Purpose of Role
: Skilled Grounds Assistant will be required to directly manage the two allocated pitches for the Hearts Men’s 1st Team Contract. They should ensure all pitch requirements are planned and documented to communicate with the Hearts Staff & also ensure the Grounds Manager is kept fully updated on all pitch work required. This is a priority to ensure the preparation and delivery of the pitches and surrounds meets the agreed Contract KPI’s and SLA each year for Hearts.
Summary of Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• The Skilled Grounds person will deliver the plan of daily, weekly, monthly, and annual pitch maintenance planning
• The Skilled Grounds person will deliver the pitch preparation daily, weekly, monthly to the agreed KPI levels for all grass used by the Hearts Men’s 1st Team Players & Coaches
• The Skilled Grounds person will ensure all pitch equipment used is cleaned and repaired each day to ensure the equipment is fit for purpose and available to be used to maintain the pitches daily.
• The Skilled Grounds person will communicate daily on the pitch surface and playability to the Hearts Coaches and document all KPI information for reference.
Education, Qualifications & Experience:
These are the criteria on which the short-listing and recruitment selection will be based.
Essential
1. Educated to SCQF Level 6 (Highers) or similar or equivalent experience
2. Experience of working within a similar environment as outlined above
3. Experience or relevant qualifications in the grounds / pitch care industry
4. Experience of working and communicating in a football environment
5. Experience of supervisory experience, practice, and principles
6. Good numeracy and IT skills. Competent in the use of relevant IT packages
7. Well-developed people skills and ability to demonstrable professional and initiative-taking approach
8. Demonstrable ability to work quickly, flexibly, and accurately in a dynamic, changing and
pressured environment
9. Demonstrable provision of excellent customer service
Desirable
1. Experience of managing football pitch maintenance planning apps and or pitch testing apps
relevant catering and/or cleaning equipment
2. Experience of analysing pitch growth conditions and recommending remedial maintenance to improve pitch coverage.
3. Experience of FIFA Pro Pitch testing and recommendations for pitch management
relevant catering and/or cleaning equipment
4. Experience in grounds maintenance in a football pitch capacity
5. Experience of working with hybrid pitch surfaces
Organisation Name: Oriam: Scotland’s Sports Performance Centre
About Oriam: Oriam has a vision to inspire and motivate our communities through the facilities we provide and the interactions we have with our customers. As a member of the team, you will contribute to the delivery of this vision.