Your career path. See it our way.

Landscape & Grounds Maintenance Operative 

Location: Hull - Mobile

Working hours: Full time, annualised hours as per season 

Contract: Permanent, Full-time 

Salary:up to £12.31 per hour

Challenges. Opportunities. Solutions. At Robertson, we see them our way. We’re bold enough to ask questions. Brave enough to look at things differently. Confident enough to be ourselves. Start your career path with us an apprentice you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services business. And as a Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Operative, you’ll be part of a team that’s doing incredible things – for ourselves, for the built environment around us, and for a truly sustainable future.

What you’ll do:

•  Carry out a range of grounds maintenance and landscaping tasks e.g. grass cutting, raking, edging, weeding, sweeping, litter picking, chemical application, planting & laying turf, initial marking and over marking of sports pitches and athletics etc.
• Drive and operate a wide range of vehicles, plant and equipment including vehicle attached machinery, pedestrian and ride-on machinery and hand held equipment to maintain parks and open spaces to the required standards.
• Undertake daily routine safety and maintenance checks ensuring that vehicles, machinery and equipment used is well maintained, kept clean and not exposed to the risk of damage or theft
• Use approved equipment and follow manufacturer’s recommended guidelines and application rates, when undertaking the application of Herbicides/Pesticides, ensuring that all defined areas are maintained to the required standards. PA1 & PA6 certification for use and application of chemicals is required.
• Complete documents relating to the role of the post e.g. daily work records, vehicle/equipment defect reporting and client PPM schedules.
• Liaise with Client Representatives and Contract Managers ensuring positive constructive relationships based on good service delivery.

About you 

To be successful in your application, you will hold a professional vocational qualification in a Grounds Maintenance discipline or have equivalent experience, plus a full driving including trailer license and certificates of competence in compact tractor operations and use of tractor mounted implement, ride-on and self-propelled pedestrian mowers, strimmers, brush cutters and hedge cutters. You will hold a certificate of competence for pesticides spraying (PA1 & PA6), and have experience of undertaking landscaping and grounds maintenance duties including grass cutting within a professional environment.

Who we’re looking for:

People are at the heart of everything we do and achieve at Robertson. To fit right into the team you’ll be friendly, professional and care about the job you do; listen to customers and work with your colleagues to support them as a team; follow procedures that keep you and our customers safe, and help us maintain high standards; share our pride in making a real difference

Working the Robertson Way  

Joining us isn’t just about seeing things our way. It’s also about working the Robertson Way too, by bringing our 5 guiding principles to life. Here’s what that means… 

We listen  

Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.  

We are professional  

Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.  

We take responsibility  

Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.  

We are determined to succeed  

Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.  

We are one team  

We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson. 

What’s in it for you? 

In addition to the hourly rate, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits, including 33 days annual leave (pro rata for part time positions), a great pension and valuable life assurance. What’s more, you’ll also be able to make the most of a range of brilliant extras. These include our Cycle to Work Scheme, discounts at restaurants and cinemas with a Robertson Rewards, annual flu vaccine, and Health & Wellbeing and Life Management Support for you and your family. 

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. We’re a company with strong family values and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. That’s why we’re working to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can feel welcome, included, and where we can all be our authentic selves. 

Apply now  

If you’ve got what it takes to look at things differently, to find new perspectives, and to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary, we’d love to meet you. 

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