ESTATE TEAM MEMBER

Location: Mendip Hills National Landscape near Bristol/Cheddar

Contract: Full Time

Closing Date: 31st January 2026

Interview Date: As available
Salary: £26,600 - £28,850 (dependent on skill set)

Mendip is looking for a motivated, passionate and brilliant estate team member to take on a year round maintenance role at Mendip Activity Centre and help us on our mission, the Mendip Way.

The Mendip Way

"To Inspire Everyone, Everywhere, to Make Time for Adventure"

The Role

Our estates team have a vital role to play in enabling our mission through maintaining our facilities, developing new venues, fixing everything we break and keeping our vehicle fleet moving.

No two days will ever be the same working in our estate team. Help to look after our 250 acre outdoor activity centre, dry ski slope, campsite and lodge. Mendip is one of the largest outdoor activity providers in the South West and are constantly growing. Our estate team are the back bone to our success. If you love working outdoors and can turn your hand to anything and relish a challenge then you will fit right in.

The estate team primarily works Monday to Friday – 8am till 4pm. However, the business is open Monday to Sunday and there is occasional requirement for the team to share weekend shift cover.

Key Roles

General site maintenance
Handyperson/odd jobs
Estate ground works
Seasonal projects assembly
Ski slope maintenance, repairs and checks (training provided)

Your attitude and personality is paramount to us: we’re looking for someone who has a positive outlook, professionalism, promptness and who works well under pressure.

About You

We are looking to employ someone with a wide range of experience, qualifications and skills who can turn their hand to many things and find positive solutions to a variety of problems. Whilst a broad skill set is required, we are keen to find the right candidate with general building and maintenance skills including blockwork, roofing, carpentry and tiling etc.

Essential Skills

Driving licence
Practical and hands on
Plumbing and carpentry experience
Physically fit and able to lift/move
Ability to work outside in all elements
Logical thinking
Previous experience (3+ years )in a similar trade role
Ability to work well in a team and independently

Other desirable skills:

Mechanical maintenance experience
Electrical experience

About Mendip

Established in 1987, Mendip Activity Centre is a national activity, education and training provider setting the gold standard in adventure and training.

Our goal is to inspire everyone, everywhere, to make time for adventure. We do this by working with schools, families, individuals, groups and teams, and aim to inspire as many as possible.

We deliver high-quality and important outdoor education with professionalism and passion through the pillars of Adventure, Learning and Training. This role will be primarily based at our main centre in the Mendip Hills, Somerset.

Our values are simple:

Respect Risk: Go safely beyond the comfort zone

Respect Nature: Protect our playground

Respect Choice: Let everyone make their choice