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    Grounds Maintenance Operative

    Job Type:

    Self-Employed

    Posted:

    Location(s):

    Kent

    Job Description:

    Ferns Group are a family run business with over 25 years’ experience as an established Utilities and Reinstatement company, specialising in Telecoms Civils, and tailored reinstatement services.

    Our Mission is “to be the preferred choice in our field by adding value to our business partners without compromise to quality, safety or the environment.”​

    We’re building more than landscape, we’re shaping safe, sustainable environments for communities to thrive. With over 25 years of expertise, we combine craftsmanship, innovation, and care to deliver exceptional grounds, arboriculture, and infrastructure services across the South East.

    Your role

    As a Grounds Maintenance Operative, you’ll keep outdoor spaces looking their best. You’ll work independently and as part of a team, using powered equipment and hand tools to deliver high standards every day.

    What you’ll do

    • Grass cutting using ride-on and pedestrian mowers
    • Brush cutting/strimming and edging
    • Shrub bed maintenance, hedge pruning, and weeding
    • Litter clearance and general site tidying
    • Seasonal bedding and planting
    • Other grounds maintenance tasks as required
    • Arboriculture Support: Assist tree teams with ground operations, including branch cross-cutting, hedge cutting, and feeding material into a manually operated wood chipper.
    • Fencing Support: Assist with basic fencing tasks such as stock fencing, post & rail, or close board installations

    About you

    • Experience in grounds maintenance or landscaping (essential)
    • Full UK driving licence (essential)
    • Reliable, well-presented, and customer-focused
    • Comfortable working outdoors in all weather
    • Self-motivated with a strong work ethic
    • Keen to broaden your horizons into tree management and fencing, supporting arboriculture teams and assisting with basic fencing tasks.

    Desirable:

    • Basic fencing skills (e.g., stock, post & rail or close board)
    • Cable avoidance (CAT & Genny) competence
    • PA1/PA6 for pesticide application
    • NRSWA Streetworks (Signing, Lighting & Guarding – Unit O1 / S1)
    • NPTC Cross-Cutting & Maintenance
    • NPTC Manually Fed Wood-Chipper
    • First Aid at Work

    What we offer

    • Competitive hourly rate
    • Free on-site parking
    • Varied work across multiple sites in Kent
    • Supportive team and steady pipeline of work

    Schedule: Monday–Friday day shifts, occasional weekend availability, 9.5-hour shifts.

    Ferns Group are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and committed to treating all our employees and job applicants equally. We embrace equal opportunities, including working with the prison service, and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.

    All applicants must have rights to work in the UK and be willing to undertake the relevant pre-employment screening checks should your application be successful.