Grounds Maintenance Operative

Reporting to our local Estate Services Supervisor, you will be delivering a high-quality gardening and grounds maintenance service. You'llbe provided with tools and machinery to help you undertake your tasks and we will supply you with a new uniform, safety boots and personal protective equipment. You will need to have the ability to work outside in all weathers and be able to undertake physically demanding work.

Your main base will be Ford, with duties extending across West Sussex.

Some key duties will include :

• Carrying out a range of tasks required for grounds maintenance including, but not limited to, weeding, dead heading, hoeing, planting, pruning, and cutting.
• Cutting and maintaining lawns and grass areas to a variety of finishes (fine to rough meadow type) using a variety of machines, including pedestrian operated, tractors & ride-on mowers, strimmers and brush cutters.
• Responding promptly to acts of vandalism, including graffiti, and reporting all incidents to your line manager.
• Being a point of contact for residents, assisting where possible or refer enquiries to colleagues.

What youll need

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