Groundworker – Local Council in Poole

We are recruiting for permanent Groundworkers for the local council in Bournemouth, Dorset.

Areas covered are Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Salary: £17.29 per hour (£35, 076 per annum)

Hours: 39 hrs per week - 8am to 4:30 Monday to Thursday and 8am to 3:30 on Friday.

DBS check and Driving Licence are essential.

Duties:

• Digging by hand, requiring, bending, turning, stretching, twisting and Lifting
• Excavation for concrete approx. 1ft deep.
• Levelling by hand soil, concrete, hardcore.
• Process to lay concrete includes, bending, shovelling, levelling of concrete, leaning.
• Loading of materials on to vehicle.
• Manual Lifting, including dead lifting, and high level or unloading, including manual transport from location to vehicle, bending, turning, twisting.
• Fence panels 4ft 5ft 6ft
• Removal of broken concrete sections.
• Concrete fence posts (2man lift 50kg approx.)
• Timber fence posts
• Timber fencing, feather edge, cant rails, timber gates (up to 25kg)
• Roll of chain link fencing (up to 40kg)
• Fly tipping removal, including sofas, tv's, fridges, freezers, washing machines (2 man lift if required) loading items on to flatbed vehicle for disposal.
• Use of wheel barrow both loaded and unloaded. Some loads including wet concrete meaning difficulty in control over load.
• Lifting of loaded wheel barrow on to flatbed vehicle for disposal.
• Use of power tools including heavy duty breakers and light weight breakers, petrol disc cutters, whacker plates. Including transportation of these items.
• Use of hand tools, including, pick axes, sledge hammer, breaker bars, brooms.

Job Title: Groundworker – Local Council Job Reference: 47247 Salary: £35,076 per year Sector: Location:

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