Grounds Supervisor - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Coleman James

Coleman James

Verified Company

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our client is looking for a Grounds Supervisor to carry out grounds maintenance, horticultural services and winter maintenance.

Duties include but are not limited to:

As a supervisor, have full responsibility for the efficient and effective daytoday management of grounds personnel providing an exceptional service to the business on a 5 over 7 working pattern.
Coordinate internal resources to deliver a safe winter maintenance programme including gritting and snow clearance as and when required. Procure winter maintenance supplies (salt, shovels etc) as and when required.
Develop an appropriate rota for daytoday duties of the team and a callout rota for winter maintenance.
Ensure appropriate arrangements exist to maintain training and competency of the grounds team.
Motivate and instil customer focus culture within the grounds maintenance team to drive customer satisfaction.
Create seasonal grounds maintenance programme with designs and cost proposals for both locations.
Using the company's online procurement system, procure all grounds supplies including shrubs, bedding plants, tools and equipment.
Procure and manage uniforms and PPE for the grounds team.
Support with Open Days, Summer and Winter Congregations and any other external event in and out of normal working hours.
Highlight risks to service delivery to the Facilities Coordinator and promote continuous improvement.
Regularly review and update activity Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.
Carry out periodic visual checks of all ground's equipment and vehicles, documenting all damage, wear/tear, defects, removing damaged equipment from circulation and escalating to line manager for action.
Maintain an asset register of tools, machinery, equipment, and PPE used by the grounds team.
Maintain adequate pesticides and diesel supplies along with appropriate storage and registers.
Supported by the Facilities Coordinator, conduct recruitment, selection, induction and ensure core training for all grounds staff are completed in a timely manner.
Facilitate staff management processes including performance reviews, sickness & absence reviews, return to work interviews and any other processes required for the smooth running of the operation.
Support the implementation of the quality performance framework to demonstrate effective performance measurement including the provision of annual appraisals, arranging/delivering training and development as identified.
Ensure grounds staff work to appropriate risk assessments and method statements, contributing to the annual review process.
Deliver periodic "Toolbox" and Health & Safety talks to the grounds team, ensuring sessions are documented.
Respond positively to feedback by proactively reviewing processes, procedures, and practices to ensure that the needs and expectation of relevant stakeholders ate met.
Contribute to the development of a collaborative, collegiate and inclusive culture by sharing information and good practice with others.
Demonstrate a flexible attitude to change, supporting the company to meet existing and future needs of the business.

Duration:
Permanent

Hours: 7am - 3pm Monday to Friday (37 hours per week), with occasional weekend work to cover events as required

Location:
Newcastle - working between 2 locations within the Newcastle area

Salary:
£22,000 - £23,400 pa depending upon experience / qualifications

Suitable applicants must have recent experience within a similar role, be able to use relevant equipment and specific gardening vehicles, be PA1 / PA6 qualified, have a full driving license to use the company vehicle between sites and those with any of the following would be highly attractive although this is not essential: