Grounds and Sports Field Full Time Day

Shift:  M-F 6 am - 2:30 pm (hours may vary depending on business need)

Pay Rate:  $25 per hour

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other duties may be assigned):

The primary responsibility of the Ground and Sports Field is to complete daily operations related to the sports field maintenance and Grounds. Essential aspects of this position include: 

1. Plans, oversees and performs sports field maintenance operations. These operations include mowing, trimming, cultural practices, tree/shrub work, leaf removal, mulching, sports field work (painting, chalking, packing clay, “dirt” work, edging, warning track maintenance, and snow/ice remediation), and more.

4. Performs frequent grounds and sports field inspections.

5. Plans and monitors preventive maintenance programs for all related equipment.

6. Conducts routine, frequent meetings with staff regarding grounds and sports field operations and special events.

7. Operate motor vehicles; lift/move equipment, materials, supplies, and tools; wear protective clothing as required by the work environment or government regulations.

8. Understand specifications, blueprints, manuals, and schematic drawings for installing, maintaining, and repairing structures and equipment.

9. Required to follow all client and regulatory agency policies.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and/or ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

A high school diploma or GED and supervisory experience are required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Demonstrate ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, ability to write simple correspondence. Also, demonstrate ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees or the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Demonstrate ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Applying commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Demonstrate ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

A valid state driver's license.

Must obtain a Pesticide license in turf and ornamentals. 

Limited commercial application license for FL

Lawn & Ornamental License

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical requirements for this job could be lifting packages to 100 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform basic functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and outside weather conditions and is often exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

A criminal background check, the results of which are not necessarily a bar of employment, and a drug screen are required.

Grounds Supervision

• November, December, and January develop monthly and annual plans for each athletic field.
• Every Friday, review and adjust the weekly planners for the next three weeks based on the monthly planner, weather, events, scheduled manpower, and last week's accompli