Grounds Maintenance Operatives, Ilkeston

Grounds Maintenance Operatives Location: Ilkeston Pay:£13.26 per hour Hours: Monday to Thursday: 7:30am - 4:00pm ; Friday: 7:30am - 12:30pm Contract: Long-Term Temporary Positions Blue Arrow is recruiting for five long-term temporary Maintenance roles to support essential grounds, environmental and public space maintenance across local sites inIlkeston. These opportunities offer regular hours and ongoing work for dependable, physically fit candidates who enjoy working outdoors.Vacancy 1 - Cemetery Grave Digging Operative This role supports burial services and requires sensitivity, resilience, and experience in physically demanding outdoor work. Responsibilities: Manual grave digging and preparation Operating a 360 mini excavator (certification required) Supporting burial services in a respectful mannerWorking in muddy, outdoor conditions Requirements: Previous grave digging experience 360 mini excavator qualification Ability to manage emotional demands of the role Good level of physical fitness Vacancy 2 - Play Area Maintenance / Groundworker Supporting the inspection, repair and installation of play areas and public infrastructure.Responsibilities: Inspecting and repairing children's play equipment Installing street furniture Mixing and laying concrete and tarmac General groundworks and maintenance tasks Requirements: Experience in play area maintenance or groundworks Street Works and Abrasive Wheels tickets preferredConfident using hand tools Groundworks experience desirable Vacancy 3 - Sports Groundsman Maintaining high-standard sports pitches and fine turf areas. Responsibilities: Fine turf maintenance (cricket, bowls, croquet, golf) Pitch preparation and line marking Ongoing sports grounds maintenanceRequirements: Experience maintaining fine turf Sports pitch marking experience PA1/PA6 certification Pedestrian or ride-on rotary/cylinder mower certification Vacancy 4&Vacancy 5 - Grounds Maintenance Operatives (2 roles) General grounds maintenance across highways, open spaces and cemeteries. Responsibilities: Grass cutting and vegetation control Strimming, hedge cutting and general grounds duties Supporting seasonal maintenance activities Requirements: Experience using grounds maintenance equipmentPA1/PA6 certification Pedestrian or ride-on mower experience Strimmer, hedge cutter and chainsaw experience (certificates desirable) After submission of your application you will hear within 24-48 working hours Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.TPBN1_UKTJ