Ground Maintenance Operative - Manchester, United Kingdom - Onward Homes Limited
Description
What you can expect from us
- We offer a competitive salary of £21, per hour)
- Pay to increase to £23,150 from April 2023 (£12.03 per hour)
- 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
- Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
- Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%)
- A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies
- Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
- Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
- Access of up to £150 annually through the 'Learning for life' scheme
- Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
- Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.
About the role
We are looking for a
Grounds Maintenance & Cleaning Operative - (2 posts) on a permanent basis (non-seasonal) to join our Environmental Services team.
The purpose of the role is to work as part of a mobile team to deliver a wide range of landscape maintenance and improvement works, resulting in a consistently high-quality environment, which improves our schemes and estates to create positive spaces for customers.
- Carrying out grass cutting, shrub pruning, weed control and the removal of litter
- Training will be given to successful applicants in all aspects of the job description.
- You will be required to ensure that all works, and safety procedures are followed, and record keeping is accurate and to undertake routine maintenance checks of plant, equipment, and machinery.
What we require?
- Previous experience in a similar ground's maintenance, environmental services, or estates cleaning role.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- Willingness to work as part of a team.
- Proactive approach to following procedure
Advantageous experience.
- Ride on movers, hedge cutter, leaf blowers
- PA1 and PA6 qualifications in pesticides
- NVQ Level 2 in horticulture
- NPTC CS30,31 Chainsaw
- 360 rotating excavator Trailers B+E
About Onward
Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region.
We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we're committed to building 500 new homes each year.
In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.
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