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Date Added: Sat 22/06/2024

Grounds Maintenance Operative

Chelmsford, UK
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Company: AEJ MANAGEMENT

Job Type: Hourly

Salary: Up to £12.50 per hour

AEJ Management is a leading facilities management company, providing various services nationwide. With our core values built around our beliefs - making a difference every day, empowering our teams, being resourceful and innovative and building positive relationships with a family spirit, we believe we offer a fantastic opportunity to join a growing and forward-thinking company.

What are we looking for?

- An experienced Landscaper/Grounds Maintenance Op

- Someone who can flex between longer hours in Summer and shorter hours in Winter (annualised hours contract)

- A qualified driver who must be able to meet the Highway Code eyesight test requirements. Candidates must be able to read a vehicle number plate from a distance of 20 metres (65 feet) in good daylight, as stipulated by UK legislation. This is to ensure that all our drivers can perform their duties safely and in compliance with legal standards.

What's in it for you?

- £12.50 per hour for all hours worked, working on an annualised hours contract

- A company vehicle and fuel card.

- Penfold Pension.

- Statutory Sick Pay.

- 22 days holiday plus bank holidays.

- Additional 1 day's holiday for your birthday week.

- Cycle to Work scheme.

- Enhanced paternity leave.

- Employee of the Month Awards.

- Yammer monthly lottery.

- Regular ad-hoc monetary recognition.

- Paid DBS or SIA Vetting application.

- Access to free online training.

What will we expect in return?

- As a landscaper, you will conduct general ground maintenance duties across all sites managed, in line with the weekly rota as dictated by management.

- This is a full-time role covering all gardening duties, including mowing, edging, hedge trimming & weeding. As such, you must be flexible when it comes to working arrangements and sites covered.

- There will also be an element of basic handyman duties, including sign hanging, camera cleaning & basic reporting and as such we are looking for someone with a 'can do' attitude, with you wanting to go above and beyond to exceed client expectations.

What do we need from you?

- Previous proven Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance experience.

- Full driving licence with 6 points or less

- Experience of using a range of garden tools & equipment.

- An excellent knowledge of H&S.

- Hold a Pa1 & Pa6 certification (preferred)

- Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions.

- Good verbal communication skills.

- A great eye for detail, with high personal standards.

- Flexibility, reliability and the ability to deliver within the timescales given.

- A friendly and courteous approach.

- Punctuality and a desire to succeed.

- An ability to work autonomously, whilst ensuring your line manager is kept updated on progress.

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