At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain beautiful green spaces and landscapes in your community.
- Company: Join Platform Property Care, a friendly team in Lincolnshire.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, 25 days holiday, and free healthcare.
- Other info: Flexible hours with shorter weeks in winter and great career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a visible difference outdoors while working with a supportive team.
- Qualifications: Experience in grounds maintenance and a full UK driving licence required.
The predicted salary is between 13.66 - 13.66 £ per hour.
Calling all Grounds Maintenance Operatives in Lincolnshire! Love working outdoors and take pride in creating great-looking spaces? Platform Property Care are looking for experienced Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join our friendly team based in Boston, Lincolnshire. 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.
Working for Platform Property Care you will benefit from:
- 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
What we're looking for:
- A team player, you'll be hard working and keen to learn with a can-do attitude.
- You'll need to be friendly and approachable with good communication skills.
- 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 Boston depot.
- You will really enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions (suitable uniform provided).
- You’ll have a good Health & Safety knowledge.
- Have relevant and demonstrable grounds maintenance experience, including the use of appropriate plant and machinery, ideally for a local authority or housing association.
- If you also have gardening/horticultural skills, or qualifications including PA1 and PA6 spraying certificates this would be an advantage.
Working pattern:
- Enjoy shorter working weeks during the winter months with our annualised hours contract:
- 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.
Grounds Maintenance Operative in Boston employer: Platform Housing Group
Platform Housing Group is an excellent employer that values its team members and fosters a supportive work culture. With a commitment to employee growth, you will have opportunities to develop your skills while contributing to the community in Solihull and Birmingham. Enjoy the benefits of a full-time role with a focus on high standards and customer service, all within a dynamic environment that prioritises teamwork and job satisfaction.
