Grounds Keeper and General Maintenance Operative

Grounds Keeper and General Maintenance Operative

• Monday to Friday
• 37.5 hours per week *due to weather it may be longer days in the summer and shorter days in the winter*
• £14.75 per hour + Sodexo Benefits
• Free onsite parking
• Hot & cold beverages provided on shift

Job Introduction

Valued. Recognised. Rewarded. A role you can feel good about.

Grow with Sodexo as a Grounds Maintenance Operative at Horsham, RH12 4QD! Bring your enthusiasm for a job well-done to our facilities services team, where you will play a crucial role in maintaining our site's outdoor areas. Join a team that values you for being you. Valued. Recognised. Rewarded.

What you’ll do

• Ensure our prestigious sites outdoor spaces are looking trim, through regular mowing and edging greenery
• Maintaining pathways, driveways, keeping pesky weeds at bay
• Showcase your green thumb and assist with landscape improvement projects
• Keep yourself and our teams safe, following safety and hazard prevention procedures
• Uphold cleanliness standards in accordance with industry regulations

What you bring

• Previous experience in a similar role, with knowledge of gardening solutions and their uses would be beneficial
• Customer service and communication skills
• Can work at a fast pace and adapt to shifting priorities when needed
• Be a team player and take instruction

Qualifications

Essential -

• Brushcutters & Trimmers (Lantra/NPTC): Certification for using strimmers and clearing saws.
• Handheld Hedge Trimmer (Lantra/NPTC): Certification for using hedge cutters.
• Pedestrian/Ride-on Mowers (Lantra/NPTC): Certification for operating powered mowers,
• Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross-Cutting (formerly CS30): Covers basic maintenance, chain sharpening, and cutting logs on the ground,

Desirable -

• Brushwood Chipper (Lantra): Safe operation of wood chippers
• Pesticide Spraying (PA1 & PA6) If you are applying pesticides (weedkillers/herbicide) professionally, you are legally required to have these certificates if you were born after December 31, 1964.
• PA1 (Foundation Module): Covers the safe handling, storage, and legal requirements of pesticides.
• This is a computer-based test. PA6A (Handheld Applicator): Covers the practical, safe use of knapsack sprayers or handheld applicators.
• PA6AW (Near Water): An extension required if you are spraying near water bodies.
• Level 2 Award in Felling & Processing Small Trees (up to 380mm) (formerly CS31): Covers felling trees up to 380mm, removing branches, and cross-cutting.

Why Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong

in a company and team that values you for you. 

Act

with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive

in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

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