Grounds Maintenance Operative- Dudley Council

Dudley Council is looking for Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join their team on temporary ongoing basis. Hours of work: 7am to 4:30pm Monday to Thursday7am to 2:30 pm FridayThis is an ongoing agency role for a period of 3 months, with possible extension depending on needs of the Council.Role requires the candidate to commence with any Landscaping/ Goundsmaintenance duties including but not limiting to:Digging, forking, hoeing, weeding, mulching, grass edging, pruning shrubs and roses, other duties in line with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act. Setting out, initial and over marking of sports pitches, running tracks, field events, rounders, javelin, shot, discus, tennis etc including hard surface line markings using specialist equipment and the erection and dismantling of sports equipment and the maintenance of synthetic sports surfaces. Including any other associated painting tasks in this regard. Preparation of ground for and the planting and staking of, trees annual bedding, shrub borders, rose beds, rockeries, and herbaceous borders. Carry out hard and soft landscaping works including the preparation of the ground for and the application of, seed and turf laying, slabbing, fence erection, brick work and rock gardens etc.Organise tools, equipment, materials, and other resource to ensure that tasks and projects are completed within any given timescales and to specification. Application of pesticides, fertilisers, topdressing etc. Store, transport and ..... full job details .....