Grounds Maintenance Operative

HR GO Driving; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Grounds Maintenance Operative, where you'll ensure our local parks, cemeteries, and housing areas remain safe and well-kept. We're looking for enthusiastic candidates with a full driving licence and a commitment to high standards of maintenance. Full availability from April to September is essential, and training will be provided for those with less experience. Apply now to help keep our community spaces looking their best!

Qualifications

• Experience in grounds maintenance preferred but not essential.
• Full driving licence required.
• Standard DBS check or willingness to apply.

Responsibilities

• Maintain parks and open spaces, ensuring cleanliness and safety.
• Operate maintenance equipment, including mowing and litter picking.
• Engage with the public in a professional manner.

Skills

Reliability

Flexibility

Customer Engagement

Job description

Location: Various sites within Folkestone & Hythe District

Pay & Hours: £13.14 per hour. 37 hours per week

Contract: Temporary October 2025

We are seeking enthusiastic and reliable Grounds Maintenance Operative to join our client's team! You'll be responsible for maintaining parks, open spaces, cemeteries, and housing areas, ensuring they remain safe, clean, and well-kept at all times.

The ideal candidate will have a full driving licence and some experience in grounds maintenance tasks such as hedge trimming, mowing, and litter picking. You must be reliable, flexible, a standard DBS check will be carried out. Previous employment references will be obtained.

Full availability during the busy season (June to September) is essential.

️ Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety regulations

Driving and attending designated routes

Drive company vehicles as required.

️ Engage with the public in a professional and calm manner.

️ Mowing, strimming, hedge cutting, and litter picking

Machinery pre-start checks and basic maintenance

Reporting issues or concerns to the supervisor

Working flexibly to meet operational needs

Experience in grounds maintenance (preferred but not essential - training provided)

️ Ability to operate maintenance equipment (training available)

Reliable, flexible, and available throughout the April-September peak season

Standard DBS check (or willingness to apply through us)

How to Apply

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Join us and help keep our local spaces looking their best!