Field Operations Crew Member

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain baseball fields, common areas and facility grounds year around for games, practices and special events.
• Maintain plants, trees, and shrubs around the facility.
• Drag base paths, clay repair, and tamp pitching mounds and home plates.
• Learn to mix clay and assist with resurfacing designated ball field areas.
• Hand water infield areas as needed.
• Absorb and assist with setting up fields for batting practice.
• Absorb and assist with pulling tarps to cover fields in inclement weather.
• Perform general clean-up of grounds and facilities including restrooms, dugouts, concourses, parking lots, lakes, and all open use areas.
• Absorb and assist with all baseball and non-baseball events and activities setup and break down.
• Comply with OSHA safety standards in performing all work assignments.
• Perform manual labor including lifting heavy weight, stooping, bending, digging, and twisting to maintain facility grounds and fields.
• Maintain turf by mowing, edging, and removing debris.
• Maintain outside landscape of turf, trees, shrubs, walkways, and parking lots.
• Rake leaves and clean walkways, fields, and other facilities.
• Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, and hedge and line trimmers.

Education or Experience and/or Skills

• Field or landscape maintenance experience preferred.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• Must have reliable transportation to and from work.

Compensation

• $19.00/hr
• Health, Dental, and Life Insurance
• Paid Sick/Vacation leave
• 401K

Work Environment

• Position will work in a stadium environment.
• This position will be expected to work extended hours, in all weather conditions, including rain and heat.
• This position will be on the fields and within the stadium for majority of working days.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee will be required to carry and move packages up to 75 lbs.
• Ability to lift/move/carry items weighing up to 60 lbs. on a regular basis.
• Ability to lift/move items weighing up to 75 lbs. on an occasional basis.
• Ability to use/operate typical groundskeeping hand tools, implements, and power equipment on a regular basis for long periods of time.
• Ability to work in a hands-on position in all weather extremes for extended periods of time.

Other Duties

• No travel expected for this position.