Do you want to join an organisation that is expanding and is certified as a Great Place to Work organisation? Are you an experienced soft landscaping operative looking for a permanent position? If you can put your landscaping and grounds maintenance experience to use and help us to provide and maintain safe, secure and thriving communities that people are proud to call home - you belong at Bromford.
In return you can expect the following:
- Monthly pay
- Stocked van (shared use)
- Fuel Card
- Coffee Card
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
- A choice out of 2 pension schemes
- £500 personal allowance to spend on your choice of things like private medical cover, critical health insurance, dental treatment and gym membership, for example
- Retail discount schemes to save on things like food shops, clothing, technology etc
In your role as a landscaping operative, you'll carry out the grounds maintenance of our green space. You'll maintain the upkeep of all landscaped areas, ensuring pathways and hard standings are maintained and clear of debris. You'll operate landscaping machinery, ride-on mowers, strimmers and blowers.
This is a mobile role covering the South Gloucestershire and Bristol regions (BS37) and will therefore involve travel, so you must live in a suitable location to cover this area of work.
You'll be the eyes and ears within the community you serve; responsible for reporting neighbourhood and community issues to your colleagues. PPE must be used for each activity, you should follow health and safety regulations throughout all your work, never compromising the customer, colleagues or yourself. All your tools and equipment must be kept in good working order and regularly serviced, including the use and maintenance of the company vehicle.
You are expected to provide a high-quality service to residents, including consultation and liaison work with customers and colleagues. It's a physically demanding job. You'll be working outside all year round, working in inclement weather conditions as well as exposure to cold/heat and noise.
To be a Landscaping Operative with Bromford, you will:
- Ideally have some experience in landscaping and grounds maintenance
- Ideally, hold an NPTC qualification in brush cutter, pedestrian mower, ride on mower, hedge cutter and PA1 and PA6 in spraying pesticides (although training is available where required)
- Have a good understanding of health and safety, COSHH requirements
- Have basic IT knowledge and comfortable using mobile devices (training to be provided)
- Be punctual, have excellent customer service skills and a positive attitude
- Be comfortable working on your own and as part of a team
- Need to have a full, clean driving licence. You will have a work vehicle which you will share with a colleague
- Build effective relationships based on trust and respect, have excellent customer service skills and be a great ambassador for Bromford.
Your previous experience may be in roles such as a gardener, landscaper, grounds maintenance operative, grounds person, fencing and landscaping operative, fencer and/or hard landscaper.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 24 April 2024.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, depending on application volume. We therefore encourage an early application.