Position Overview & Specifications
Ground Control is the UK’s largest external maintenance and commercial landscaping company.
We are a values centred business, creating and maintaining external spaces that are safe and enjoyable for all. We are the contractor of choice for many well-known private and public organisations - Network Rail, Tesco, Severn Trent Water, Sainsbury’s and the Tower of London to name a few.
We have a new part time, permanent opportunity for a Litter Picker to work 6hrs a week on a Monday, Wednesday Friday 07:00-09:00am, on behalf of Ground Control, at Rochdale Retail Park.
Duties will include litter picking the site and emptying bins and replacing bin bags with waste disposed of in our onsite euro bin.
All training, uniform and PPE will be supplied.
We would welcome applications from operatives with previous knowledge and experience within this field.
Key Requirements:
- Ability to work early mornings.
- Able to carry out physically demanding tasks.
- Able to work safely within guidance and legislation.
- Experience in a similar job role.
- Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships.
We are thrilled to share that we have been awarded a ‘world-class’ status for employee engagement in the 2023 best companies results, ranking at #16 in the ‘Top 100 Large Companies to Work For’ league table.
We inclusively support ‘The Race at Work Charter’, ‘Ban the Box’, ‘The Armed Forces Covenant’ and are ‘Disability Confident’.
A supportive, entrepreneurial working environment that fosters collaboration.
We invest 5% of our profits into the Evergreen fund, an investment fund dedicated to sustainability and environmental initiatives.
By 2025 we have committed to planting 1,000,000 trees, having a fully electric fleet, and being carbon neutral
How we work;
We put people at the centre of everything we do. Being certified B-Corp Accredited, Ground Control has been certified by B Lab, the not-for-profit behind the B Corp movement, as having met rigorous social and environmental standards which represent its commitment to sustainable goals ahead of profit.
Everyone is welcome. We’re embracing a culture where difference is valued. Your uniqueness will be celebrated. We believe diversity grows innovation, and innovation creates initiative. Together we’ll succeed in caring for each other, caring for our communities and caring for our Environment. Together, we’re stronger.