Activity Technician

Pgl Travel; Ashford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading adventure company in Ashford is looking for passionate Activity Technicians to ensure all activities are ready and safe for action. You will utilize your technical knowledge in various outdoor activities while providing support and training to Activity Instructors. The role includes a competitive pay rate of £12.60 and offers benefits like holiday pay, accommodation packages, and a focus on employee wellbeing. Join us in enriching children's lives through adventure!

Benefits

Competitive salary

Accommodation and meal packages

Employee wellbeing programs

Discounts at retailers and on holidays

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of activity equipment and maintenance requirements.
• Friendly, passionate about adventure, and able to work in teams.
• Determined and resilient, especially during peak periods.

Responsibilities

• Ensure activity equipment meets safety standards and is ready for use.
• Inspect equipment and identify maintenance needs.
• Support Activity Instructors in running safe and enjoyable sessions.

Skills

Knowledge of land, ropes, or water-based activities

Technical know-how in equipment standards

Ability to provide advice and training

Job description

Activity Technicians ensure all our exciting activities are ready for action! From ziplining and abseiling to kayaking and archery, you'll have all the technical know-how on best practice, base & equipment standards, maintenance requirements and safety procedures. You will keep up to date and informed on the latest safety standards and 'how to do' procedures on our activities. You'll inspect the standard of activity equipment, identifying maintenance requirements, and provide advice, training and support to the Activity Instructors to allow them to run safe and enjoyable sessions.

What you need

You will need a strong knowledge of land, ropes or water based activities and equipment. Apart from that, it's your character that we value most.

Our people are

• Passionate about adventure and the great outdoors
• Friendly people who flourish in team environments
• Determined and resilient (peak periods are challenging)

Above all, it's our core values of FUN, SAFETY, QUALITY, INCLUSIVITY, TEAMWORK and RESPECT that unite us.

Benefits & pay

• We're proud to say that we are real Living Wage accredited. This means we will continue to pay well above the National Minimum Wage, so our pay rate is £12.60 with the opportunity for paid overtime (6 day working) during our peak periods.
• Full Time Fixed Term Contract from 12/02/26 - 28/11/26
• Accommodation & meal packages available (optional) at a generous rate with zero charge for bills or utilities.
• Happy holidays! On top of your annual leave, you'll also get your birthday off and paid volunteering days to help worthwhile causes.
• 24/7 access to our Wellbeing Hub alongside our Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to our financial wellbeing platform for financial assistance if you need it.
• Training and mentoring programme, career pathways, aided development and qualifications in future seasons.
• Big savings and exclusive perks at 100s of high street retailers, PGL discounted holidays and 20% discount in all our on-site shops.

About PGL

Use your activity expertise for good PGL is a world where children achieve the 'impossible'. Our residential adventure camps create extraordinary breakthroughs by instilling a love of adventure and the great outdoors, encouraging independence and empowering them to achieve amazing things in the future. Our purpose is to enrich the lives of children through the transformative power of adventure. Will you join us?

PGL is part of PGL Beyond, a group of innovative companies transforming the world of adventure through enriching experiences and breakthroughs.