essential you have a current valid driving licence. Unfortunately, we cannot progress applications from applicants who do not hold this.

Benefits

• Basic salary of £28,512 per annum (£13.66 per hour)
• Permanent contract with work all year round
• 25 days holiday plus 8 paid bank holidays and option to buy up to 5 days leave per year
• Pension contribution scheme with employer contributions of up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
• Access to free healthcare and dental plan through Medicash, Summer (March - November) 42.5 hours a week Monday to Friday
• Winter (December - February) 32.5 hours a week Monday to Thursday

Part of Platform Housing Group, Platform Property Care is a well-established property maintenance business. Working with us is more than just a job. We value the contribution that our colleagues make to our business; our vision is clear - we are growing fast, and we aim to achieve our plan through an engaged and highly skilled team.