Sports Grounds Maintenance Operative

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

The Role
You will be joining the Grounds Maintenance Team, which sits within the Estates and Facilities department and will be part of a small team with a sports grounds maintenance focus and will report to the Senior Supervisor. Your job is primarily to help deliver high-quality playing surfaces for a variety of users, with additional responsibility to maintain the surrounding areas of the facilities. General jobs will include driving a range of vehicles, predominantly tractors, grass cutting, strimming, line marking, setting up pitches ready for play, weed treatment, leaf clearance, general grounds maintenance tasks, and winter maintenance duties when required. We are also responsible for all the external cleaning tasks such as litter picking and bin emptying.

We work 37 hours per week Monday - Friday. Our working hours are 8.00am until 4.00pm. There may occasionally be a requirement to work overtime in times of peak demand. There is no charge for parking at the sports grounds. You will be based at Cochrane Park Sports Ground but will travel to additional nearby sports facilities using University vehicles.

There may be opportunity for additional income by working with our colleagues in sports to provide assistance in setting up sports pitches and providing customer service to users of our sports grounds outside of usual grounds maintenance hours i.e. evenings and weekends.

We are seeking people who can work well as part of a small but highly dedicated team, has exceptional attention to detail and a willingness to learn. This position would be perfect for someone who loves the outdoors, has a passion for sports, enjoys driving a range of tractors and vehicles and likes to work in a neat and tidy manner and achieving instant visual results.

To be highly successful in this role you should be an enthusiastic individual with the ability to work on your own, using your own initiative as well as working closely with the existing team.

Informal enquiries should be sent to Dean Murray, Assistant Grounds Manager at dean.murray@ncl.ac.uk or phone 07526 200 356.

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