Ranger 3 Tractor Driver

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council; Sefton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a Ranger 3 Tractor Driver to perform outdoor tractor maintenance across the borough. The role involves using various implements and supporting the Green Sefton Services Team.

Based at Cambridge Road depot in Seaforth/Waterloo, the role also provides boroughwide support as required and contributes to ongoing land management operations for the council’s parks and greenspaces.

Responsibilities

• Outdoor tractor maintenance tasks using a variety of implements.
• Collaborate with colleagues, support volunteers, and engage with the public.

Job description

About the Role

The role of Ranger 3 Tractor Driver involves working outdoors undertaking a wide range of tractor related maintenance tasks, using a variety of implements, working alongside colleagues, supporting volunteers, and dealing with the public.

The role sits in the Green Sefton Services Team based at our Cambridge Road depot in Seaforth/Waterloo as a main base but providing boroughwide support as required.

This is an exciting time to join the team and support the ongoing development of the Land Management Teams operations.

Green Sefton provides our communities with a clean, green Borough including parks and greenspaces, nature reserves, trees, and woodlands, play and recreational facilities, municipal golf courses and our coast, beaches, and countryside, which include specially protected sites and landscapes, benefitting the health and wellbeing of residents, visitors, investors, and nature.

Please see Appendix A (page 10) for a full copy of the Job Description and Person Specification.

The closing date for this vacancy is Sunday, 18th October 2026 Provisional interview dates are week commencing 26th October 2026.

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody's identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

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