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Grounds Maintenance Operative

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

 

  • To carry out general landscape maintenance, including, but not limited to strimming, mowing, hedge cutting and pruning etc. as per client specification.
  • To work collaboratively within a team to deliver a quality service to our clients and customers.  

 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

 

General

 

  • Undertake all routine and specialised grounds maintenance, focusing on best practice
  • Maintain tools responsibly, including cleaning, oiling and sharpening as directed. Damaged or lost items to be reported to your supervisor
  • Accept responsibility and work collaboratively to achieve results
  • Communicate effectively, keep managers informed, and listen and ask questions to ensure understanding
  • Be efficient and organised, working to company systems e.g. timesheets, work controls tick sheets, rotas
  • Be reliable in your attendance at work and to follow company rules and procedures if absent from work for any reason

 

Customer

 

  • Create a positive impression with our customers and work to exceed their expectations, presenting a polite and responsible attitude at all times
  • Focus on promoting the company wherever possible and feedback potential leads from sites and local press
  • Dealing with the public in a respectful and efficient manner, answering questions relating to the site, noting and reporting any complaints to your supervisor
  • Represent the company respectfully by wearing the correct corporate clothing, ensuring vehicles and machinery are professionally presented and that sites are kept clean and tidy

 

SHEQ

 

  • Ensure that works carried out complies and focuses on the idverde Health & Safety and Environmental Policy
  • Ensure integrity when reporting accidents, near misses and hazards
  • Work areas to be assessed with integrity to ensure potential hazards are removed or adequate control measures are in place to implement a safer working environment
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to be worn responsibly for each task being undertaken
  • Work to risk assessments and COSHH assessments

 

Learning

 

  • Discuss and review your work and job specification and display innovation by planning changes and improvements as appropriate
  • Be suitably trained for all work tasks undertaken and taking training opportunities where relevant
  • Demonstrate innovation by identifying opportunities and suggest alternative and more effective ways of carrying out tasks

 

Financial

 

  • Take responsibility in avoiding wastage which will contribute to the company controlling costs
  • Utilise the most economic and effective work practices
  • Show innovation and make suggestions for improvements that may lead to increased productivity
  • Take responsibility in the security of vehicles, machinery and materials

 

 

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

 

  • Delivering the program on time or ahead of schedule
  • Client satisfaction of the quality of work delivered
  • Maintaining a consistent attendance record

 

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

 

  • Experience of working in the landscape/maintenance industry would be advantageous although full training would be provided
  • Formal Horticultural qualification
  • Spraying qualification

 

PERSONAL QUALITIES

 

  • Professional attitude
  • To be innovative and self-motivated
  • Must be a team player and be respectful of other operatives within the team
  • Must work responsibly as will not always be supervised


Location: Mole Valley, Surrey | Salary: 10.42 per hour | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 01/01/0001

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