Grounds Maintenance Operative

This position is Seasonal/Fixed Term from 17th March to 24th October 2025.

The Grounds and Estate Maintenance team, based at Taylors Lane, Oldbury provides a broad range of horticultural services to locations across the Borough of Sandwell.

Tasks include grass cutting, weed management, bed and shrub maintenance, as well as sports field preparation and maintenance.

We are seeking to recruit Fixed Term/Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operatives to work alongside our permanent teams to assist with, mainly, grass cutting/mowing tasks from March to October 2025. You may be based anywhere within the Sandwell area.

You must:

• Have a full UK driving licence with a minimum of 12 months driving experience (you must have the ability to drive a 3.5 tonne, manual, pickup style vehicle
• Have experience of using commercial mowing machinery, including pedestrian and ride-on machines.

You will receive basic training on:

• ride-on/pedestrian mowing machinery
• horticultural equipment including strimmer/hedge trimmer/leaf blowers
• health and safety

You will be required to drive a manual 3.5 tonne vehicle and successful candidates will be required to pass a Driving Assessment (if they haven’t already done so) and MUST currently hold the category of licence required to operate these vehicles.

You will also be required to pass an assessment to demonstrate that you are competent in the use of mowing and horticultural equipment.

You will be required to wear safety footwear and uniform (PPE), which will also be provided to successful candidates.

Interested? If you meet our requirements, we want to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Paul Cresswell on 07813055650 or Email paul_cresswell@sandwell.gov.uk

Interviews will take place at Taylors Lane Depot, Oldbury on the 16^th and 17^th January 2025

Previous applicants need not apply

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date if we receive a large number of applications. Therefore, you are strongly advised to complete and return your application as soon as possible. When completing your application please refer to the supporting documents attached.

If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application, or have experienced a problem whilst applying for a position, please contact the Resourcing Team on 0121 569 3300 or via e-mail to: hr_resourcing@sandwell.gov.uk

For more information about working for Sandwell Council, our recruitment process and our offer to you please visit https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/counciljobs

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To apply please download the application and return to: Hrresourcing_applications@sandwell.gov.uk

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