Cemetery Operative - Petersfield, Hampshire

£28616.08 per year

Monday to Friday 

40 hours per week

Norse East Hampshire is a highly successful and developing joint venture between commercial specialists Norse Group and local government business partners. The partnership focusses on delivering key frontline services across the local area, undertaking waste management and grounds maintenance as part of its portfolio.  

Our grounds maintenance team support a number of locations across the area, and we are currently looking to recruit a Cemetery Operative to work on sites throughout Havant.

In this role, you will be part of a team delivering a range of cemetery and horticultural services, including;

*         Cemetery ground activities, grave digging, grass maintenance and plant bedding

*         Maintenance and development of the site, turfing, seeding and mowing

*         Cleaning communal areas on site

*         Prepare grave digging equipment and plant ready for interment

Your Experience:

Whilst it would be ideal for you to have previous experience within a cemetery’s environment, we are happy to offer training and development if you have previous grounds or horticultural experience that is transferrable.

Site travel and using grounds maintenance vehicles will be part of the role, so you will need to hold a full UK driving licence to be considered.

This is a full time, permanent position operating across core hours Monday – Friday, 40hours per week.

Our Offer:

Alongside full training within the role, and the chance to work for a national company with routes of progression, you will benefit from our annual leave and pension schemes.

Please read the attached job description and person specification to ensure you meet the criteria for the role before applying.

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.