Grounds Apprentice

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  • Ref:
    70377
  • Location:
    Corsham
  • Employment:
    Full time
  • Closing Date:
    28 February 2025

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Grounds Maintenance Apprentice

Location: Westwells Rd, Corsham SN13 9ET

Salary: £18,500

Based in Corsham, Wiltshire we are looking for a full-time apprentice, who will split their time between working on our 160-acre site and studying for a qualification in Horticulture or Grounds Maintenance at Wiltshire College, Lackham.  You will work in a small, dedicated team, driven to deliver exceptional service every day to our clients. Standard working hours are 7:30 – 3:30, but flexible working is available.

The mission of the grounds team is four-fold.  They are responsible for:

  1. Site safety: Roads and pathways must be clear and safe, which includes salt gritting in the winter months
  2. Aesthetic: The site must be a beautiful and pleasant place to work and live
  3. Functionality: the outdoor facilities must be fit for use
  4. Biodiversity: We protect and nurture a variety of habitats and wonderful wildlife

To that aim you will assist our experienced grounds team in maintaining amenity lawns, meadows, ponds, the sports pitch, roads and pathways, car parks, the orchard, trees and woodlands, planter boxes, and a number of ornamental gardens.

You will learn a variety of equipment, including hand tools, leaf blowers, hedge cutters, lawn mowers, strimmers, line-markers, and more.  A driver's licence is necessary to operate the team pick-up truck, ride-on mowers, off-road vehicle, and tractor.

Requirements:

  • Proof of the Right to Work in the UK
  • GCSE maths and English scores of 4 or above
  • MOD Security clearance (Mitie will pay for this. Spent criminal convictions are not necessarily a barrier to obtaining security clearance.)
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Reliable and willing and able to listen and learn new skills
  • A mature mindset and safe approach to work

Benefits:

  • Free work wear and PPE
  • Flexible working hours
  • Subsidised restaurant & coffee outlets
  • Free Parking on site
  • Free on site gym with fitness suite

About the Company:

Mitie is the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company.  We create amazing work environments with our expertise, care, technology, insight, and focus on sustainability.  The Grounds team is critical to this vision, by creating beautiful sites where people and wildlife can safely thrive

Could you be our next Apprentice?

We're searching for ambitious, driven individuals who are excited about learning and ready to take on new challenges. To succeed as a Mitie apprentice, you'll need:

  • A keen interest in your chosen field.
  • The ability to think critically and find solutions.
  • Dedication to completing your apprenticeship and growing with Mitie.
  • GCSEs in Maths and English (Grades 4-9 or equivalent) or Scottish National 5 certificates (Grade A-C). Certificates must be provided at the interview stage.

No prior experience? No problem! If you're enthusiastic and ready to learn, we'll give you all the tools you need to succeed.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 68,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Join our Mitie Team.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.

 
 

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