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Grounds Operative Jobs in Penrith, England, UK at FCC Environment

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Grounds Operative

Salary/Hourly Rate – £24,924.12 per annum

Hours – 8am to 3.30pm Mon – Thu, 8am to 2.30pm Friday STC depending on season

Location & Postcode – Penrith, CA11 8GU

As a Ground Operative at FCC Environment, you will be expected to carry out numerous gardening duties, requiring a minimum amount of supervision.

This vacancy is for a full-time position, working 5 days per week, however, we will consider requests for job shares to suit your lifestyle (working full days).

Our promise to you

Competitive salary

– 20 days’ annual leave (full-time working) plus Bank Holidays

– Pension scheme

– Life insurance

– Discretionary bonus scheme

– On the job training and progression

Recognition

scheme

– Refer a friend

– Flexible benefits including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and many more

What will you be doing?

– Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, bed preparation and planting

– Lawn maintenance and cultivation

– Using and maintaining hand tools and basic light machinery

– Using cylinder and rotary mowers, strimmers, and leaf blowers

– Ensuring all equipment, machinery and buildings are secure

– Carrying out gritting, salt spreading, and snow clearing

– Assisting with the erection and dismantling of sports equipment

– Assisting with the initial marking and over marking of sports pitches, running tracks, and field events

– Preparing and planting rockeries, herbaceous borders and shrubberies

What are we looking for?

– Previous experience in a similar role

About Us

We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and

resource management

companies. Committed to

sustainability

, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.

We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 4,200 people.

The profile of the UK’s recycling and waste management industry has never been higher. We need people who are up for the challenge to help us tackle climate change. We need people with ideas. We need you. Together, we will meet the UK’s waste management and energy recovery needs.

FCC Environment are equal opportunities employers, we value

diversity

, and we are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.

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Title: Grounds Operative

Company: FCC Environment

Location: Penrith, England, UK

Category: Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care (Outdoor / Nature, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Lawn Care)

 

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