Cleansing Operative
Location: Elmbridge
£18.00 per hour
Are you reliable? Are you hardworking? Do you take pride in your work?
If you identify with the above, this role was made for you!
At Glendale, we have a great new opportunity for a Cleansing Operative at our Elmbridge Depot
And most importantly, you will be joining a company that can offer valuable career prospects and believes in investing in its people.
Background and Company Information
Glendale is a family owned company delivering ‘green services’ throughout Great Britain. Glendale’s activities include grounds management, landscaping, countryside/estates management, horticulture and arboriculture.
Founded 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.
With 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.
Committed 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.
For more information visit www.glendale-services.co.uk.
Glendale has been awarded the 2025 Pro Landscape Business Awards Supreme Winner and the BALI Employer Excellence Award Winner for 2025.
The Role
The 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.
Key responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:
General cleansing of local recreational grounds, cemeteries and open spaces.
Removing litter and emptying litter and dog bins.
Cleansing of any graffiti or marks.
Carrying out duties in accordance with best practice.
Conducting park inspections and reporting any issues.
Conducting routine play inspections
Working independently to manage your assigned daily route and tasks.
Driving company vehicles .
Ensuring all equipment is used in safe working conditions and reporting any defects.
Adhering to all Health and Safety procedures.
Working Hours & Rota
This 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.
Health and Safety
To act in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Glendale Health and Safety Policy at all times..
To 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.
To be knowledgeable of Health and safety regulations within your workplace and the activities that you are carrying out.
Ensure you have completed the necessary induction and health and safety modules prior to commencement of any works.
You must be responsible for the health and safety of yourself and that of others, in your working environment,
To promote safe working practices at all times and to ensure that all equipment is safe to use.
Machine Maintenance and Security
To 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.
To ensure the correct use of all machinery/equipment in accordance with its handbook.
To 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.
To ensure that any check/maintenance sheets are completed and passed to your Line Manager.
To ensure that all machinery/equipment is secured at all times (when not in use).
Quality and Customer CareIn accordance with our ISO9001 Accreditation and the Glendale Quality Management Systems.
To 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.
To monitor and maintain your work output to a satisfactory level and standard.
To ensure that you conduct yourself in a polite and friendly manner at all times.
To ensure that any associated administration is completed and returned to the office within the required timescales.
Environmental
In accordance with our ISO14001 Accreditation.
To 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.
To ensure that any spillage of fuels or chemicals are dealt with quickly and efficiently and in accordance with the regulations.
The above lists are not exhaustive and you may be required to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required by the company.
If you are unsure of any of the above items, it is your responsibility to raise them with your Line Manager.
Qualifications
Previous knowledge of cleansing and litter collection is desirable; however, training will be provided.
Previous experience with handheld machinery is desirable; however, full training will be given.
The Cleansing Operative must hold a full, clean UK driving licence
Personal
Among the personal characteristics sought:
Reliable and conscientious
A can do attitude
A willingness to learn
Ability to work on one's own initiative
Previous experience of grounds maintenance work, horticultural tasks.
What can Glendale offer you?
Competitive salary,
Possible performance related bonus
Incremental annual leave
Employee health cash plan
Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending
Pension scheme
Company sick pay
Genuine career progression
Training and development opportunities
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We are proud to be Equal Opportunity employers and are committed to inclusion and diversity
If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
