****Background and Company Information
Glendale is a family owned company delivering `green services' throughout Great Britain. Glendale's activities include grounds management, landscaping, countryside/estates management, horticulture and arboriculture.
Founded in 1989, Glendale has had a long and successful history in providing grounds maintenance services to local authorities and other private sector customers. Glendale is proud of its reputation as a high quality service provider and in addition to grounds maintenance, delivers a wide range of green services including countryside and estate management, landscaping, tree services and arboriculture.
With revenues of around £65 million Public sector contracts remain the core business, whilst the corporate sector business amounts to an increasing percentage of Glendale's total business and a strategic focus. The Glendale brand is strong and the majority of the company's revenues are generated from grounds management and countryside activities that operate term contracts with public sector clients.
Committed to the environment, Glendale is a Carbon Neutral business that seeks to improve the environment through our activities and go above and beyond to ensure that the planet is not adversely affected by our business. From ensuring local parks and open spaces are maintained to a high standard, to tree safety through our arboricultural teams, to saving mature trees through our Civic Tree business and ensuring sustainable design through our landscape architecture practice. Glendale offered the full range of landscape services from one unique source of professional.
THE ROLE
The Infrastructure Maintenance Operative will be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and operations of park infrastructure, including buildings, sports pavilions, play areas, and hard landscapes. The role involves both proactive and reactive maintenance tasks to ensure that all infrastructure assets are safe, functional, and well-maintained.
The Infrastructure Maintenance Operative is responsible for the upkeep, repair, and general maintenance of all infrastructure within parks and open spaces to the highest standard. This includes buildings, sports pavilions, playgrounds, and other amenities. The operative plays a crucial role in ensuring that these areas are safe, clean, and fully functional for public use.
Daily Operations: Work full 8-hour days, Monday to Friday, spending the majority of the day on your feet while assisting in coordinating and carrying out maintenance tasks.
Support the planning and execution of scheduled maintenance tasks, ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations.
Carry out any additional duties as required by the line manager.
Physical Labour: Perform tasks such as lifting heavy materials, operating power tools (drills, grinders, stone cutters, etc.), and using hand tools for repairs and installations, playground equipment repairs, drains clearance, paths repairs etc.
Teamwork: Collaborate with and support two teams to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and safely. This includes planning work, organising necessary materials, and ensuring the proper use of tools and equipment.
Driving: Safely drive company vehicles both on public roads and within park premises.
Work in All Weather Conditions: Carry out maintenance and repair work in all weather conditions, including extreme cold, heat, rain, or snow.
Specialised Repairs: Undertake complex repairs and installations in parks and playgrounds, which may involve working at heights (using ladders, scaffolding), heavy lifting, and using power tools.
Pathway and Structure Maintenance: Repair park pathways and brick structures, which involves digging, heavy lifting, using vibratory compacting plates, and demolishing old structures.
Heavy Machinery Operation: Operate heavy machinery such as diggers, loaders, and hydraulic breakers to carry out infrastructure maintenance tasks.
Furniture Installation: Install park furniture (benches, bins, planters) and playground equipment, requiring the use of heavy tools and machinery.
Health & Safety Compliance: Ensure the safety of the team and the public at all times by adhering to health and safety regulations and best practices.
Record Keeping: Complete relevant paperwork and update software systems before and after work to ensure accurate records of maintenance activities.
Emergency Response: Be available for after-hours call-outs, performing emergency repairs outside of regular work hours, including evenings.
Qualifications or Training
Familiarity with park environments and experience in workforce supervision is desirable.
Relevant certifications for operating heavy machinery and working at heights are preferred.
RPii (Register of Play Inspectors International) registration is advantageous.
Health and Safety
To act in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Glendale Health and Safety Policy at all times..
To carry out instructions from your Line Manager in accordance with Glendale's Health and Safety Policy, Glendale's Codes of Practice, Glendale's Quality Management Systems and the Employee Handbook.
To be knowledgeable of Health and safety regulations within your workplace and the activities that you are carrying out.
Ensure you have completed the necessary induction and health and safety modules prior to commencement of any works.
You must be responsible for the health and safety of yourself and that of others, in your working environment,
To promote safe working practices at all times and to ensure that all equipment is safe to use.
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