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Grounds Maintenance Operative
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About The Role
As a Grounds Maintenance Operative in Lichfield, you will join a permanent, full-time crew for a leading landscaping contractor. Your duties involve mowing, strimming, hedge trimming, and maintaining fencing across commercial and residential sites. This role suits someone who takes pride in outdoor work and can operate equipment safely. In return, you will receive a salary of up to £28,000, a monthly performance bonus, a pension, and healthcare benefits. Prior experience in grounds upkeep is essential. You should be reliable, physically fit, and able to work independently or within a small team. Your base location will be Lichfield, with travel to nearby projects.
Grounds Maintenance Operative Lichfield
- Location: Lichfield
- Salary: Up to £28,000 per annum (depending on experience) + Performance Bonus
- Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent
Are you an experienced Ground Maintenance Operative looking for a long-term opportunity with a well-established and growing company?
We’re recruiting on behalf of one of the Midlands’ leading Landscaping and Fencing Contractors, known for delivering high-quality work and investing in the development of its employees.
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If you take pride in maintaining outdoor spaces, enjoy working outdoors, and like being part of a friendly, dedicated team, we’d love to hear from you!
What We Offer
- Salary of up to £28,000 per year, depending on experience
- Monthly performance bonus
- Company pension scheme
- Healthcare scheme
- Additional annual leave for long service
- Employee referral bonus scheme
- Ongoing training and career progression opportunities
- Company vehicles provided for travel from the Lichfield depot to site
- Overtime opportunities available
- Travel time to and from site included within your working day
The Role
Duties
You’ll be working across a variety of sites for national housebuilders, local authorities, housing associations, and management companies, carrying out a range of grounds maintenance duties, including:
- Grass cutting using pedestrian and ride-on mowers
- Stripping and brush cutter work
- Hedge and tree pruning
- Pond and lake maintenance
- Weed control and spraying
- Re-barking and general landscape maintenance
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There are also opportunities to develop your skills by working alongside our Landscaping, Customer Care, Play Equipment Installation, and Ecological teams.
If you have fencing experience, there may also be opportunities to work within our dedicated Fencing division.
What We’re Looking For
- A minimum of 1 year’s experience in grounds maintenance
- A positive attitude and excellent attention to detail
- The ability to read and interpret site plans and landscape drawings
- A full, clean UK driving licence is essential
- A CSCS Card is desirable, although training can be provided if required
- Reliable, hardworking, and able to work effectively as part of a team
Working Hours
- Monday to Friday
- 7:00am – 4:00pm
- Overtime available
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If you’re looking for a long-term career with a company that values its employees, offers ongoing training, and provides genuine opportunities for progression, we’d love to hear from you.
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