Grounds Operative - 8349
Location: Hillingdon
Salary: £15.32 per hour
Work Pattern: Full or Part time. Core essential hours 1500 - 1700 Monday to Friday.
Start Date: Immediate Start!
We are looking for an experienced Grounds Operative to join our well-established client; a school setting based in Hillingdon, less than 14 miles from central London. The successful Grounds Operative will work as a part of a team to ensure that the 11-acre campus consisting of school grounds, gardens, and external playing fields are maintained to a high standard.

As the Grounds Operative, you will have a proactive and self-motivated attitude to work, possessing the ability to manage own workload and successfully lead and manage a multidisciplinary team. The Grounds Operative will be able to absorb pressure whilst working to meet tight deadlines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

*Undertaking routine grounds maintenance work of playing surfaces and landscapes as detailed in work schedules, job tickets or as directed by supervisor.
*Undertaking all preparatory and cultivation work to maintain safe quality playing surfaces.
*Setting up sports pitches or amenity surfaces. Maintaining the surrounding areas and carry out general duties.
*Undertaking minor repair and landscaping work.
*Ensure irrigation and drainage systems are maintained.
*The safe operation of equipment and machinery used in grounds maintenance such as hedge cutters, strimmer’s and ride-on mowers.
*Inform the supervisor or where appropriate, take corrective action on mechanical defects or breakdown of equipment.
*Executing duties in the correct manner and completing the assigned workload.
*Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with managers, colleagues, and end users.
*Ensuring the work area is kept clean, tidy, and secure at all times.
*Assisting in the upkeep of hedgerows and specimen trees.
*Attending meetings, seminars and courses as required by the Grounds Supervisor.
*Assist in other duties as necessary, where there are staff absences in the department or in times of heavy workload.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Essential
*Experience of working in a Grounds and Gardens environment, as well as sports field maintenance (natural and artificial).
*Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
*Full clean drivers’ licence
*A fully enhanced DBS check is required.
Desirable
*Trade qualified person trained to City & Guilds levels or equivalent.
*Experience working in the education sector.

This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

If this position sounds of interest, please apply today!
We do receive a significant number of applications. If you have not been contacted by a member of our team within 10 days of your application, please note that on this occasion you have not be shortlisted for the position. If you are ever in doubt about this, please call our team.