Young Tree Maintenance Operatives

Application Close Date: 30/11/2022 (Closed)

Young Tree Maintenance Operatives – Maidstone and Surrounding areas

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

Services offered in this region include woodland and estates management, vegetation management, fencing, tree surgery, forestry and environmental engineering projects.

We can guarantee our staff have work every day through varying channels with Kent County Council, and Medway Norse as well as a large proportion of private clients.

Duties will include the unloading, planting and aftercare of young trees.

Our depot based in Dettling currently employs 10 qualified and experienced staff. Working from 7 am – 4.30 pm 5 days per week. Regular paid overtime is also available outside of these hours.

Our teams are fully equipped and benefit from a vast array of tools and equipment needed to fulfil their duties.

The Opportunity

• Permanent contract with the opportunity to build and develop a career over the long term as we are keen to build team resilience.
• Good opportunities for overtime earnings.
• Ongoing refresher training
• Tailored training and development programmes

The Qualified Person

• Proactive member of staff with a passion for Trees
• Strong team working ethic essential
• The candidate will need to be flexible and reliable.
• Comfortable undertaking outdoors
• Must have a positive attitude towards Health & Safety regulations

What can Glendale offer you?

• Sector competitive salary
• Generous annual leave of up to 22 days
• 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 top-end PPE and uniform

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 that you have the necessary skills and competencies to be successful in this role and to develop your career with a dynamic and growing business, please apply with a letter of application and CV to Cheryl.Casey@glendale-services.co.uk or for an informal chat call 01428 748 153.

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.