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CRICKET JOBS: Grounds Team Member - Surrey CCC (UK)

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Closing date: undisclosed

Salary and Benefits
Salary: £19,000 pro-rata
Fixed Term for the season
23 dats holiday pro-rata
Pension

Want to become part of a winning team? Are you passionate about cricket, love being outdoors, hard working and have solid Groundsmanship skills? Then we may have the right opportunity for you.


The Position

To ensure the Club’s pitches and outfield are maintained and presented to the highest standards possible.
 


Main Duties

  •     Wicket preparation: Covering, cutting, verticutting, watering, rolling, marking out etc.
  •     Match day duties: Set up practice facilities/fielding nets, positioning boundary rope, setting out fielding discs, positioning sightscreens, setting up advertising boards, sweeping wicket at interval, repairing foot holes and re-marking wicket
  •     Mowing/presentation, verticutting, fertilising, Aeration, repairing wickets, re-seeding, watering and covering up
  •     Maintenance, repair and setting up of all grounds care and machinery
  •     Application of pesticide (if qualified)
  •     Perform pre-start checks and routine maintenance to surface machinery

 

The Person

The successful candidate will have the following experience / skills / qualities:

Personal Qualities:

  •     Ability to work within a team
  •     Can do attitude
  •     Willing to learn
  •     Good communicator
  •     Attention to detail/pride in your work
  •     Hard working
  •     Reliable


Experience and/or Qualifications

  •     Excellent groundsmanship skills and ideally some experience in preparing cricket wickets
  •     Good all round groundsmanship/horticultural knowledge
  •     Turf science qualification or equivalent desirable but not essential
  •     Ability to carry out basic maintenance on equipment
  •     Spraying qualifications


To Apply

So if this decribes you and you want to join a fantastic team we would love to hear from you. Please forward your CV and a brief cover letter to  jobs@surreycricket.com
 

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