Job Description

Location: Belfast

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week

Salary: Competitive

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About ABM

ABM is one of the world’s largest providers of integrated facility services. A driving force for a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world, ABM provides essential services across a wide range of industries – from commercial office buildings to airports, hospitals, data centres, manufacturing plants and distribution centres, and more.

ABM’s Purpose: To take care of people, spaces and places that are important to you. ABM’s Vision: To be the clear choice in the industries we serve through engaged people.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a full-time 40-hour grounds maintenance and landscaping service at the Airbus site in accordance with the contract specification and annual calendar of works.
• Follow instructions from the Soft Services Site Lead or designated Supervisor and complete planned, seasonal and reactive tasks.
• Maintain grass areas by mowing, edging, strimming, collecting arisings and carrying out minor seeding or repairs.
• Maintain hedges, shrubs, borders and planted areas; prune and remove dead, damaged or diseased growth within competence.
• Prepare, plant, water, feed and maintain seasonal bedding, bulbs, trees, shrubs and replacement plants.
• Control weeds manually and apply only pre-approved herbicides when trained, certificated and authorised.
• Complete spray records and comply with product labels, COSHH/SDS, weather restrictions and environmental controls.
• Clear leaves, litter, moss, mud and debris from roads, car parks, paths, steps, drains and gullies, bike shelters and other external areas.
• Sweep and pressure-wash hard surfaces and external features using appropriate exclusion zones and controls.
• Provide seasonal and winter services, including spot gritting and snow or ice clearance when required.
• Clean and care for fences, gates, signs, external furniture and site features; report damage or deterioration.
• Inspect grounds, trees and shrubs for hazards; report unsafe branches, blocked drains, damaged surfaces, leaks or fly-tipping.
• Do not undertake tree felling or specialist arboricultural work unless specifically authorised and supported by approved RAMS and permits.
• Safely operate mowers, strimmers or brushcutters, hedge trimmers, blowers, pressure washers and other grounds equipment within training.
• Use MEWPs only when authorised, with the correct IPAF category, pre-use checks, permit and fall-protection controls.
• Complete daily and pre-use checks; keep vehicles, tools, machinery and stores clean, secure and serviceable; report defects immediately.
• Wear uniform, site ID and required PPE; use caution signs and barriers and minimise noise, flying debris, slips, trips and disruption.
• Follow task RAMS, point-of-work risk assessments, permit-to-work requirements and Airbus and ABM EHS procedures.
• Protect biodiversity and wildlife, prevent pollution, and minimise water, chemical and material use.
• Segregate and dispose of green waste, litter and packaging in the correct waste streams.
• Keep accurate timesheets, inspection records, spray logs, equipment checks, training records and completed-work records.
• Report hazards, accidents, incidents and near misses immediately and support corrective actions.
• Be professional and courteous with Airbus employees, visitors, contractors and the public, representing ABM positively.
• Support the wider Soft Services function in the case of planned leave or absence.
• Attend induction, refresher training and toolbox talks and maintain required licences and competencies.
• Support service improvement and complete other reasonable duties requested by ABM management.