Groundskeeper, Athletic Fields

Job description

Maintain five athletic fields creating safe, high quality playing surfaces for baseball, softball, soccer, and two practice fields. EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS: - Maintenance on both baseball and softball fields, including skin, homeplate, pitchers mound, bullbens, baselines, and warning track. - Aerate, Topdress, and Overseed all athletic fields. - Safely apply fertilizer and pesticides with various hand and power spray equipment. - Disease observation and identification (Identify insects, diseases, weeds and/or organisms or elements attacking plant material and take the appropriate steps to eradicate the problem.) - Prepare athletic fields (e.g. drag/layout/line fields, repairing rodent damage, divots, etc.) for the purpose of providing adequate, attractive and safe areas for assemblies, recreational activities and/or athletic events. Including practices and games. - Ability to operate all necessary equipment pertaining to athletic field maintenance. - Access and utilize the Facilities Management work order system to meet customer requests in a timely fashion. - Safely operate university owned vehicles and equipment. - Perform other duties as assigned or requested. - Conduct all as...