Estate Maintenance Operative - Coventry, United Kingdom - Citizen
Description
We are brave, we are ambitious, we are honest, and we are Citizen
We are looking for an Estate Maintenance Operative to join our busy grounds maintenance team to maintain our estates in Coventry.
You will be responsible for working as part of a team to deliver this service using various equipment including ride on mowers, stand ons, hedge cutters etc.
You will be working to a plan on each estate which will enable you to deliver a high standard of service across all areas.
In housing you can make a real difference, the role of Estate Maintenance Operative will involve:
- Grass cutting
- Hedge reduction and shaping
- Shrub pruning
- Litter picking
- Maintenance of hard standing areas
- Small tree works
As Estate Maintenance Operative we need you to have:
- General knowledge of grounds maintenance
- Experience of grass cutting, shrub and hedge cutting, weed control, litter picking and all associated tasks.
- Experience of using appropriate equipment including the operation of petrol machinery and ride on mowers
- Be able to undertake physical activities including lifting of heavy items and working to a high standard
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of dealing with customers and commitment to delivering a high level of customer satisfaction
- Basic Health and Safety knowledge in a cleaning environment including the use of chemicals and equipment
- _ Current driving licence_
We would be _really_
excited if you have:
- P1 & P6 spraying licence
Our people are everything and we offer:
- Vehicle provided for work use
- Annual leave starts at 25 days per year, increasing with length of service
- Enhanced family leave
- Company Pension
- Citizen match up to 10%
- If part of the pension scheme you are entitled to Life cover (three times your annual salary)
- Organisational Sick Pay (benefit increases with length of service)
- EAP a 24/7 service which gives free, confidential advice and support on a range of issues including telephone counselling
- Medicash scheme which includes GP Access, digital Physiotherapy app, retail vouchers and discounts, discounted gym memberships and more
- Organisational Sick Pay (benefit increases with length of service)
- Recognition through our Employee Excellence Awards
- Representation opportunities on our Staff Consultative Forum
- Access to Citizen's Wellbeing platform
- Employee Excellence Awards (winners receive extra days annual leave that year)
- Occupational Health
- We believe everyone has something to give and encourage everyone to be the best they can be to reach their full potential with extensive learning and development opportunities and Study Leave
With over fifty years of experience, we have grown to be
one of the UK's most trusted social housing providers,** Citizen owns and manages 30,000 homes for diverse communities across the West Midlands, from urban tower blocks to rural villages and towns.
There are some fundamental challenges people in our communities' face, and we want to be an organisation which can help them deal with these.
We adopt a proactive approach to safeguarding to ensure everyone accessing our services can do so without fear of harm, abuse or neglect.
We adopt a proactive approach to safeguarding to ensure everyone accessing our services can do so without fear of harm, abuse or neglect.
Closing date: 3 March 2023
**Interview date: 9 March 2023
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