Countryside Maintenance Operative - Exeter

Countryside Maintenance Operative

Devon & Somerset Contract - Exeter

Full Time

Are you highly motivated? Do you enjoy working outdoors? Are you enthusiastic and hardworking? Do you want to gain experience in fencing, hard and soft landscaping, vegetation management and Tree surgery?

If you identify with the above, this role was made for you!

At Glendale, we have a great new opportunity for a Countryside Maintenance Operative to join our mobile teams working from various locations in Devon & Somerset working on a variety of exciting sites and projects across the South West.

And most importantly, you will be joining a company that can offer valuable career prospects and believes in investing in its people with long term contracts in place.

Who are we?

Glendale, a winner of BALI Employer of the Year 2022 and BALI grounds maintenance company of the year 2023, with revenues of £45 million in turnover. Delivering bespoke solutions to varied clients across the UK.

Glendale specialises in tree care and management, grounds maintenance and landscaping. For more information visit www.glendale-services.co.uk. We are a green business with “green thinking” at the core of everything we do. We have been at the forefront of green services provision since 1989 and offer innovative solutions for the management and maintenance of the green environment.

Who are you?

Applicants must hold a full, clean driving licence and experience of driving light commercial vehicles and towing trailers is desirable. Applicants must be reliable and conscientious, have a can-do attitude and willingness to learn with the ability to work on their own initiative. Previous experience of countryside maintenance work (Fencing, Tree Surgery, Vegetation management) horticultural tasks and use of handheld machinery is desirable but full training will be given. Highlight in your application if you have any of the following: PA6 or PA6+AW. Chainsaw Tickets, Brushcutter Tickets, experience operating ride-on mowers and CSCS Cards - We want you, please don’t hesitate to apply!

A Glimpse into the Role awaiting You‿

Undertaking a vast variety of tasks, aquatic maintenance, invasive plant species control, different styles of fencing, planting, soft and hard landscaping, tree surgery, commercial premises maintenance, highways work, large scale grass cutting and anything else we can get our teeth into to keep you motivated.

What can Glendale offer you?

• Incremental annual leave
• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person
• Employee health cash plan
• Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Career progression
• Training and development

How to Apply

If you feel like you could bring some fresh ideas to the table we want to hear from you. Please apply with a letter of application and CV.

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If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From £10.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Gym membership

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person