Grounds Maintenance Operative

Application Close Date: 30/06/2022 (Closed)

Location: Bristol Office, Brockley

This is an outstanding career opportunity with a market leader providing green services to private and public sector businesses.

Glendale Bristol carries out a wide range of grounds maintenance, environmental and countryside management contracts throughout the Avon, Somerset and M4/5 area and requires 8 members of staff to join our GM team. Now is an exciting time to join the company as it is greatly expanding and more opportunities are created. Services offered at this office include grounds maintenance, woodland and estates management, conservation management, vegetation management, fencing, tree surgery, forestry and environmental engineering projects.

The Opportunity

• Contract with the opportunity to build and develop a career over the longer term as we are keen to build team resilience.

• 40 hrs per week , 20 days leave (pro-rata) plus bank holidays, sick pay and pension

• Good opportunities for overtime earnings.

• Part-time hours may be available.

• New year = new career = new challenge?

• Always fancied outdoor life?

• Internal training given on machinery use.

• Additional external training for H & S, dependent on contract working.

• Apprenticeships available.

• Kick-Start scheme in place.

• Wage negotiable based on certification and experience.

The Person

• Proactive, with a passion for grounds maintenance, outdoor working, countryside and the environment

• The candidate will have good organisational and interpersonal skills: be able to deal with clients and the public and work in a team

• Be able to work to undertake duties with minimum of supervision

• The ideal candidate will have practical knowledge and skills in grounds maintenance, including pedestrian and ride-on grass cutting, but full training will be given.

• Ideally, the candidate holds the relevant industry qualifications such as NPTC / Lantra certificates : CS30 /31 , brushcutter/hedge-trimmer, PA1/PA6. Possession of a valid CSCS card would be an advantage. A full UK driving licence is essential.

What can Glendale offer you?

• Competitive salary

• Generous annual leave

• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person

• Employee health cash plan

• Employee discount portal – discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Pension Scheme

• Company sick pay

• Career progression

• Training and development

• Full PPE and uniform

• A friendly, welcoming, hard working team

Glendale is a well established business that is continuously growing. Successful applicants can look forward to joining a company that can offer career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

How to Apply

If you feel like you could bring some fresh ideas to the table we want to hear from you. Please apply with a letter of application and CV to andrew.bowey@glendale-servces.co.uk 

If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.