Ground Maintenance Operative - Stoke - On - Trent

Ground Maintenance Operative

📍 Stoke-On-Trent| 🚐 Company Van Available | 🌱 Outdoor Working Role

Join and Help Keep Communities Looking Their Best

My client is looking for a dedicated and hardworking Ground Maintenance Operative to join our team in Stoke-On-Trent. If you enjoy working outdoors, take pride in maintaining high standards, and want to make a visible difference within local communities, we'd love to hear from you.

What We Offer

💷 Salary: £24,507.16 per annum (approximately £13.47 per hour)

⏰ Hours: 35 hours per week

📅 Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 4:00pm

🚐 Company Van: Available in applicable locations and can be taken home for commuting

🦺 Full PPE Provided

🌳 A rewarding role where your work directly improves local neighbourhoods and communal spaces

About the Role

As a Ground Maintenance Operative, you will play a key role in maintaining outdoor communal areas to a high standard, ensuring they remain clean, safe, and attractive for residents and visitors.

This is a hands-on position suited to someone who enjoys physical work, working outdoors in all weather conditions, and being part of a supportive team.

Key Responsibilities

✅ General grounds maintenance across hard and soft landscaped areas

✅ Grass cutting and hedge maintenance

✅ Litter picking and maintaining site cleanliness

✅ Shrub bed maintenance, including weeding and pruning

✅ Responding to fly-tipping incidents and waste clearance

✅ Safe operation of grounds maintenance equipment

✅ Working independently and collaboratively to meet service standards

What We're Looking For

Essential

✔ Previous grounds maintenance or landscaping experience

✔ Ability to carry out physical outdoor work in varying weather conditions

✔ Good communication and interpersonal skills

✔ Full UK Driving Licence (required)

Desirable

⭐ PA1 and PA6 Spraying Licences

These nationally recognised qualifications demonstrate competence in the safe handling and application of pesticides and are particularly useful for vegetation management and weed control activities.

Why Join?

We are committed to creating clean, welcoming, and well-maintained environments that our communities can be proud of. This is an opportunity to join a team that values quality, teamwork, and making a positive impact every day.

If you're reliable, motivated, and enjoy working outdoors, this could be the perfect role for you.

Recruitment Process

📹 Initial Microsoft Teams Interview

Interview conducted by Thomas Smith

Interested?

Take the next step in your career and join Riverside as a Ground Maintenance Operative. Help us maintain and enhance the outdoor spaces that matter most to our communities. 🌿🏡

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