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Grounds Maintenance
Job Posted: 11 hours ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Contract
Location: Bideford, Devon
Expire in: a month
Job Description
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 day
Job Ref: (phone number removed)
Responsibilities
As a member of the Operational Services Team, you will assist in delivering a customer-oriented and effective grounds maintenance service across various district locations. Your main duties will include:
Carrying out grass cutting, strimming, hedge cutting, litter picking, and clearing of paths according to schedules and required standards.
Conducting play area inspections and undertaking minor repairs.
Performing seasonal maintenance of flower beds, shrub beds, and gardens of remembrance in cemeteries, including maintenance, clearance, litter picking, and bin emptying.
Engaging in planting, weeding, digging, hoeing, and watering of flower planters and formal displays as necessary.
Assisting in the eradication of invasive plants and weeds, and managing encroaching grass and vegetation from pathways and roads.
Undertaking prestart checks on vans, plant, and other vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes, ensuring compliance with manufacturer’s recommendations and completing daily defect sheets.
Maintaining machinery and equipment in good working condition, expediting rectification of faults, and processing logs related to mileage and fuel.
Performing arboriculture work from the ground, including felling small trees, crown raising, and clearing wind-blown or broken trees/limbs.
Contributing to team performance and supporting the Supervisor in delivering a customer-focused service to achieve continuous improvement and innovation.
Acting as an ambassador for the Council by being professional, courteous, and helpful.
Ensuring adherence to health and safety standards, safe systems of work, processes, and housekeeping through regular checks and cleaning of vehicles, equipment, machinery, and working sites.
Working independently and performing day-to-day tasks unsupervised when necessary.
Following both written and verbal instructions from the Supervisor.
Completing mandatory skills training, including health and safety training and industry updates as required.
Undertaking any other comparable duties within the service, including snow clearance, grid and grating clearance, litter picking, and assisting with waste management tasks.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications, skills, and experience:
Essential:
Basic literacy and numeracy to understand work instructions, safety details, and quantity specifications.
Ability to interpret work instructions and deliver/complete tasks to the appropriate standards.
Previous grounds maintenance experience, including grass cutting, spraying, weeding, hoeing, and planting.
Holding a full manual driving licence (B licence).
Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
An understanding of Health and Safety issues.
Experience in a similar role, dealing with customers and/or the general public, and working in all weather conditions.
Flexible approach to working and willingness to learn.
Ability to operate within set guidelines.
Good level of fitness to meet the job requirements.
Good verbal communication skills.
Desirable:
Experience and recognized qualifications in arboriculture work.
Safe use of pesticides PA1/PA6.
First Aid Certificate.
B E trailer towing.
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