Grounds maintenance operative (SC4)
| Posting date: | 27 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £118.85 to £156.25 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 March 2026 |
| Location: | Lambeth, South East London |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | SOHL ASSOCIATES LIMITED |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | SOHLREC856 |
Summary
Job Purpose:
Carry out allocated grounds maintenance operations effectively and efficiently in accordance with the specification, ensuring that all service levels/key performance targets are met. Monitor the quality of the service to ensure a consistently high standard is maintained. Work with managers to raise standards and seek excellence across all services and to ensure that services are integrated at point of delivery. Work co-operatively alongside other staff members as part of a team as and where operations indicate. Provide high quality services with enthusiasm and passion to help to improve customer satisfaction.
Duties:
Duties mowing and cultivating ground using hand tools, motorized equipment and a range of vehicles including ride-on mowers and tractors; clearing litter and waste from all areas prior to working, cleaning and washing of mess facilities, including showers and toilets and re-stocking consumables; carrying out arboricultural works including tree planting, watering, staking, pruning and maintenance using appropriate equipment up to a height of two meters; hedge maintenance, including trimming, weeding, hoeing and raking using hand-held and mechanical equipment; preparing and cultivating soil and undertaking landscape improvements; cleaning, maintaining and supervising play areas including sand and water play areas; maintaining flower, rose and shrub beds, including planting, watering, pruning, weeding and other horticultural tasks; maintaining a range of furniture and fittings; managing composting sites and undertaking other grounds related duties as directed.
Other requirements:
Full British Driving License:
Ground Maintenance Experience (Soft Landscaping)
Hours Per Week:35.00
Start Date:08/03/2026
End Date:31/08/2026
Start Time:07:00
End Time:15:00
Carry out allocated grounds maintenance operations effectively and efficiently in accordance with the specification, ensuring that all service levels/key performance targets are met. Monitor the quality of the service to ensure a consistently high standard is maintained. Work with managers to raise standards and seek excellence across all services and to ensure that services are integrated at point of delivery. Work co-operatively alongside other staff members as part of a team as and where operations indicate. Provide high quality services with enthusiasm and passion to help to improve customer satisfaction.
Duties:
Duties mowing and cultivating ground using hand tools, motorized equipment and a range of vehicles including ride-on mowers and tractors; clearing litter and waste from all areas prior to working, cleaning and washing of mess facilities, including showers and toilets and re-stocking consumables; carrying out arboricultural works including tree planting, watering, staking, pruning and maintenance using appropriate equipment up to a height of two meters; hedge maintenance, including trimming, weeding, hoeing and raking using hand-held and mechanical equipment; preparing and cultivating soil and undertaking landscape improvements; cleaning, maintaining and supervising play areas including sand and water play areas; maintaining flower, rose and shrub beds, including planting, watering, pruning, weeding and other horticultural tasks; maintaining a range of furniture and fittings; managing composting sites and undertaking other grounds related duties as directed.
Other requirements:
Full British Driving License:
Ground Maintenance Experience (Soft Landscaping)
Hours Per Week:35.00
Start Date:08/03/2026
End Date:31/08/2026
Start Time:07:00
End Time:15:00