Sports Turf Technician

Description:

Sports Turf Technician

Uppingham

£27,800 - £30,000 + 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Pension up to 10% + Free Lunches + Excellent Benefits

Are you experienced in Sports Turf, Grounds Maintenance, Greenkeeping, or a similar outdoor maintenance environment?

Do you want to join a prestigious independent school where you can work across outstanding sports facilities, a large picturesque estate, and enjoy long-term stability, excellent benefits, and a supportive team environment?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the leading co-educational independent boarding schools in the country. With a proud history dating back to 1584, the school combines traditional and modern buildings across a beautiful estate, with high-quality sports facilities playing a central role in school life.

As a Sports Turf Technician, you'll work as part of a small and supportive grounds team, helping maintain and prepare the school's sports pitches, playing fields, artificial surfaces, gardens, and wider outdoor areas. You'll be involved in mowing, aeration, fertilising, turf repairs, irrigation, pitch marking, and general upkeep to ensure the grounds are maintained to an excellent standard throughout the year.

The ideal candidate will have experience within sports turf, grounds maintenance, greenkeeping, or a similar environment. Experience working on sports grounds would be highly desirable, and relevant qualifications such as PA1, PA2, PA6 or a Sports Turf qualification would be advantageous but are not essential. You must hold a full clean driving licence, as the role will involve using school vehicles across the estate.

This is an excellent opportunity for a reliable and committed grounds professional to join a highly regarded school, take pride in maintaining first-class facilities, and build a stable long-term career within a supportive estates team.

The role:

*Maintain and prepare sports pitches, playing fields, artificial surfaces, and wider outdoor areas.
*Carry out mowing, aeration, fertilising, weed control, turf repairs, irrigation, and pitch marking.
*Work across a large and varied school estate with excellent sports facilities.
*Use and maintain a range of grounds machinery, tools, and equipment.
*Support the upkeep of safe, functional, and visually appealing playing surfaces.
*Work as part of a small, close-knit and supportive sports turf / grounds team.
*Full-time permanent position, 39 hours per week.
*Monday to Thursday, 8:00am - 4:30pm and Friday, 8:00am - 3:30pm.
*Excellent benefits package including pension, private healthcare support, free lunches, sports centre access, and staff discounts.

The person:

*Experience within sports turf, grounds maintenance, greenkeeping, or a similar environment.
*Proven experience working on sports grounds would be highly desirable.
*PA1, PA2, PA6 or Sports Turf qualifications advantageous but not essential.
*Full clean driving licence required.
*Reliable, committed, and looking for a long-term opportunity.
*Able to work well as part of a close-knit team.
*Confident working independently and using initiative when required.
*Happy to work within a school environment and complete safer recruitment checks.
*Based locally or within a sensible commute to Uppingham.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates