Job Description

You will be responsible for delivering a range of site maintenance activities across our Wastewater Treatment Works. This includes grounds maintenance, vegetation management, soft landscaping, and minor building repairs, all in accordance with the site-specific maintenance plans. Your role is essential in ensuring that all non-asset areas of the site are maintained to the highest standards of quality, performance, and safety, in line with company expectations. You will play a key part in upholding the visual and operational standards of our facilities, contributing to a safe and well-maintained working environment.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

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Perform a range of maintenance tasks including grounds maintenance, vegetation management, soft landscaping, and minor building repairs across multiple sites, following a set schedule. Operate and maintain equipment such as vehicles, trailers, ride-on mowers, and handheld tools, while carrying out physically demanding work in outdoor environments with potential exposure to environmental hazards and sewage. Maintain accurate records of completed work using the company's corporate system, and carry out minor remedial work on non-asset infrastructure (e.g. paving, fencing) within your level of training and competence. Support team operations by organising daily tasks with the Team Leader, managing material stock levels, and contributing to the training of new starters from youth and agency programmes. Ensure safety and compliance by adhering to Health and Safety regulations, identifying site improvement opportunities, liaising with process and network teams, and safely handling and applying pesticides.

Technical Skills & Experience

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Ability to demonstrate practical experience of a variety of maintenance activities including grounds maintenance, vegetation management, soft landscaping and building maintenance in an outdoor environment. Able to demonstrate practical experience in using a variety of machinery such as pedestrian mowers, strimmers, blowers, pole saws, hedge cutters and ride on mowers. Able to plan activities on a variety of sites to a schedule provided. Able to communicate with a range of stakeholders.
Ability to risk assess dynamically. Able to demonstrate excellent customer service skills.




This role may not be eligible for the visa sponsorship

Qualifications

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Achieved Pesticide Application PA1& PA6 or be willing to undertake the qualification. Hold B + E towing entitlement or be will to undertake the qualification. City & Guilds / NVQ / Lantra qualification in land based industry is desirable




Full UK driving licence is required to carry out this role.




We rely on every employee to ensure our customers receive the best possible service, day in, day out. In return, we ensure that you will be well rewarded for your efforts, from an excellent salary through to development opportunities that will really kick start a thriving career here at UU.