Highways Grounds Maintenance Operative
JOB_53252474698825Job type
ContractLocation
Southend-on-SeaWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Maintenance - Soft ServicesIndustry
Agriculture, Fishing & ForestryPay
competitive
Highways Grounds Maintenance Operative Southend
Your new company
Southend City Council are currently recruiting a team of gardeners to assist the Parks Operations in undertaking the highway's maintenance work on the public highway.
If you are enthusiastic and motivated to ensure the highest aesthetic standards through a practical frontline approach, this could be a great opportunity for you.
Your new role
Join the Parks Department to assist with the ground's maintenance work, which will be on highway verges. The team are seeking candidates to join them in a long-term contract position with full-time hours (37 hours per week). Hours of work will be 7am–4pm Monday-Thursday and 7am - 12.30pm on a Friday. The ground maintenance depot: Priory Park
You will be working in the vicinity of this site to carry out your day’s work. This could include working on the highways.
Duties will include all
- Grass cutting.
- Use of a strimmer on highways
- Walking
- Littering.
What you'll need to succeed
A suitable applicant would ideally have experience of working within the highway environment, general labouring, outdoor work. Experience in this sector will ideally demonstrate your reliability for the hours of work and working outside. If you are a driver, this would be advantageous and you are able to walk up to 10 miles per day.
The Council is an equal-opportunities employer. They welcome applications, regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, age or religion or belief. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
What you'll get in return
A competitive hourly pay and experience in the ground maintenance sector
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Alexandra Garner now in the Hays Chelmsford office.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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Highways Grounds Maintenance OperativeJOB_532524746988252025-06-182025-09-16
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