Grounds Maintenance Operative

Grounds Maintenance Operative - Local Authority

Location: EX39 2QG
Start date: 02/04/2024
Contract duration: 6 months
Working hours: Mon - Fri, 07:00 - 15:00, 37 hours p/w
Pay rate: 13.69 p/h

As a Grounds Maintenance Operative, your duties will include:

• Carry out; grass cutting, strimming and hedge cutting as and where instructed or according to the grass schedules and to the standards required. This also includes litter picking and clearing of paths.
• Play area inspections and undertaking minor repairs.
• Carry out; seasonal maintenance of flower beds/shrub beds/gardens of remembrance in the cemeteries. This also includes; maintenance, clearance, litter picking and bin emptying according to our schedule or as directed.
• Carry out; planting, weeding, digging, hoeing and watering of flower planters and formal displays as necessary.
• Assisting in the eradication of evasive plants and weeds, and encroaching grass and vegetation from pathways and roads.

Requirements:

• Hold a full manual driving licence (B licence).
• Basic literacy and numeracy to understand work instructions, safety detail, and quantity specification.
• Ability to interpret work instruction and deliver/complete tasks to the appropriate standards.
• Previous grounds maintenance experience, including grass cutting, spraying, weeding, hoeing and planting.

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