LOCATION: Belfast

SHIFT PATTERN: Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week

SALARY: Competitive

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ABM is one of the world’s largest providers of integrated facility services. A driving force for a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world, ABM provides essential services across a wide range of industries – from commercial office buildings to airports, hospitals, data centres, manufacturing plants and distribution centres, and more.

ABM’s Purpose: To take care of people, spaces and places that are important to you. ABM’s Vision: To be the clear choice in the industries we serve through engaged people.

Key Responsibilities

·       Provide a full-time 40-hour grounds maintenance and landscaping service at the Airbus site in accordance with the contract specification and annual calendar of works.

·       Follow instructions from the Soft Services Site Lead or designated Supervisor and complete planned, seasonal and reactive tasks.

·       Maintain grass areas by mowing, edging, strimming, collecting arisings and carrying out minor seeding or repairs.

·       Maintain hedges, shrubs, borders and planted areas; prune and remove dead, damaged or diseased growth within competence.

·       Prepare, plant, water, feed and maintain seasonal bedding, bulbs, trees, shrubs and replacement plants.

·       Control weeds manually and apply only pre-approved herbicides when trained, certificated and authorised.

·       Complete spray records and comply with product labels, COSHH/SDS, weather restrictions and environmental controls.

·       Clear leaves, litter, moss, mud and debris from roads, car parks, paths, steps, drains and gullies, bike shelters and other external areas.

·       Sweep and pressure-wash hard surfaces and external features using appropriate exclusion zones and controls.

·       Provide seasonal and winter services, including spot gritting and snow or ice clearance when required.

·       Clean and care for fences, gates, signs, external furniture and site features; report damage or deterioration.

·       Inspect grounds, trees and shrubs for hazards; report unsafe branches, blocked drains, damaged surfaces, leaks or fly-tipping.

·       Do not undertake tree felling or specialist arboricultural work unless specifically authorised and supported by approved RAMS and permits.

·       Safely operate mowers, strimmers or brushcutters, hedge trimmers, blowers, pressure washers and other grounds equipment within training.

·       Use MEWPs only when authorised, with the correct IPAF category, pre-use checks, permit and fall-protection controls.

·       Complete daily and pre-use checks; keep vehicles, tools, machinery and stores clean, secure and serviceable; report defects immediately.

·       Wear uniform, site ID and required PPE; use caution signs and barriers and minimise noise, flying debris, slips, trips and disruption.

·       Follow task RAMS, point-of-work risk assessments, permit-to-work requirements and Airbus and ABM EHS procedures.

·       Protect biodiversity and wildlife, prevent pollution, and minimise water, chemical and material use.

·       Segregate and dispose of green waste, litter and packaging in the correct waste streams.

·       Keep accurate timesheets, inspection records, spray logs, equipment checks, training records and completed-work records.

·       Report hazards, accidents, incidents and near misses immediately and support corrective actions.

·       Be professional and courteous with Airbus employees, visitors, contractors and the public, representing ABM positively.

·       Support the wider Soft Services function in the case of planned leave or absence.

·       Attend induction, refresher training and toolbox talks and maintain required licences and competencies.

·       Support service improvement and complete other reasonable duties requested by ABM management.

Requirements

Essential Criteria:

·       Eligibility to work in the UK and ability to meet Airbus and ABM security and site-access requirements.

·       Full UK driving licence.

·       Current recognised professional pesticide qualification: PA1 plus PA6 for pedestrian hand-held application, or an equivalent certificate of competence.

·       Practical experience in commercial or industrial grounds maintenance, landscaping or horticulture.

·       Competence in the safe use of powered horticultural machinery and hand tools.

·       Working knowledge of health and safety, COSHH, PPE, manual handling, RAMS and safe working at height.

·       Good written and spoken English and the ability to complete digital and paper records accurately.

·       Able to work outdoors in all seasons, undertake physical work and work flexibly across a full-time 40-hour pattern.

·       High attention to detail and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Desired Qualifications:

·       Current IPAF PAL Card for MEWP categories 3A and/or 3B, as applicable to site equipment, or willingness to obtain during probation.

·       Level 2 qualification in Horticulture, Amenity Horticulture, Landscaping or Grounds Maintenance.

·       Relevant certificates for brushcutter or strimmer, ride-on mower, chainsaw or tree work, where duties require them.

·       Emergency First Aid at Work.

·       Winter maintenance, gritting, safe towing or vehicle-check training.

Desired Experience:

·       Experience on a secure manufacturing, aerospace, engineering or similarly complex facilities-management site.

·       Experience applying herbicides and maintaining compliant pesticide and chemical records.

·       Experience using MEWPs for authorised high-level external or grounds work.

·       Experience of pressure washing, winter services and working to a seasonal grounds calendar.

Benefits

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