Are you passionate about ground keeping, teamwork, and delivering exceptional service? Vertas is looking for a dedicated Tractor Driver/Team Leader to join our Facilities Team
Who are Vertas?
Vertas delivers trusted, integrated facilities management solutions across Great Britain. Our team of 5,000 colleagues provides a comprehensive range of facilities services, including cleaning, catering, property design, recruitment, transport, and environmental management. You'll find us putting the customer at the heart of everything we do, while prioritising our colleagues' health, safety and wellbeing
About the Role:
Based in Derbyshire, including Derby, Burton upon Trent, Chesterfield, Ilkeston and Long Eaton you will be working 37.5 hours per week, Mon - Fri, annualised hours, 52 weeks per year. You'll play a key role in maintaining public spaces such as parks, office grounds, and local grass verges among other areas, ensuring that all are kept neat and tidy and to the highest standard.
Your responsibilities will include:
- General day to day maintenance of tractor and other equipment
- Use of a range of hand and powered equipment and ride-on mowers
- Leading a small team and carrying out scheduled work to a high standard
- Setting out and overmarking of sports pitches and upkeep of artificial/synthetic surfaces
- Ensure company H&S policies are adhered to.
- Making sure all daily checks have been completed by the team on relevant plant and machinery.
- Completion of all necessary job records
The successful applicant will be:
- Highly motivated
- Experienced in commercial or amenity grounds maintenance
- Experienced in tractor driving, gang mowing and roller mowing.
- Experienced in the management and coordination of a small team. Good communication and liaison skills
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Clean current driving licence
- Understanding of the technical aspects of grounds maintenance, ie, specifications and health and safety requirements
Desirable:
- Good plant knowledge
- Horticultural qualification
- Experience of towing a trailer
- Experience in Grounds Maintenance
- PA1 & PA6
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.
Offers of employment are subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, which may include:
* Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
* Children's Barred List check (where applicable)
* Right to Work checks
* Satisfactory references
* Verification of qualifications and professional registrations (where applicable)
* Occupational Health and medical clearance (where applicable)
* Assessment of suitability to work with children
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. As this role is eligible for an Enhanced DBS check, applicants are required to declare any cautions and convictions that are not protected under current filtering rules.
Apply Today
If you're ready to bring your skills to a company that values people and places, apply now and start your journey with Vertas
