What are the responsibilities and job description for the Turf Manager position at Sports Field Solutions?
SPORTS FIELD SOLUTIONS IS SEEKING A:
Turf Manager
to lead in maintaining immaculate sports fields/grounds at Trinity Valley School.
WHO YOU ARE
You love sports. You spent your childhood summers on baseball fields, your fall Friday nights under stadium lights, and your winters on hard courts. You love turf. Whereas your friends are in awe when they look at a professional baseball field, you are at home. You understand just how hard it is to get those perfect infield lips at Globe Life Park. You are meticulous. Others see perfection when they look at your fields, but all you see is the almost-imperceptible divot in center field from the previous night’s wear. You love being part of a team. Could you do it alone? Sure. Do you prefer the camaraderie of a team working to build a premium brand? Absolutely.
WHO WE ARE
We love sports fields. We know that the difference between feeling like a professional athlete and a high school walk-on is often the quality of the playing surface. We love nothing more than the glimmer of stadium lights on a freshly-cut, pristine natural grass playing surface. Finally, we believe that great people transform businesses. We provide a vision and then ask our people to creatively use their talents to achieve it.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintaining premium sports field surfaces by performing best practices in mowing, fertilization, pest management, aeration, moisture management, top dressing, verticutting and more.
- Preparing, maintaining, and restoring all softball and baseball synthetic turf areas.
- Monitor, report and resolve field issues such as turf stress, disease, irrigation problems and pest management issues
- Ability to work weekends when required
- Maintaining grounds around athletic facilities through proper practices in mowing, edging, string trimming, power washing, and trash removal as needed.
- Communicating with grounds staff, as well as school officials and coaches on scheduling of athletic events.
REQUIREMENTS
If you read the description above and feel like it was written for you, please apply. Formal requirements include a minimum of 3 years experience operating at the Division I level or 5 experiences working in the turf and grounds industry . Informal requirements include a passion for producing high-quality work, the ability to communicate effectively, and an inclination to value teamwork over ego.