Grounds Maintenance Operative Apprentice
AMEY SERVICES LIMITED
About the Role
<p>We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Grounds Maintenance Apprentice to join our Sheffield Local Authority account based in Sheffield.</p>
The Grounds Maintenance Apprentice will be fully involved at the operational level, helping to drive change to ensure we meet the Amey Group and Client goals, making our highways activities the future proof. You will play a key role in transforming the carbon and climate change ambitions of key clients into real actions, whilst we help you to develop essential skills for building future-proof organisations.
From day one you will be given real responsibility, gaining invaluable experience and exposure, working alongside our industry experts and across your team. As an apprentice you will be working alongside the team to deliver the following:
- Storm Clearance.
- Tree Planting and young tree maintenance.
- Operate and maintain light plant and power tools.
- Pesticide/Herbicide spraying.
- Propagation duties.
- Composition/waste management.
- Maintenance of ornamental grass.
- Identification of plants including scientific names.
- Biodiversity and invasive species legislation.
- Establish and maintain soft landscape (perennial and annual).
- Carry out any other duties which may reasonably be expected/requested.
If you do not have GCSE/functional skills qualifications, you must achieve a minimum of entry level 3 in Maths and English during initial assessment.
Full UK driving license. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible for consideration, due to the nature of the work associated with this account. Please note that successful applicants will be required to undergo random drug and alcohol testing in line with our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment.
Throughout your programme, you will receive first-class mentoring and a structured learning and development programme to enable your professional and personal development.
About the Training
As part of your apprenticeship, you will be enrolled onto a Horticulture or Landscape Construction Operative level 2 apprenticeship which will take approximately 27 months to complete. You will be fully supported by our partnered college to achieve this qualification, having 1-2-1 advice and support, e-learning materials, and a whole team of experts on hand for advice and technical knowledge at your office.
About the Employer
Amey is a leading infrastructure services and engineering company. Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day and we each take personal pride in our public service. Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients. We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local – managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the country.
Skills Required
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Training Provider
GREY SEAL ACADEMY LIMITED
Course/Training
Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)