Cleansing Operative

Cleansing Operative\n\nLocation: Elmbridge\n\n£18.00 per hour\n\nAre you reliable? Are you hardworking? Do you take pride in your work?\n\nIf you identify with the above, this role was made for you!\n\nAt Glendale, we have a great new opportunity for a Cleansing Operative at our Elmbridge Depot\n\nAnd most importantly, you will be joining a company that can offer valuable career prospects and believes in investing in its people.\n\nBackground and Company Information\n\nGlendale is a family owned company delivering ‘green services’ throughout Great Britain. Glendale’s activities include grounds management, landscaping, countryside/estates management, horticulture and arboriculture.\n\nFounded in 1989, Glendale has had a long and successful history in providing grounds maintenance services to local authorities and other private sector customers. Glendale is proud of its reputation as a high quality service provider and in addition to grounds maintenance, delivers a wide range of green services, including countryside and estate management, landscaping, tree services and arboriculture.\n\nWith revenues of around £65 million, Public sector contracts remain the core business, whilst the corporate sector business amounts to an increasing percentage of Glendale’s total business and a strategic focus. The Glendale brand is strong and the majority of the company’s revenues are generated from grounds management and countryside activities that operate term contracts with public sector clients.\n\nCommitted to the environment, Glendale is a Carbon Neutral business that seeks to improve the environment through our activities and go above and beyond to ensure that the planet is not adversely affected by our business. From ensuring local parks and open spaces are maintained to a high standard, to tree safety through our arboricultural teams, to saving mature trees through our Civic Tree business and ensuring sustainable design through our landscape architecture practice. Glendale offered the full range of landscape services from one unique source of professional.\n\nFor more information visit www.glendale-services.co.uk.\n\nGlendale has been awarded the 2025 Pro Landscape Business Awards Supreme Winner and the BALI Employer Excellence Award Winner for 2025.\n\nThe Role\n\nThe main purpose of this role is to provide an effective grounds maintenance service. The Cleansing Operative will be required to have an understanding of grounds maintenance and have an understanding of the machinery used to carry out grounds maintenance tasks.\n\nKey responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:\n\nGeneral cleansing of local recreational grounds, cemeteries and open spaces.\n\nRemoving litter and emptying litter and dog bins.\n\nCleansing of any graffiti or marks.\n\nCarrying out duties in accordance with best practice.\n\nConducting park inspections and reporting any issues.\n\nConducting routine play inspections\n\nWorking independently to manage your assigned daily route and tasks.\n\nDriving company vehicles .\n\nEnsuring all equipment is used in safe working conditions and reporting any defects.\n\nAdhering to all Health and Safety procedures.\n\nWorking Hours & Rota\n\nThis role is based on a 24-hour working week, scheduled across 3 days from Friday to Sunday (7:00 am – 3:30 pm). Shifts are 8.5 hours long, which includes a 30-minute unpaid break, resulting in 8 paid hours per day.\n\nHealth and Safety\n\nTo act in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Glendale Health and Safety Policy at all times..\n\nTo 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.\n\nTo be knowledgeable of Health and safety regulations within your workplace and the activities that you are carrying out.\n\nEnsure you have completed the necessary induction and health and safety modules prior to commencement of any works.\n\nYou must be responsible for the health and safety of yourself and that of others, in your working environment,\n\nTo promote safe working practices at all times and to ensure that all equipment is safe to use.\n\nMachine Maintenance and Security\n\nTo 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.\n\nTo ensure the correct use of all machinery/equipment in accordance with its handbook.\n\nTo 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.\n\nTo ensure that any check/maintenance sheets are completed and passed to your Line Manager.\n\nTo ensure that all machinery/equipment is secured at all times (when not in use).\n\nQuality and Customer CareIn accordance with our ISO9001 Accreditation and the Glendale Quality Management Systems.\n\nTo ensure that you are aware of your tasks and targets for each day and to ensure that you are fully aware of the standard required for each task.\n\nTo monitor and maintain your work output to a satisfactory level and standard.\n\nTo ensure that you conduct yourself in a polite and friendly manner at all times.\n\nTo ensure that any associated administration is completed and returned to the office within the required timescales.\n\nEnvironmental\n\nIn accordance with our ISO14001 Accreditation.\n\nTo ensure that you operate your duties in a way that minimises our impact upon the environment. This will include the safe and efficient use of fuels/oils, the correct handling and disposal of waste materials.\n\nTo ensure that any spillage of fuels or chemicals are dealt with quickly and efficiently and in accordance with the regulations.\n\nThe above lists are not exhaustive and you may be required to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required by the company.\n\nIf you are unsure of any of the above items, it is your responsibility to raise them with your Line Manager.\n\nQualifications\n\nPrevious knowledge of cleansing and litter collection is desirable; however, training will be provided.\n\nPrevious experience with handheld machinery is desirable; however, full training will be given.\n\nThe Cleansing Operative must hold a full, clean UK driving licence\n\nPersonal\n\nAmong the personal characteristics sought:\n\nReliable and conscientious\n\nA can do attitude\n\nA willingness to learn\n\nAbility to work on one's own initiative\n\nPrevious experience of grounds maintenance work, horticultural tasks.\n\nWhat can Glendale offer you?\n\nCompetitive salary,\n\nPossible performance related bonus\n\nIncremental annual leave\n\nEmployee health cash plan\n\nEmployee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending\n\nPension scheme\n\nCompany sick pay\n\nGenuine career progression\n\nTraining and development opportunities