Job Description

🌿 Cemetery Grounds Operative – North West London 🌿

We are currently looking for a hardworking, reliable, and respectful Cemetery Grounds Operative to join a dedicated team maintaining a well-established cemetery site in North West London.

This is a varied outdoor role suited to someone with experience in grounds maintenance, landscaping, or outdoor operational work who takes pride in maintaining high standards and working with professionalism and sensitivity.

🔧 Key Responsibilities:
• Assisting with grave excavation and preparation
• Back-filling graves using manual and mechanical equipment
• Grass cutting, hedge trimming, planting, pruning, and weed control
• Grounds maintenance and landscaping duties
• Memorial preparation and cleaning (full training provided)
• Operating tools, machinery, vehicles, and light plant equipment
• Maintaining clean, safe, and organised working areas
• Providing respectful assistance and guidance to visitors and bereaved families

✅ Requirements:
• Previous grounds maintenance or landscaping experience is essential
• Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions
• Experience using powered tools and machinery
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety practices
• Reliable, physically fit, and able to work as part of a team
• Professional and respectful communication skills
• Full UK driving licence required

⚠ Please note: Candidates without relevant grounds maintenance/landscaping experience and a valid UK driving licence will not be considered for this role.

🌟 What’s on Offer:
• Full training provided
• Uniform and PPE supplied
• Stable long-term opportunity
• Supportive working environment
• Varied and meaningful outdoor work

If you are reliable, compassionate, and take pride in maintaining outdoor spaces to a high standard, we would love to hear from you.

📩 Apply now by submitting your CV.