Training Area Operative

Job Introduction

Landmarc Support Services is currently seeking to recruit a Training Area Operative.

As the Training Area Operative, you will play a key part in helping to maintain a safe, efficient and sustainable place for our Armed Forces to train, this pivotal role is essential to the delivery of the contract.

We are looking for someone who either has previous knowledge of working on the Defence Training estate or someone who is keen to learn new skills and bring an enthusiastic willingness to learn, Landmarc will provide full training for the successful applicant.

This role is on a 12 month fixed term contract.

Main Responsibilities

Preparing training areas for use

Maintenance of the training area to include grounds maintenance

Basic forestry work - full training provided

Housekeeping

Equipment testing

Driving and operating fleet vehicles

Access control

Warning systems including training control offices, radar and flags

Report any defects or issues that you come across on the estate

Report and deal with unauthorised persons on the Training Area Estate

Handover/ take back of facilities with service users including providing information on ‘maximising’ the facility

Direct and advise wider training estate users including the general public

To complete all relevant documentation utilising both IT and paper based systems

To carry out additional works in response to additional contract requirements

Knowledge of Health and Safety such as COSHH, manual handling, risk assessments and safe systems of work

Knowledge of range assignment instructions and range standing orders - not essential

Experience as a range/ training area user - not essential

Experience of communicating with customers

Work in a diverse multi-tasking mobile team environment

Basic laboring, caretaking and housekeeping skills

Rural or forestry - full training provided

Demonstrate proven track record of achieving objectives

Ability to operate rural plant and machinery - full training provided

Ability to complete documentation

Basic IT skills

Any rural/ ground works qualifications such as tractor & 360 /digger / chainsaw or relevant would be an advantage but not essential.

About The Company

Landmarc provides the support services that enable Armed Forces from around the world to prepare for frontline military operations across the UK Defence Training Estate (DTE). This includes maintaining and delivering safe and sustainable infrastructure, managing and operating training areas and ranges and delivering multi-million pound projects to improve vital training assets.

By joining Landmarc you will be supporting our vision to provide the best training experience we can for our Armed Forces. We are the first and only Special Purpose Vehicle to be contracted by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) as their Industry Partner on the UK Defence Training Estate and the only company that is solely dedicated to the UK DTE, delivering essential support services since 2003.

Package Description

Landmarc will provide you with a competitive salary; in addition to this, we also offer the following main benefits, amongst many others:
Pension

Landmarc offers all employees an opportunity to join our company stakeholder pension scheme, whereby the company will contribute up to 8% of the employee’s salary.

Holiday

Employees are entitled to 25 days’ pro rata during each year of employment plus public holidays. Three extra discretionary days added to our annual leave allowances at Christmas.

Annual leave allowance will increase in recognition of your continued service.

Holiday purchase - purchase up to 10 more days’ holiday to use throughout the year.

Other benefits

Edenred - employee savings scheme

Annual salary review, in consultation with the recognised Trade Unions

Life assurance insured for three times your annual salary, to help the loved ones.

Reimbursement of professional fees and on-going training

Family friendly policy

Sick pay