Grounds Maintenance Operative

Operational excellence begins with you. At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating quality experiences for our clients, customers, and employees. As a Grounds Maintenance Operative with Sodexo, you'll enhance the services of our vibrant corporate site, offering a helping hand to ensure flawless facilities operations and keep things running smoothly.

What you'll do:

• Carry out general grounds maintenance, including grass cutting, strimming, edging, hedge trimming, pruning, planting and weeding.
• Maintain landscaped areas, flowers, shrubs, hanging baskets, ponds, lakes and water features.
• Undertake seasonal duties including leaf clearance, forestry and woodland maintenance, snow clearance and gritting.
• Keep the estate clean, tidy and safe through litter picking, bin maintenance and monitoring of outdoor areas.
• Safely operate grounds maintenance equipment, complete daily checks and follow all Health & Safety, RAMS and PPE requirements.
• Provide general facilities support, including minor handyman tasks, office moves, assisting contractors and supporting site projects and sustainability initiatives.

What you'll bring:

• Previous experience in grounds maintenance, landscaping, horticulture, or a similar role, with good knowledge of relevant equipment and safe working practices.
• Good attention to detail, pride in maintaining high standards, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Physically fit for outdoor manual work in all weather conditions; a full UK driving licence is preferred.

Why Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. Belong in a company and team that values you for you. Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions. Thrive in your own way. We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support.
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing.
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service.
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan.
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Sodexo UK and Ireland's enhanced benefits and leave policies.

A little more about Sodexo: At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services. We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins. We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

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