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Grounds Operative (Grade 14)

Job details
Posting date: 28 May 2025
Salary: £12.65 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 27 June 2025
Location: Somerset, South West England
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Nations Recruitment
Job type: Contract
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Summary

Job Category : Manual Labour / General Industrial
Location : Deane Depot, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 07:30
End Time : 15:30
Salary: £12.65

To carry out grounds maintenance duties in the Taunton crematorium and active churchyards.
duties include
- Strimming and commercial grass cutting
- commercial mowing of lawns and grass displays.
- hand weeding and cultivating flower beds
- weeding and trimming of shrub beds
- hedge trimming of hedges and topiary
- watering of flower beds as required.
- formal planting of beds and shrub beds
- pruning of rose beds
- clearance of leaves and detritus in crematorium grounds
- other duties suitable to the role

The Crematorium grounds are visited by bereaved and hold several funerals every day. the candidate must be respectful and aware of the sensitivity when working in the crematorium grounds at all times.

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