Job Description:

Grounds Maintenance Operative

£29,645

Chelmsford

Permanent

Full-Time

We are looking for a Grounds Maintenance Operative, who will deliver a high-quality effective grounds maintenance service within agreed timescales to all Delta properties in the Delta Portfolio and our partnership agreements, including sheltered schemes, communal areas and individual properties, ensuring Delta’s land is maintained to a high standard to meet customer needs.

What you'll be doing

• Deliver a high-quality grounds maintenance service by undertaking tasks such as grass cutting, hedge trimming, weed control, litter picking, planting and minor tree works, as well as Undertake repairs and maintenance as required to fencing, gates and posts.
• Carry out basic maintenance, cleaning and safety checks of horticultural machinery, vehicles and tools, reporting any defects or unsafe machinery/tools to your line manager.
• Effectively deal with issues/enquiries reported from customers or colleagues, reporting to your line manager any which you are unable to resolve and attending customers’ meetings where necessary.
• Conduct all work to comply with current health and safety (H&S) legislation, including manual handling, working at heights and asbestos awareness, with method statements and risk assessments undertaken where appropriate.
• Support the Lead Grounds Maintenance, Operational Trade Supervisor (Grounds Maintenance) and Operations Manager (Empty Homes and Planned) by working to continuously improve the delivery of the Grounds Maintenance service.

What we are looking for

• Evidence of attainment of good literacy and numeracy at GCSE level or equivalent.
• Full, current manual driving licence.
• Physically fit and able to carry out the demands of the job and prepared to work in all weathers.
• Experience of operating grass cutting equipment and other horticultural machinery.
• Ability to use own initiative to organise work to ensure delivery of efficient service whilst working safely at all times.

Please note the office expectancy of this role is as follows: This role requires you onsite full time. 

Benefits

• The salary for this post will be £29,645 Per Annum.
• Learning and development opportunities
• Healthcare cash plan
• Robust employee reward and recognition programme
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteering programme
• Competitive pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays, 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year and 1 wellbeing day per annum.
• 37 hours per week - employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager, taking account of business need. We operate a hybrid working policy at Delta Housing Ltd.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications or successfully appoint a candidate before the closing date. We encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.