GroundsOperativeHOURS:37perweekbasic(However,therewillbearequirementtowork43hrsperweekannualisedhoursfromMidMarchuntilendOctober GroundsOperativeWORKPATTERN:MondaytoThursday7.30amto5pm,Friday7.30amto3pm GroundsOperativeWasteandStreetServicesisanewlyestablishedDepartmentwithinOperations.ItseesthemergerofsomeofthemosthighprofileservicesthattheCouncilprovidesRecycling&Waste,StreetCleaning,CleansingandGroundsMaintenance. ThePurposeofthisRole:- GroundsmaintenanceprovidesanessentialserviceinensuringtheCountydeliversitsaspirationsofprovidinganenvironmentwhichissafe,cleanandsustainable.Groundsmaintenanceoperatives,eitherworkingindividuallyorasateam,willmaintainpublicopenspace;verges;planting;schoolsandcontractedsitestoprovideaqualitygreenandsustainableenvironment. Yourresponsibilitiesareto:-GroundsOperative Grasscuttingactivitiesusingbothhandheldandrideonequipmenttoopenspaces,schoolsetc. Assistwithgravediggingandcemeteryrelatedtaskswhensuitabletraininghasbeengiven. Tomaintainhorticulturalfeaturesinclusiveofshrubbedandareasofannualbedding. Tocarryoutthemarkingandmaintenanceofvarioussportsfacilities. Toundertakelandscapingofopenspaces. Arboriculturework. Toemptylitterbinsandtocarryoutlitterpickingtoopenspaces,vergesandhardsurfaces(reactiveorproactive/scheduled). Respondtofly-tippingservicerequestsensuringthecorrectprocessisfollowedforevidencecollation. Toensurethatvehiclesarekeptcleanandthatdailysafetyinspectionsarecarriedout. Toensurethatallplantandmachineryisusedinaccordancewithmanufacturesadviceandinstruction. TocarryoutotherdutiesandworkstoprovideservicesfortheAuthorityandcommensuratewiththetermsandconditions.