Skilled Operative - Grass Cutting

Job Title: Greenspaces Skilled Operative (Grass Cutting)

Location of work: Earlswood Depot, various sites throughout the Borough

Salary: £24,186 - £25,782

Basis: Permanent Full time

Hours: Annualised Hours (40hrs summer, 36 weeks / 27hrs winter, 16 weeks)

About the Role

We currently require a Greenspaces Skilled operative to work within the parks grass cutting team.

Main responsibilities will be: -

To undertake grass cutting and general grounds maintenance duties across our parks and open spaces to ensure that our Greenspaces are maintained to a high standard. The role involves operating ride-on grass cutting machinery during the grass growing season and undertaking a range of general grounds maintenance tasks during the winter months, to include: - shrub maintenance, hedge maintenance, flowerbed, and floral display maintenance and various other duties.

You will be required to use a ride on mower, and pedestrian mowing equipment and you will be responsible for organising the route and ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with planned maintenance schedules.

You must be able to work well within a team and have a flexible approach to your work.

About the Person

• A full UK driving license is required
• Ride on Mower experience
• A good knowledge of ground’s maintenance machinery is required
• Good communication skills
• Able to cope in a physically demanding role
• Confidence in dealing with members of the public
• Team player

Staff Benefits

In exchange for your expertise, experience and enthusiasm, we will offer support in continuing your personal and career development, in addition to providing a wide range of employment linked benefits.

We provide you with competitive annual leave and contribute 15% towards the LGPS pension scheme. You will also have access to a range of discounts including local and high street stores, and salary sacrifice schemes including a cycle lease scheme, and ‘Better’ leisure centre membership.

Additional Information

For an informal discussion about the role, please call Russell Potts, Greenspaces Operations Team Leader on 07974325147

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, supporting the guaranteed interview scheme for disabled and ex-armed forces candidates, who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Closing date: 8th April 2026 at 23:59hrs

Interview date: 16-17th April 2026

Values and Behaviours

Our great working environment and the values and behaviours of every individual and team in the Council, help to evolve the culture of our organisation to become more commercial, innovative and embracing of change. Successful applicants to our career opportunities will be able to demonstrate they share the values and behaviours we seek in our organisation.

Local Government Reorganisation

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council is part of the government’s plans for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) scheduled to take place in April 2027. This means the current two-tier system, where services are split between Surrey County Council and district and borough councils like Reigate, will be replaced with two unitary councils made up of East and West Surrey, which will handle all local services. Reigate and Banstead Borough Council will form part of the new East Surrey unitary authority.

Although this may lead to some uncertainty for anyone considering a role with us, this process will take some time and during that time we still need to provide services. When local government is reorganised, most staff will transfer to the new council(s) which may offer additional opportunities for career development and variety as part of a larger organisation.

Further information on LGR can be found here: Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) and Devolution | Reigate and Banstead

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