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Parks Tractor Driver
Portsmouth (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
£24,420 - £25,652 p.a.
37.0 hours per week
Parks Tractor Driver
Salary: Band: 4, £24,420 - £25,652 p.a.
37 hours per week Monday - Friday but will be required to work some weekends.
What is the role:
The In-House Grounds Maintenance Operations Service covers parks and open space areas of the city and is responsible for the 760 hectares of publicly accessible green space in Portsmouth. The main priority is to maintain a consistent standard across all grounds maintenance areas and develop its service centred around community engagement and interaction of Portsmouth's Parks and Open Spaces.
Within this role you will be required to undertake tractor driving duties throughout the city. Particular reference to the use of large tractor and mowing equipment and any other type of tractor mounted equipment (ie gang mowers including setting up and maintenance, tractor mounted equipment associated to winter sports renovations). As well as being able to maintain and understand the combinations of fuel appropriate to equipment, identifying and understanding when equipment is failing, you will be able to determine tractor implements required for each individual task. You will be responsible for carrying out plant and machinery inspections reporting any concerns or issues and will communicate directly with machine suppliers/service technicians to explain any machine faults. Working as part of a team you will advise inexperienced team members of good horticultural practices and the correct use of machinery and PPE. Full training and uniform will be provided.
Who is the person:
You will hold a City and Guilds NPTC Level 2 Certificate of Competence Tractor or equivalent as well as a full driving licence. Able to use your own initiative you will have knowledge of horticultural operations and be experienced in the use of large and small horticultural/agricultural machinery including front loader operation. You will be able to maintain a varied range of tractor and tractor mounted equipment and adjust machinery to maximise operation. Self motivated with the ability to make judgements of safe working within a busy park or open space you will report issues and/or necessary re-routing to the supervisor. You will be flexible to provide cover at weekends and out of normal working hours when required with the ability to work on your own and as part of a team following instructions from supervisors.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this exciting opportunity.
About Portsmouth City Council
What we can offer you:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
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Application process:
How to apply: Please read the full job profile for further details on the post and remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the profile. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Please read this alongside the 'How to apply' information on the careers portal.
We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal. We are committed to offering an interview to all those candidates that qualify under one of our commitments and meet the minimum criteria, however for roles that receive a large number of applications, this is not always possible, and we will select the candidates that best meet the minimum criteria.
Closing: 18 June 2025
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Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616800