Grounds Maintenance Operative

Grounds Maintenance Operative

Bideford

Monday to Friday

7am to 4pm

PAY 13.68 ph

PURPOSE OF JOB

To undertake cleansing and grounds maintenance services to keep the city looking good.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

1. To be responsible within an identified area and as part of a team for:

Grounds maintenance and vegetation management tasks such as grass cutting, hedge trimming, shrub bed maintenance including pruning, and weed spraying etc often using powered pedestrian and hand held equipment

• Graffiti removal using chemicals or powered equipment
• Mechanical sweeping
• General maintenance of sports pitches, tennis courts and other outdoor sports facilities
• As demand dictates, removing litter, emptying litter bins, removing small amounts of graffiti, trimming or removing weed growth and overhanging shrubs, cleaning public toilets etc

1. To respond to and resolve simple issues that arise on a day to day basis and to highlight other issues to the Public and Green Space Team Leader

1. To report issues adversely affecting the look and feel of the public realm such as damaged streetscene or greenspace furniture, fly-tipping, stray dogs, dog fouling, abandoned cars, littering, illegal use of council land, bins left on pavements etc

1. To inform members of the public and businesses about your work and help them with their queries and complaints

1. To undertake training on the safe use of equipment and safe working practices and to achieve consistently good performance

1. To take part in the exchange of ideas and participate in future improvements.

1. To undertake work in a safe and effective manner at all times, following policies and procedures, and to be responsible for your safety and that of the public

1. To use IT solutions that support mobile working and efficient responses to demand.

1. To undertake basic recording of information e.g. play equipment checks or timesheets.

1. To work flexibly at evenings and weekends when required to meet the demands of the service

1. To support operations across the whole Public Realm service where required

1. Such other duties relevant to the post and grading relating to the job description overall which may from time to time be deemed appropriate.

Requirements of the role:

Must have driving licence (ideally clean)

Be able to operate machinery (training provided)

Be physically fit as the role is very physical

Have some grounds maintenance experience

Able to work both as a team and on your own at times

PLEASE CALL ANDY AT BERRY RECRUITMENT ON (phone number removed) FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.