Job Description
We are seeking a skilled Grounds Keeper / Grounds Person to join our clients team in Swansea.
The Role
- Deliver all elements of qualifications completed, to the necessary standards.
- Prepare, maintain, and repair all playing surfaces; natural and synthetic.
- Be forward thinking looking into renos, landscaping, biodiversity, sustainability and pitch programming for future improvements.
- Help plan, implement, and monitor weekly, monthly, and annual maintenance programmes including completion of renovations.
- Carry out daily maintenance duties including mowing, aerating, line marking, divoting, spraying and fertilising.
- Ensure the standard of surface, amenities and all working areas are presented and to the highest level.
- Contribute to the estimated progress for the sources required for work projects.
- Maintaining machinery and equipment ensuring it is cleaned and serviced to the highest standard, reacting to any issues or faults.
- Irrigation maintenance and repairs to be carried out as and when.
- Support the efficient use of resources.
- To work with and support all members of the team to enable an effective and efficient service.
- Promote and by example have safe working practices.
- Liaise with staff daily, pre and during training sessions including applying irrigation.
- Speak with coaches pre-set up of all fixtures and follow site pitch protection policies in.
- Completion of all paperwork daily.
- Winter protection as and when including gritting and frost sheets.
Contract
40 hours per week / flexible working pattern including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays
Licences and Qualifications
Qualifications and skills
Essential:
- Level 2 Diploma Work-based Sportsturf management
- PA1, PA2, PA6 spraying licenses
- Have a developed awareness of H&S regulations in their area of responsibility
- Previous experience working with hybrid and fibre sand pitches
- Have a sound understanding of legislation in relation to chemicals and dangerous substances
- Full driving license
- 3 years industry experience
Desirable:
- Level 3 Diploma (or working towards) Work-based Sportsturf management
- Sound understanding of lighting rigs and undersoil heating