Operative - Weymouth

As an operative you will report into the Contract Supervisor. The senior team leader will have  the organisation skills required to manage the day-to-day operation of the contract, working with the Contract Supervisor to ensure the delivery of the contract.

Key responsibilities of the role are to:

• Liaise with your line manager to ensure the teams have the resources required to fulfil their tasks.

• Liaise with the line manager on staffing requirements by producing and using reports and plans.

• Be involved with the interviewing and recruitment of new employees, following the company's recruitment and onboarding procedure, ensuring the compliance of the contract within the company.

• Monitor and approve operative holidays.

• Produce scheduled and ad hoc work programmes, and assist with service delivery to ensure work programme tick sheets are administratively maintained.

• Prioritise the workload of the team.

• Monitor the efficiency and organise the maintenance  of vehicles and machinery.

• Issue rectification and improvement notices to the appropriate teams, ensuring they are fully conversant with the conditions of the notice.

Other responsibilities:

• Communicate with customers and with your line manager on work related issues.

• Communicate with your line manager on employee absences.

• Communicate with suppliers on a regular basis.

• Monitor work in line with inspection programmes and the quality assurance method statement.

• Make recommendations on improvements to services.

• Ensure the completion of workforce timesheets.

• Provide quotations for services.

• Support the maintenance of Environmental Standards and compliance with the BS EN ISO 14001:1996 standard at the contract.

• Undertake any duties as may reasonably be required.

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.

• To ensure that you are knowledgeable of the suitability of all machinery/equipment used in accordance with the task you are doing and it is safe to use.

• To ensure the correct use of all machinery/equipment in accordance with its handbook.

• To ensure that any machinery/equipment that does not operate correctly is reported immediately to your Line Manager and a defect tag is filled out and attached.

• To ensure that any check/maintenance sheets are completed and passed to your Line Manager.

• To ensure that all machinery/equipment is secured at all times (when not in use).

Qualifications

It is desirable to hold the following qualifications:

• a horticultural qualification and or demonstrable experience of a horticultural or grounds maintenance environment

• a recognised  practical qualifications such as in chainsaw/ pesticide

• a CSCS card.

Personal Characteristics

• A high level of initiative and self motivation.

• Strong relationship building skills coupled with excellent communication skills.

• A self motivated individual.

• Flexible approach to duties.

• Customer/client care focus.

• Leadership and communication skills

Benefits offered by Glendale:

• Employee health cash plan

• Employee discount portal - discounts on travel booking, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure  activities and your day to day spending

• Company sick pay

• Career progression

• Training and development