Job Title: Grounds person

Reports to: Assistant Head of Grounds

Role Purpose: To help maintain all pitches across the site on a daily basis. Duties will include but not limited to mowing with both pedestrian and ride on machines, white lining, fertilising, spraying, aeration work, general tractor work and any other jobs as instructed.

Maintenance of pitches includes preparation and repair for all pitch usage and general maintenance in between.

Direct Reports: N/A

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Key Accountabilities:

• Maintain and prepare the pitches to relevant universal playing standards for all codes of sport hosted by SGP as agreed by bodies such as FA, UEFA, IRB, NFL and FIFA
• Maintain training pitches to professional standard in accordance with Sports turf industry guidelines
• Maintain surfaces to agreed standards by adhering to pre defined maintenance programs developed in conjunction with appointed industry consultants
• Assist in maintaining all pitch equipment in line with manufactures standards to ensure optimum operation at all times
• Work with Pitch Contractors to reinstate pitch as dictated by the event calendar
• Operate all SGP grounds machinery to maintain the pitch to the highest standard
• Support with the overall estates management and maintenance where required
• Execute additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
• Consistently work collaboratively with all other members of the team along with other staff members from different departments.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
• As part of The FA’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Living The FA Group Values Through Our Behaviours

Aim high: We set ambitious standards trying to improve ourselves and exceed our goals

Achieve together: We have a shared passion to work together to deliver results better than could be achieved alone

Embrace differences: Difference adds richness to what we do and makes us stronger as a team

Essential for the role:

Knowledge

• Good knowledge on use of machinery.
• General knowledge of fertilisers.
• General knowledge of health and safety procedures.
• Comfortable working in a team
• Good communication skills

Experience

• Previous experience of working on professional grass sports surfaces

Technical Skills

• Set height of cut on mowers and set cut accordingly.
• Pre start checks on all machinery.
• Competent in the use of ride on machinery. Including tractors.Attaching implements and machines to tractors including 3 point linkage and PTO.