Grounds Maintenance
Location: Riverbank House, EX39 2QG
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 2+ Months
Working Hours: Mon – Fri, 09:00 – 17:00, 37 Hours per week
Pay rate: £13.68 per hour
Job Ref: (phone number removed)
Responsibilities
Perform grass cutting, strimming, and hedge cutting as instructed or according to schedules. This includes litter picking and clearing paths.
Conduct play area inspections and undertake minor repairs.
Carry out seasonal maintenance of flower beds, shrub beds, and gardens of remembrance in cemeteries, including maintenance, clearance, litter picking, and bin emptying.
Engage in planting, weeding, digging, hoeing, and watering of flower planters and formal displays as necessary.
Help eradicate invasive plants and weeds, and remove encroaching grass and vegetation from pathways and roads.
Perform prestart checks on vans, plant and other vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes, ensuring adherence to manufacturer’s recommendations.
Maintain machinery and equipment in good working condition, handle fault rectifications, and process logs for mileage and fuel.
Conduct arboriculture work from the ground, including felling small trees, crown raising, and clearing windblown or broken trees/limbs.
Contribute to team performance, ensuring a high standard of service and support the Supervisor in delivering a customer-focused service.
Act professionally, courteously, and helpfully as an ambassador for the Council.
Ensure adherence to health and safety standards, safe systems of work, and housekeeping through regular checking and cleaning of vehicles, equipment, and work sites.
Work independently and perform day-to-day tasks unsupervised when necessary.
Follow both written and verbal instructions from the Supervisor.
Complete mandatory skills training, including health and safety training and industry updates.
Undertake other comparable duties within the service, including snow clearance, grid and grating clearance, litter picking, and assisting with waste management.
Person Specification
Education, Qualification and Training
Basic literacy and numeracy to understand work instructions, safety details, and quantity specifications.
Ability to interpret work instructions and complete tasks to the required standards.
Previous grounds maintenance experience, including grass cutting, spraying, weeding, hoeing, and planting.
Full manual driving licence (B licence).
Knowledge
Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
Understanding of Health and Safety issues.
Experience
Previous experience in a similar role.
Experience dealing with customers and/or the general public.
Experience working in all weather conditions.
Skills
Flexible approach to working and willingness to learn.
Ability to operate within set guidelines.
Good level of fitness to meet job requirements.
Good verbal communication skills.
Other Job-Related Requirements
Ability to carry out duties with reasonable adjustments, including working on all waste-related services.
Ability to work Saturdays, especially following Bank Holidays.
Commitment to implementing anti-discriminatory and equal opportunities policies.
Ability to travel according to job needs with reasonable adjustments if required.
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