Grounds Staff Wanted - Stockport

About the job

At Totally Local Company we are an Arboriculture Association Accredited company that is committed to putting our customers and clients at the heart of everything we do.

We have two great opportunities to join our Arbs team as Grounds staff and to contribute to the achievement of the key objective for Environmental Services by undertaking a range of duties within the company. These include the provision of Arboricultural, Grounds and Horticultural Maintenance Operations and other activities that impact on the Street Environment, Parks and Greenspaces.

The annual salary of the role is £20,092 per annum. Duties and Responsibilities:

-To undertake duties allocated by the lead arborist in accordance with agreed procedures to defined standards, generally connected to the provision of tree surgery services to a high standard.

-To undertake Grounds maintenance and horticultural duties in the following areas: Parks including countryside parks, green areas including highway verges, landscaped areas, planted areas, council properties, recreation areas, cemeteries, schools and other public amenity areas. 

Preferred Skills

-To assist our lead climbers with all aspects of tree pruning, felling, planting, stump/root removal and hedge maintenance.

-Using ground based chainsaw, woodchipper and any other equipment necessary to complete your role. to ensure effective collaborative working whilst maintaining a clean hazard free work site.

-Be highly motivated and able to work to an extremely high standard of both safety and quality.

-To drive vehicles with a gross vehicle weight up to 7.5 tonnes including tippers and be responsible for daily vehicle checks and routine cleaning/defect reporting.

-Ensuring that all appropriate Health & Safety policies and procedures are adhered to in order to maintain a safe environment for staff, customers and members of the public.

-Willingness to further develop arboricultural knowledge and practically progress into climbing skills.

Benefits Offered

Benefits: -25 days annual leave + 8 Bank Holidays. -6.5% Employer Pension Contribution. -Continuous Professional Development. -Cycle to Work Scheme. -Life Assurance (2x Salary). -Lifestyle Benefits. -Emergency out of hours call out rota available (3 week rota circa £4-£5000 per annum).

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About the Company

Totally Local Company

Based in the heart of Stockport, Totally Local Company provides a huge range of services to the public and private sectors across Greater Manchester. Here’s a flavour of what our team of experts do… You’ll see us everywhere from school kitchens to parks, playgrounds and even up trees! We’re the ones that fix roads and clean, light and provide signs for your streets. We empty your bins and help to keep your area secure. We clean schools and office spaces (and more), tidy grounds and dispose of waste too. We are a safety-first organisation – it is at the heart of everything we do. We make sure that you have everything you need before you start your role – that includes sharing the great benefits you will be entitled to as a TLC employee. Our People Across Totally Local Company our people do a huge variety of roles, but one of the things that our teams all have in common is we want to do the very best for the community we support.