Wigan Athletic Football Club is recruiting for a Grounds Person to prepare and maintain sports and amenity surfaces providing a high-quality environment for all training and playing activities.

Working hours: Full-time 37.5 hours, 5 days over 7 with evening, weekend and bank-holidays required

Contract type: Permanent

Please apply by completing our application form detailing how you meet the criteria for the role. The application form is available on here: our website or by contacting jobs@wiganathletic.com.

Please return your completed application to jobs@wiganathletic.com or by post to HR, Wigan Athletic, DW Stadium, Loire Drive, Wigan, WN5 0UZ.

You will:

• Prepare and maintain all works in relation to playing surfaces and ensure that the preparatory and
• cultivation work to maintain safe quality playing surfaces is completed
• Work as part of the grounds care operation, when required to work in any of the stadium and training
• ground facilities
• Assist the Head Grounds person and Deputy Head Grounds person in delivering the pest control, weed
• control, seeding, fungicide and fertilisation/nutrition program for the playing surfaces
• Ensure that the initial marking out and setting up of playing surfaces is to a high standard to ensure the best
• possible results are achieved
• Always ensure safe use of the grounds care equipment

The successful candidate will:

• Hold a Level 2 National/Scottish Vocational Qualifications in both Horticulture and Sports Turf Maintenance,
• or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge gained through experience
• Hold a full driving licence [requirement to drive to and from different sites]
• Have practical grounds work experience
• Display awareness of relevant Health and Safety legislation

Here at Wigan Athletic we are on an exciting journey. If you would like to be part of our journey and have a passion for our football club then we want to hear from you. We offer:

• A Competitive Salary
• 25 days annual leave [pro rata]
• X2 complimentary tickets to all home league fixtures
• Career development opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Bright HR ‘savings and money-off’ offers for employees
• Wigan Athletic Club shop discount

The role will require a basic DBS check

Closing date for applications: 5pm on Tuesday 6th June 2023

This is an exciting time to join Wigan Athletic following the takeover of the Club by Phoenix 2021 Limited.

The company is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

The company is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk involved in its activities and events. The company recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The group expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.