maintenance technician United Kingdom
Job description
Job Summary
You will be part of the Parks team carrying out a range of tasks to ensure the parks, gardens and grass areas of Torbay look attractive and well maintained, are safe and clean, and the people who use them enjoy them as much as possible.
You and the team of up to 5 that you work in are managed by the Grounds Maintenance Team Manager and on a day-to-day basis given instructions by one of the Team Leaders. Most of the tasks are regular duties and these include:
- Strimming, Mowing and Leaf Blowing with handheld power tools.
- Cutting Hedges and Shrubs with handheld tools.
- Ripping out, planting and weeding flower beds.
From time to time you will be expected to work elsewhere within Torbay or carry out different tasks to what you normally do.
You will be expected to work outside in all weathers and will be on your feet carrying or lifting. The sites where you will work have some uneven ground and a number of hazards such as moving vehicles, drug paraphernalia, dogs and insects.
You will be provided with Personal Protective Clothing that you will have to wear at all times and a range of training in methods of safe work that you must carry out.
It is important that you are friendly and helpful to the people you meet who are generally polite and will be appreciative of the work you are doing.
You will be driving vans and possibly tractors safely and make sure the vehicle is looked after and kept clean and tidy.
You will be responsible for tasks which require a greater level of knowledge and experience which must be done carefully and safely. These may include:
- Sports pitch management/maintenance.
- Preseason and in season sports pitch line marking and fine turf management.
- Use of Tractors for verti-draining and side arm flail.
- Use of robotic mowers.
- Planting out and input into plant selection with design support of bedding plant implementation.
- Woodland and after planting care including small tree works.
You should be proud of the work you do in this role as it will help make Torbay a great place to live work and play.
Key Duties and accountabilities of the post
Work closely with managers and other team members to promote and ensure efficient communications at all levels within the team as well as between departments.
To work against set planned schedules and undertake operational tasks required as well as being responsive to operational needs.
To work as a team to ensure operations meet with SWISCo’s safety, performance and operational targets. To include maintaining effective understanding of health and safety with regard to safe working practices.
To maintain effective working standards to ensure effective delivery of service provision in line with the established timeframes.
Undertake and attend all necessary and required training.
Providing regular communication to line managers to maintain effective service delivery and highlight issues that may adversely affect service delivery.
Make and foster effective relationships that support the one team ethos.
To provide polite, professional and effective customer service as a forward-facing representative of SWISCo.
An effective Health and Safety culture is fostered and maintained.
To ensure that the area in which you are working is cleaned and cleared of any hazards.
Drive and operate the necessary small plant in a safe and responsible manner.
Support teams where necessary driving specialised licenced plant and machinery.
Be responsible for specialist operations requiring in depth experience and knowledge which unless done correctly could have serious implications on site safety and reputation.
Working Environment & Conditions of the post
Manual role.
Potential adverse weather conditions.
Working in an environment with potential hazards such as traffic, machinery and uneven ground.
Physical Demands of the post
Requirement to spend most of the day on foot.
Operational requirement for repetitive movements such as bending and wrist movements when operating plant and machinery.
Operational requirement for manual handling such as lifting and/or carrying.
Operation of small pieces of plant and equipment such as forklift truck/mower.
Potential traversing of uneven ground and other obstacles.
Other Duties
To undertake additional duties as required, commensurate with the level of the job.
Candidates who consider that they have a disability
Reasonable adjustments will be made to the job, job requirements or recruitment process for candidates with a disability.
If you consider yourself to have a disability you should indicate this on your application form, providing any information you would like us to take into account with regard to your disability in order to offer a fair selection interview.
Wherever possible and reasonable we will make adjustments and offer alternatives to help you through the application and selection process.
If you have indicated that you have a disability on your application form you will be guaranteed an interview if you clearly demonstrate in your supporting evidence how you broadly meet the essential requirements of the role.
Person Specification
Essential Skills and Effectiveness:
1. Ability to work collaboratively and as part of a team, to include those from other teams and service areas.
2. Effective organisational skills as well as being able to apply effective attention to detail.
3. Effective ability to meet targets and demand, to include conflicting deadlines.
4. Able to work on own initiative proactively and with the minimum of direction.
5. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to include the skills required to handle sensitive issues sympathetically and effectively.
6. Effective negotiation skills when dealing with staff and members of the public.
7. Effective communication skills to include the ability to present information to others concisely and consistently.
8. Possession of impeccable customer relationship and service skills in order to demonstrate a customer focused approach.
9. Effective manual handling skills.
10. Ability to take direction and work in an inclusive manner.
Essential Knowledge:
11. Effective knowledge of Health & Safety processes.
12. Effective knowledge, understanding of data protection and which affects the service area. confidentiality.
13. Effective knowledge of how to operate plant and machinery such as forklift truck.
Essential Experience/Achievements:
14. Experience of problem solving to successful outcomes.
15. Able to demonstrate in-still trust to staff members at all organisation , clients/customers and the general public.
16. Experience of demonstrating and promoting equal opportunities.
17. Previous experience of operating plant and machinery such as forklift truck/tractor/mowers.
Essential Qualifications/Professional Memberships:
18. Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent.
19. Full Drivers Licence/Cat C
20. Hold relevant plant and/or machinery operator licence, such as forklift truck/tractor/mower
Essential – Other requirements of the job role
- Ability to carry out the physical requirements of the role (i.e. manual handling, outdoor working).
- Ability to travel efficiently around the Bay in order to carry out duties.
- Ability to accommodate early starts and unsociable hours.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £22,369.00-£24,054.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 13/08/2023
Reference ID: SWIS037
