Senior Sports Turf Operative

40 hours week (phone number removed)pm approximately with 30-minute lunch break, hours will change through the year to allow for summer and daylight etc.Our client is seeking a grounds person with experience in greenkeeping or sports turf management to join their busy team. You will be working in 46 acres and supporting the Grounds Manager and Deputy Grounds manager in the day -to -day management of this school''s vast estate.Your tasks:Sports Turf Maintenance TasksPrepare and maintain outdoor sports areas including football pitches, rugby pitches, cricket squares, athletics tracks, hardcourts and all-weather surfaces to the high standards set out by the Grounds Manager and Deputy Grounds manager.Set up and dismantling of sports equipment.Undertake a wide range of turf operations, including mowing, aerating, scarifying, seeding and top dressing.Operation of powered hand tools including mowers, strimmers and hedge cutters.Contributing to weekly and monthly maintenance programmes to ensure the required standard of surface presentation.Setting and marking out sports pitches, cleaning equipment stores and associated washdown areas.Supervising and monitoring a small team.Ensure work areas are kept clean, tidy and secure at all times.Carry out gritting, salt spreading, snow cleaning, as necessary, including highway footpaths through the school.Ensure pathways and roads are maintained to a clean and tidy standard.Work closely with the Senior Garden supervisor, managing the ..... full job details .....