Better places, thriving communities. Ready to turn your potential into something extraordinary? At Mitie, we are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, delivering essential services that keep businesses, communities, and environments running smoothly every day.
Joining Mitie means becoming part of a team that values teamwork, innovation, and doing the right thing. We help you start your career with purpose, giving you the skills, experience, and support you need to succeed. Whether you are starting your first job or looking for a new direction, our apprenticeships give you the opportunity to learn, earn, and build a career. You will gain a recognised qualification, hands‑on experience, and the confidence to grow within one of the UK’s leading FM businesses.
We are proud to be one of the UK’s Top 100 Apprentice Employers, creating opportunities where everyone can develop and thrive.
What You’ll Be Doing
As an Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative, you will play an important role in creating and maintaining high‑quality outdoor spaces for our customers. Working alongside experienced colleagues, you will learn practical landscaping skills and deliver exceptional service every day.
Your Apprenticeship Journey Could Include
- Maintaining outdoor spaces to a high standard, including grass, planting areas, and landscaped environments.
- Using a range of grounds maintenance equipment including mowers, strimmers, leaf blowers, hedge cutters, and hand tools.
- Supporting seasonal tasks such as pruning, planting, and general site upkeep.
- Learning safe and effective ways to manage weeds and pests, including pesticide application once qualified.
- Keeping work areas clean, safe, and well‑maintained.
- Using digital systems to record completed work and report any issues.
- Following health, safety, environmental, and quality standards at all times.
- Learning about sustainable working practices and how we reduce our environmental impact.
- Working collaboratively as part of a team to deliver great results for our customers.
Your Apprenticeship
You will complete a Level 2 Horticulture and Landscaping Apprenticeship over 24 months, supported by a dedicated Skills Coach who will help you build knowledge, complete learning, and develop practical skills.
Your Training Will Include
- Hands‑on workplace experience.
- Off‑the‑job learning through college, online learning, or training sessions.
- Development of practical landscaping and horticultural skills.
- Emergency first aid training.
- Safe use and handling of pesticides (where required).
Could You Be Our Next Apprentice?
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals who are ready to learn, get hands‑on, and start their career in landscaping.
To Succeed As a Mitie Apprentice, You’ll Need
- GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent)—if you do not currently hold these, we can help you work towards them.
- A positive attitude and willingness to learn.
- Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
- An interest in outdoor work and developing practical skills.
- Confidence using (or willingness to learn) mechanical equipment and hand tools.
- Reliability and a proactive approach.
Benefits
We offer a market‑leading flexible benefits scheme, including virtual GP services, financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme, and a variety of health and wellness options. We also provide cycle‑to‑work schemes, high street discounts via our MiDeals platform, and life cover of the greater of your equivalent annual salary or £10,000. Our Mitie Matching Share Plan and performance recognitions such as Mitie Stars provide additional rewards and growth opportunities.
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long‑term condition—such as dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition, or hearing loss—and need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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