Location
Fineshade, Northamptonshire (NN17 3BB) or Market Rasen, Lincolnshire (LN8 3RQ)

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£26,959 per annum

About the Role
Join Forestry England, a passionate team of foresters, professionals, and experts dedicated to growing the nation’s forests for everyone. We are committed to creating amazing places and experiences, providing vital homes for wildlife, improving air quality, and producing sustainable timber.

In this role, you will drive a tractor using a range of mounted implements to maintain and prepare forest landscapes. At the Fineshade site, you will undertake mowing of open areas, rides, and track edges, as well as flailing bramble and other woody material using mowers, side arm flails, mulchers, and grip cleaners for 100% of the time.

At the Market Rasen site, your duties will include ground preparation for restocking recently felled sites using tractor mounted mulchers and hydraulic scarifiers. The role may also involve mowing open areas, rides, and track edges as needed.

This is an opportunity to contribute directly to sustainable forest management and landscape adaptation for the future.

Experience
Experience driving tractors and operating tractor mounted implements such as mowers, flails, mulchers, and scarifiers is essential.

About you
You are motivated, reliable, and passionate about working outdoors in a forestry environment. You take pride in maintaining high standards of safety and environmental care. You enjoy working as part of a team and are adaptable to the varying demands of forestry operations.

Qualifications
A valid driving licence and relevant tractor operation qualifications are desirable. Previous experience in forestry or land management is advantageous but not essential.