Grounds Maintenance Operative
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
Fulltime: 37hrs per week
Proposed Interview Date: TBC
We have an exciting opportunity for a Grounds Maintenance Operative to maintain and enhance Saffron’s open spaces, green infrastructure, and boundary security by undertaking grounds maintenance and fencing installation/repair duties to a high standard.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Maintain grassed areas, hedges, shrub beds, and green spaces to recognised standards.
- Operate powered hand tools and machinery (brush cutters, hedge cutters, blowers, ride‑on mowers).
- Undertake plant protection product applications, garden clearances, and watercourse management.
- Install, repair, and maintain a range of fencing systems (wood, chain-link, palisade, post-and-rail, decorative etc.), gates, and gate furniture to agreed standards.
- Dismantle and dispose of damaged or redundant fencing safely and responsibly.
- Carry out site preparation, including measuring, setting out, groundworks, excavation, installing supports, levelling and reinstating surfaces, and safe use of tools.
For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached Role Profile
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Educations and Qualifications:
- NVQ Level 2 in Grounds Maintenance, Horticulture, or Construction related qualification (E)
- NPTC PA1 + PA6 (D)
- Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross‑cutting (City & Guilds NPTC) (D)
- CAT & genny training (D)
- Full, valid driving licence with B + E trailer entitlement or equivalent (E)
Experience:
- Experience in all aspects of grounds maintenance, green space management, and use of powered tools (E)
- Proven experience in fencing installation, repairs, and associated groundwork (E)
- Experience operating ride‑on mowers and various hand/power tools (E)
- Experience working outdoors in varying/extreme seasonal conditions (E)
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
- Strong practical and problem‑solving abilities (E)
- Ground skills: turf care, hedge management, pruning, plant ID and basic planting techniques.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team (E)
- Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements (risk assessments, manual handling, safe tool use) (E)
- Ability to read site plans, measure and set out work (D)
- Excellent time management and ability to prioritise workload (E)
- Good communication and interpersonal skills (E)
- Able to use mobile devices for emails, workload management, apps, and MS Teams (E)
Personal Attributes:
- Reliable, safety‑conscious, and professional (E)
- Customer‑focused with a positive attitude (E)
- Physically fit to undertake manual, outdoor work in all weather (E)
Please note this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check
Our benefits:
- Working Hours - 37 hours per week (Monday to Thursday 7.00am to 15.00pm, Friday 7.00am to 14.00pm)
- Holidays - 23 days (after each full year of service holiday entitlement will increase by 1 day each year up to 28 days) plus all Public and Bank Holidays
- Aviva Workplace Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
- Private Healthcare via BUPA and Medicash cashback scheme
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
The Company
We are a housing association based in Norfolk providing quality homes and services to people across the county and in Suffolk.
We manage over 6,000 homes including affordable homes for those in housing need who cannot afford to rent or buy in the open market.
We offer specialist homes for older and vulnerable adults and are committed to providing new homes to help solve the housing crisis.
At Saffron
We have a huge commitment to our employees. We want the team at Saffron to be happy, empowered, motivated and feel proud to be part of the Saffron community. We know by having great people we can do a great job for our tenants. We trust our colleagues to do the right thing and we are looking for people whose values are aligned with ours (PACE – Professional, Accountable, Collaborative and Evolving).
You will have the freedom to learn and grow. We are passionate about investing in our people, providing them with the skills they need now, and for their future aspirations. We do this by offering a blend of learning opportunities, including our innovative e-learning platform where learning is self-directed allowing people to learn what they want, when they want to.
We work with and support our people to work in an agile way to ensure that have the right work/life balance. They have the choice to work in the office, work from home, coffee shop, park or a combination of all. We have recently refurbished our offices to encourage collaborative, agile working.
As an inclusive employer, we are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and have a zero tolerance policy relating to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Saffron Community.
Our Strategy
Inspiring Organisation:
Outstanding colleague engagement
Inspiring Communities:
90% customer satisfaction
Inspiring Innovation:
Creating £3m of capacity to invest
Governance
We will operate in a culture where strong governance, compliance and risk assessment is business as usual.
Homes
We will actively manage our existing homes, and deliver new affordable housing to provide quality homes for current and future customers.
Our Benefits
Learning And Development
Time Off
Prioritising Mental Health
Aviva Pension Scheme
Health Schemes
Salary Sacrifice Schemes
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