Skip to Main Content
Location icon
Reading

Grounds Maintenance Operative – Reading

Net Zero Careers Accelerator
Green Space & Land Management
Green Space & Land Management
£27,352/Year
Job
Company logo image
Description

Location
Based in Reading and surrounding areas.

Hours
Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day (40 hours per week). Occasional Saturday overtime may be available for staff who wish to increase their earnings.

Salary
From £27,352 per year, depending on experience.

About the Role
A full-time role for a Grounds Maintenance Operative to join a growing company providing communal garden maintenance services to Registered Social Landlord (Housing Association) clients in Reading and the surrounding areas. Duties include grass cutting, strimming, litter picking, hedge cutting, pruning, spraying, and maintaining flower beds and shrubs.

Requirements

Experience

  • Previous garden maintenance experience preferred (1 year)
  • Experience in grass cutting, strimming, hedge cutting, pruning, spraying, and general grounds maintenance

About You

  • Able to work effectively as part of a team
  • Physically fit and comfortable carrying out outdoor manual work
  • Over 21 years of age (for fleet vehicle insurance purposes)
  • Eligible to live and work in the UK

Qualifications

  • Full UK Manual Driving Licence (required)
  • Clean driving licence with no previous motoring convictions or disqualifications

Benefits

  • Company car
  • 28 days paid holiday
  • Pension scheme
  • Free parking
  • Referral programme
  • Full PPE, uniform, and equipment provided
  • Parking and fuel costs paid for
  • Opportunity to work within a growing organisation

Additional Information

  • Scapes Group Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.
  • Recruitment agencies are not accepted.
Expiry date: 20/08/2026
Grounds Maintenance Operative – Reading
Company:
Net Zero Careers Accelerator
Salary:
£27,352
Job Type:
Job
Location:
Reading