Fine Turf Groundsman - Weekday Pitches, Early Friday Finish

Thorn Baker Recruitment; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish Fridays

Long-term opportunities

Stable ongoing work with local council

Support from Thorn Baker recruiter

Job summary

Thorn Baker Industrial Recruitment is recruiting for a Sports Groundsman to join the Green Spaces team of a well-established local council in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. The role covers maintaining football and rugby pitches, cricket wickets, and fine turf areas to a high standard.

Working full-time, Monday to Friday with an early finish on Fridays, the position offers a competitive hourly rate and an increase to over £14 per hour after 12 weeks.

Qualifications

• Experience in sports turf maintenance or groundskeeping.
• PA1 and PA6 pesticide application certificates.
• Experience maintaining cricket wickets, bowling greens or other specialist surfaces.
• Knowledge of sports pitch preparation and line marking.
• Ability to undertake physically demanding outdoor work.

Responsibilities

• Maintain football and rugby pitches, cricket wickets, and other fine turf areas.
• Prepare and mark out sports pitches for football, rugby, cricket and other activities.
• Operate pedestrian and ride-on mowers.
• Carry out grass cutting, edging, strimming and general grounds maintenance.
• Identify turf defects and report maintenance needs.
• Follow health and safety procedures when operating machinery.

Skills

Sports grounds maintenance

Fine turf management

Line marking

Outdoor work endurance

Team player

Education

Horticulture or sports turf qualification

Tools

Pedestrian mowers

Ride-on mowers

Lawn maintenance equipment

Job description

Thorn Baker Industrial Recruitment is recruiting for a Sports Groundsman to join the Green Spaces team of a well-established local council in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. The role covers maintaining football and rugby pitches, cricket wickets, and fine turf areas to a high standard.

Working full-time, Monday to Friday with an early finish on Fridays, the position offers a competitive hourly rate and an increase to over £14 per hour after 12 weeks.