Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative
(Glendale UK, Bristol)

Are you seeking the opportunity to gain qualifications whilst earning? Do you enjoy the outdoors? Are you keen to learn? Are you enthusiastic and motivated?  If you identify with the above, this Apprenticeship role was made for you!  We now seek to recruit two Apprentices to support to join existing teams on our new contract maintaining over 400 sites across Bath and Bristol.  Most importantly, you will be joining a company that can offer valuable career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

Duties will include, but not be limited to:

• Grass cutting
• Hedge cutting
• Bedding display and maintenance
• Shrub bed maintenance
• Machinery maintenance
• Weeding
• Sports pitch marking
• Bowls and cricket pitch maintenance

Desired skills and Qualities

• Enthusiastic, hard working and enjoys working outdoors
• Experience in grounds maintenance would be an advantage but not essential as a full training schedule and apprentice scheme is provided
• A full clean UK driving licence is desirable as operatives may be required to operative ride-on mowers and drive company vehicles / tow trailers
• A high level of initiative and forward-thinking attitude
• Flexible approach to duties
• An enthusiastic approach
• A clear identification with the requirements of Glendale’s customers
• Ability to learn
• Hardworking

Desired qualifications