£13.45 per hour
Location: Upminster, Essex
40 hours per week
6am to 2.30pm Monday to Friday with a 30 minute unpaid break
Our horticultural client provides a full range of grounds maintenance services to the public and private sector. They are looking for a Grounds Maintenance Driver who holds a full, manual driving licence and who has experience.
Working alongside your colleague in a small, mobile team, the successful candidate will help deliver grounds maintenance services to residential sites, housing associations, retail business parks, commercial properties and open public spaces. Previous experience is essential. This is a full time, seasonal job which could lead to securing a permanent contract.
* To undertake the full range of grounds maintenance duties as instructed by your line manager as follows: Horticultural operations including formative pruning for a range of plants, annual seasonal bedding operations, pest & disease control, general grass cutting, watering of trees, shrubs, and bedding plants. Hedge cutting, irrigation, strimming, edge reformation. Litter picking operations. Weed control.
* To work as part of a team with the aim of ensuring productive and professional relationships within team, with other employees, managers, clients, and external agencies.
* Ensure hand/power tools and grounds maintenance equipment, machinery and vehicles in your charge are secure, in good working order, carry out routine maintenance and refer major mechanical problems to your line manager.
* Empty bins, including bag removal and bag replacement where appropriate and recycle where necessary
* Undertake regular checking and reporting of the physical infrastructure of the site including paths.
* Assist with hard and soft landscaping projects including preparation of ground, paving, simple construction, grubbing out, planting including trees/shrubs and other general landscaping operations where appropriate.
* Report other defects/damage regarding the site to a line manager.
* Participate in on-the-job or other training/development courses to improve ability and effectiveness to carry out duties and completion of training notifications.
* Comply with all company and site procedures and regulations.
* Ensure an efficient and effective response to incidents/emergencies and maintain effective liaison with colleagues and external services.
* Ensure you observe safety procedures and use safe working practices specifically regarding COSHH and Risk Assessments, reporting accidents and near misses to your line manager.
* To undertake any other duties that may be required within your area of your responsibility.
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