Uddevalla – a place for life

Welcome to become a part of our growing municipality - and to work with us to provide our residents with even better service.

We offer an attractive workplace that gives you great opportunities to develop in your professional role. Our goal is for everyone to thrive and grow - throughout their entire career. We also want to develop as an employer and actively work to make the best use of your knowledge and engagement. We appreciate and encourage co-creation from everyone.

Uddevalla municipality is a beautiful place by the sea in the heart of Bohuslän. We believe in an open and positive interaction between the municipality, education, business, and culture.

We hope you will enjoy working with us!

About the workplace

The operations and sports facilities aim to ensure accessible and appropriate facilities for sports and community life as well as spontaneous active activities, which you will contribute to through your engagement and interest in people and community life.

In the position of sports facility technician, you will belong to a group that works with the daily operations of football fields and green areas as well as artificial turf facilities primarily. The role means that you will be involved in developing and maintaining grass areas for sports and public environments. You will use both scientific knowledge and practical skills to create areas that are safe, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing. You will also support other facilities within the unit. You will be the face of the community towards associations and citizens. The position involves evening and weekend work to some extent.

Job responsibilities

In your job responsibilities, you will work with:

• Plant biology and physiology, soil science, irrigation, weed control, snow removal at the facilities, maintenance of machines, and other maintenance at the facilities.
• Mowing and maintenance of green areas and facilities
• Maintenance of artificial turf
• Preparing for various events
• General maintenance on and around the facilities
• You may also be at other facilities on certain weekends where you prepare for training and matches

Who are we looking for

We are looking for a driven and social employee with competence and experience in green space maintenance/gardening.

We want you to be independent and structured in your work and have good planning skills. In your work, you ensure a high level of service and accessibility for associations and citizens and see collaboration as a given to achieve common goals.

Qualifications

• You should have education and/or documented work experience in green space maintenance/gardening.
• You should have at least 1 year of professional experience as a sports facility technician or equivalent.
• Good computer skills.
• A driving license (B) is required.

Other

A 6-month probationary period may apply.

Interviews will be conducted continuously during the application period, so do not wait to apply.

Employment is subject to the necessary decisions being made. For positions that involve direct and regular contact with children and youth, as well as for operations within LSS, care and nursing, health care, psychiatric care, and addiction treatment, a valid extract from the police record must be presented or submitted before employment. Please note that it may take time to obtain the extract, so order it in good time to avoid delays in the recruitment process.

When you apply for a job with us, your application will be saved. This is because we are a public entity. Your application becomes a public document once we have received it. This means that application documents and information about who has applied for a position can be requested by anyone.

If you have a protected identity, you should not submit your application digitally but contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.

For those who are not citizens of the EU/EES area, a work permit is required; this does not apply to those with permanent residence permits. The work permit must be presented at the interview.

The link below contains compiled information about the most important benefits available in the collective agreement we have in Uddevalla municipality. The information covers, among other things, vacation, salary and compensation, parental leave, insurance, skills development, and pension.
Collective Agreement 2024 (https://extra.skr.se/download/18.18f9f5a61926b4a1e532618/1728397193467/Sag-hej-till-ditt-kollektivavtal-2024.pdf)

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