Grounds Maintenance Operative

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Ground Maintenance Operative to join our dynamic Olive Grove Depot in Sheffield. The role is based on site at Olive Grove Depot (S2 3GE). This position offers a competitive salary and overtime.

As a Grounds Maintenance Operative, your role is crucial for maintaining the quality and appearance of parks, open spaces, and highway verges, enhancing the reputation of the Sheffield Account. Your work supports Amey's high service standards and reinforces our leadership in infrastructure support.

Environmentally, your efforts foster the health and biodiversity of green spaces, providing clean, well maintained areas that encourage public interaction with nature. For the public, your work ensures well kept spaces that offer safe, attractive areas for recreation and social interaction, improving the overall quality of life.

What You'll Do

• Maintain parks, open spaces, and highway verges in Sheffield.
• Operate light machinery and power tools.
• Conduct checks on vehicles, tractors, and cutting equipment.
• Grass cutting, ride on mowing, hedge trimming, leaf and litter clearing, bowling green maintenance, pruning, seeding, and setting up sports pitches.
• Knowledge of the area is beneficial.

Why Join Us

• Competitive Salary: Enjoy a competitive annual salary with the potential for yearly reviews.
• Career Growth: Propel your career with clear, dynamic advancement opportunities to roles like Highways Team Leader and Supervisor.
• Training Opportunities: Unlock your potential with comprehensive training tailored to your growth.
• Personal Development: Advance your personal growth through mentorship and access to award winning programmes such as Leadership Development, and Multicultural Leadership.
• Pension: Benefit from a generous pension scheme with company contributions.
• Holidays: Enjoy at least 24 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• Flexible Benefits: Customise your benefits package with options such as additional leave, cycle to work schemes, charitable giving, and gym memberships.
• Exclusive Discounts: Access an online portal filled with discounts from leading retailers, healthcare services, and more.
• Social Impact: Take part in community initiatives with 2 paid volunteering days a year and other opportunities to support fundraising and local projects.

What You'll Bring

• Full driving licence
• Basic knowledge of gardening and horticulture operations
• General experience of grounds maintenance type duties
• Experience in operating ride on mowers, light plant and equipment, and wheeled tractors
• Experience of horticulture operations including fine turf maintenance for bowling greens, planting, pruning and seeding

We value a culture of diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from individuals who are passionate about making a positive impact, no matter their background, gender, race, or personal circumstances. As a Disability Confident leader, we are proud to offer applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.