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Our client is expanding! They're looking for skilled Machine Operatives with highways experience, excavator operation expertise, and tree work knowledge to join their growing team. If you take pride in working outdoors, maintaining green spaces, and supporting the UK's infrastructure, this is the role for you. Location: Staffordshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, Yorkshire & Surrounding Areas Salary: £30,000 - £50,000 per annum (DOE) Hours: Minimum 40 hours/week Night shifts with bonus About the role As a Machine Operative, you'll play a key role in maintaining highways and supporting arboricultural works. Your responsibilities will include: Operating excavators, tractors, and other machinery for vegetation clearance and maintenance. Performing ditch works and trial hole excavations to support highways infrastructure. Grass cutting using tractors, flails, bank mowers, ride on mowers, and handheld equipment. Tree and hedge maintenance, including hazardous tree removals and ensuring sign visibility. Supporting Arborist Climbers and Grounds Teams where necessary. Delivering ad hoc planting schemes and bespoke landscaping projects. Preferred experience Highways maintenance background (Desirable) Excavator operation (360 up to 10t) Tree work experience (Arborist or Groundsman) (Desirable) Excavators with tree shears & mulchers (Desirable) Fastrac with sidearm & front deck (Desirable) HGV Class 1 (Desirable) Useful qualifications (Training provided where necessary) CSCS / CPCS / NPORS Highways Passport / ROLO Lantra Brush Cutter / Strimmer NPTC Chainsaw: CS30, CS31a, CS31b, CS38, CS39 MEWP Chainsaw: CS47 NPTC Woodchipper IPAF - MEWPs Operator 360 (up to 10t) What they offer Competitive hourly rate + night shift bonus. Salary £30,000 - £50,000 per annum (DOE). Full PPE and equipment provided. Ongoing training and industry certifications. Supportive team culture focused on safety and sustainability. Guaranteed time off over Christmas. About the company Our client specialises in highways vegetation management, delivering services nationwide. From precision tree work and large scale grass cutting to seasonal maintenance and full vegetation clearance, they ensure safety and sustainability across every project. 90% of their operations take place at night, with occasional daytime work. Ready to join a high performing team and build a long term career? Apply today and help them keep the UK's highways safe and green!

Grounds/Garden Maintenance Operatives - Leighton Buzzard Grounds/Garden Maintenance operatives are required by one of UK's largest Horticulture and Grounds Maintenance specialists Duties will include Grass / Lawn Cutting, Edging, Strimming, Hedge cutting, Litter Picking and Weed control and all gardening/grounds maintenance duties, using mowers and powered tools. You will need to report daily to the depot based in the LU7 area for 6am, from there you will travel with a team in the van to sites, London and surrounding areas. Candidates will ideally have experience using the gardening equipment i.e hedge cutters and lawn mowers etc It is along term job with a chnace of becoming perm if all goes well. Pay rate - 14.24 (including Holiday pay) CSCS Card is essential You will be working in a mobile team of two or three workers The working hours are 6am to 3.30pm pm Monday to Friday Starts ASAP Please call (phone number removed) and ask for Karina or send CV to apply

Ground Maintenance Operative (Gardener) Camberwell, London 3 Months Temp to Perm 35 Hours 14.50 PAYE Per Hour inc Holiday 19.15 Per Hour Umbrella LTD Service Care Solutions have an exciting vacancy for a Ground Maintenance Operative with an immediate start available working with a Housing Association based in the South East London area. This position will involve carrying out soft landscaping duties supporting the Grounds Maintenance Team in clearing pathways, edging grassed areas, clearing litter from the roads and curbed areas, cutting back hedges and shrubs while being able to use strimmers and hedge cutters. Ideally, you will have experience in a similar role and be health and safety conscious. A Full UK Driving License is a mandatory requirement for this vacancy as a Company Van is provided. Working hours are Monday to Friday working a total of 35 hours weekly from 8am till 4pm. For more details on this vacancy and to apply, please email Prakash on (url removed) or call (phone number removed).

Grounds Maintenance Supervisor Farnham, Surrey 33,500 37 hours per week Monday to Friday Our local authority client in Farnham, Surrey requires a full time, permanent Grounds Maintenance Supervisor. Work takes place in parks, allotments, a cemetery and open public spaces throughout the year. Experience in this industry is essential. As a Grounds Maintenance Supervisor, you will work as part of a team to deliver gardening and cleansing services on behalf of the local council. This is a hands-on role which will see the successful applicant physically work alongside colleagues undertaking grounds maintenance duties. Overseeing the work of a small team of gardeners and operatives Grass and hedge cutting using petrol mowers, strimmers, hedge cutters and blowers Gardening and horticultural work such as planting, pruning, weeding and flowerbed maintenance Litter picking, sweeping and cleansing outdoor, public spaces Excellent understanding of Health and Safety at work To motivate and engage with staff to improve performance at work To arrange work schedules and working patterns, in consultation with the Manager to ensure best productivity and safe working Driving a 3.5tn van from one location to another Demonstrable experience gained within a landscaping environment Excellent and proven communications skills, with the ability to effectively communicate and interface with a diverse range of people To check and submit paperwork as required ensuring that it is accurate, on time and compliant with standards Following the organisation's policies to work in all seasonal weather as long as it's safe to do so Essential Skills: Full, manual, UK driving licence A good team player The ability to build strong working relationships Reliable and a good timekeeper

Street Scene Operative - Shrub Pruning Pay Rate: 13.05 per hour PAYE Hours: 37, Monday - Friday, 7am - 3pm with 40 minutes unpaid break. Location: Fleet and Street Scene, Street Scene Depot, Lane Green Road, Bilbrook, WV8 1LP 2 workers required All applicants must hold Valid Full UK Driving Licence with C1+E. Duties: Carry out routine pruning, trimming, and shaping of shrubs, hedges, and small trees in public spaces such as parks, estates, highways, and council buildings Maintain vegetation to agreed standards, specifications, and seasonal schedules Use hand tools and powered equipment (e.g. secateurs, hedge trimmers, brush cutters) safely and competently Remove green waste and ensure work areas are left clean, tidy, and safe Identify basic plant health issues, pests, or diseases and report concerns to supervisors Follow health and safety procedures, including PPE use and risk assessments Work safely near the public, roads, and footpaths, ensuring public safety at all times Assist with other grounds maintenance tasks when required (e.g. weeding, grass cutting, leaf clearance, planting) Load, unload, and maintain tools, equipment, and vehicles Work as part of a team and take instruction from supervisors while also completing tasks independently Record completed work and report defects, incidents, or damaged equipment Support council policies on environmental sustainability and biodiversity Essential Requirements: Valid Full UK Driving Licence with C1+E required with a strong history of safe driving. Safety-focused approach - driving and site safety a must NVQ Level 2 Horticulture/Street Cleansing is beneficial, not essential. PA1 / PA6W spraying certificates beneficial, not essential Confident working independently or within a team Role based at Bilbrook Flexibility to work overtime, weekends & Bank Holidays when needed Essential experience in street cleansing, waste collection, or grounds maintenance Happy working outdoors year?round and carrying out physical work Able to follow clear verbal and written instructions Comfortable with lone working where required Professional, polite attitude, especially when dealing with the public