Grounds Maintenance Operative
| Posting date: | 08 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,309 to £24,596 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 August 2025 |
| Location: | Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Merthyr Valleys Homes |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Grounds Maintenance Operative
Location: Merthyr Tydfil Borough
Salary: £24,309 to £24,596 (Appointment at the bottom of the band)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours of work: Full time – 4 day week
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Do you take pride in creating clean, green, and welcoming outdoor spaces for communities to enjoy?
If so, we would love you to come and join our amazing mutual!
Are you our ideal candidate?
As our new Grounds Maintenance Operative, you will work as part of a team to improve the neighbourhoods that we work in. You’ll maintain the land owned by Merthyr Valleys Homes, which includes the care of open spaces, communal areas, trees, shrub beds, hedges, car parking areas and garage sites. Supporting the service aims to provide a pleasant environment for the residents of Merthyr Valleys Homes, communities and visitors to enjoy.
Is this for you?
We are looking for a skilled and reliable individual with proven experience in grounds maintenance, particularly in open public spaces. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience operating a range of portable tools and machinery, including chainsaws, sprayers, ride-on and push mowers, and will be confident carrying out basic repairs and inspections on plant and vehicles. A strong team player, you will also have experience working within a customer-focused environment and work as a team operationally during peak periods such as the grass cutting season.
How to apply:
To apply for this role, head over to our website to completed a short application and upload a CV.
Please be advised that you will need the relevant RTW in the UK documents for this role.
Closing date for applications is 22nd August 2025 at 14:00pm.
Merthyr Valleys Homes reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a high number of sufficient applications are received prior to the closing date.
Location: Merthyr Tydfil Borough
Salary: £24,309 to £24,596 (Appointment at the bottom of the band)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours of work: Full time – 4 day week
________________________________________
Do you take pride in creating clean, green, and welcoming outdoor spaces for communities to enjoy?
If so, we would love you to come and join our amazing mutual!
Are you our ideal candidate?
As our new Grounds Maintenance Operative, you will work as part of a team to improve the neighbourhoods that we work in. You’ll maintain the land owned by Merthyr Valleys Homes, which includes the care of open spaces, communal areas, trees, shrub beds, hedges, car parking areas and garage sites. Supporting the service aims to provide a pleasant environment for the residents of Merthyr Valleys Homes, communities and visitors to enjoy.
Is this for you?
We are looking for a skilled and reliable individual with proven experience in grounds maintenance, particularly in open public spaces. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience operating a range of portable tools and machinery, including chainsaws, sprayers, ride-on and push mowers, and will be confident carrying out basic repairs and inspections on plant and vehicles. A strong team player, you will also have experience working within a customer-focused environment and work as a team operationally during peak periods such as the grass cutting season.
How to apply:
To apply for this role, head over to our website to completed a short application and upload a CV.
Please be advised that you will need the relevant RTW in the UK documents for this role.
Closing date for applications is 22nd August 2025 at 14:00pm.
Merthyr Valleys Homes reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a high number of sufficient applications are received prior to the closing date.
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