Lead Grounds Operative - Bath (Mobile Role)
29 days ago
Bath
Lead Grounds Operative – Bath (Mobile Role) Salary: £28,838 per annum Hours: 40 per week Location: Bath (Mobile role – local travel required) Contract: PermanentAbout the RoleWe are looking for a Lead Grounds Operative to join our Estates team, delivering high-quality grounds maintenance services across our communities within the social housing sector.This is a hands-on, outdoor role where you’ll lead by example, ensuring our estates are safe, clean and well-maintained. You’ll play a key part in creating attractive outdoor spaces for residents while upholding high standards of health and safety.Key Responsibilities • Lead grounds maintenance activities including grass cutting, hedge trimming, weeding and shrub care, • Operate and maintain horticultural machinery safely (mowers, hedge cutters, strimmers, blowers), • Carry out inspections of communal areas, reporting defects, fly-tipping and safety concerns, • Ensure compliance with health and safety procedures at all times, • Engage positively with customers and respond to queries, • Record completed work using handheld devices, • Support seasonal duties such as gritting and emergency estate work, • Lead higher-risk tasks such as weed spraying and specialist equipment useAbout You, • Previous experience in grounds maintenance with basic horticultural knowledge, • Qualified in Horticulture Level 1 and PA1 & PA6 (pesticide use), • Understanding of COSHH and PUWER regulations, • Experience using horticultural tools and machinery safely, • Good level of physical fitness and ability to work outdoors year-round, • Basic IT skills (training provided), • Full UK manual driving licence, • LANTRA certificationIf you enjoy working outdoors, take pride in high standards and want to make a visible difference in local communities, apply now.Send your CV over or call Carol on