Turf Crew Lead

About the role

Turkey Crew Lead at UC Santa Cruz manages turf maintenance operations, equipment maintenance, and coordinates special projects.

Responsibilities

• Performs turf maintenance operations such as mowing, edging, aeration, fertilization, overseeding, topdressing, and pesticide application.
• Performs field repairs and daily routine maintenance on equipment operated.
• Cleans and performs routine maintenance on all turf equipment.
• Sharpen blades, adjust settings, and lubricate equipment.
• Stocks replacement parts.
• Notifies supervisor of equipment needs.
• Keeps records of maintenance performed.
• Aids with irrigation repairs as needed.
• Coordinates rotation of crew duties.
• Coordinates special projects as needed.
• Coordinates equipment maintenance with campus Fleet Services.
• Assists other crews with projects.
• Assists with emergency response.
• Assists with special events.

Requirements

• Ability to interact effectively with crew and various campus units to coordinate crew activities, equipment maintenance, and special events or special projects.
• Experience and knowledge of operating trenchers, turf tractors with a large variety of attachments, and smaller grounds related equipment.
• Skilled in performing field repairs and routine maintenance on equipment used.
• Skilled in the safe operation of a vehicle with a trailer attached, including backing into areas.
• Skilled in all phases of turf maintenance operations, including burrowing rodent control, fertilizer calculations, disease and pest identification, and knowledge of different grass types.
• Basic knowledge of soil physical, nutrient and water holding properties.
• Ability to utilize basic computer programs including Microsoft Windows file navigation, Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, Gmail’s email internet application.

Qualifications

• Ability to respond as needed to remove dead animals from campus roads and pathways.

Skills

• Knowledge of irrigation systems and practice principles of irrigation management.
• Ability to perform vertebrate pest control such as trapping, baiting, or other types of rodent control.
• Ability to perform grounds keeping duties outdoors through all seasons of weather in developed and undeveloped environments.
• Ability to safely perform the physical requirements necessary to move light to moderate objects up to 60 lbs., with or without accommodation.

Benefits

Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience. Full benefits eligibility. Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

Pay

Budgeted Salary: $31.42/hour - $32.68/hour.

Schedule

Full-time, FixedPercentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week.

Benefits

Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

Union

SX Union

Job Code Classification

008563 (EQUIP OPR)

Travel

Up to 25% of the time

Work Location

UC Santa Cruz Main Campus

Special Conditions of Employment

• Selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment criminal history background check.
• Selected candidate must pass the employment misconduct disclosure process.
• Must possess a valid license to drive in the state of California and be able to participate in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) pull notice program.
• Ability to safely perform the physical requirements necessary to move light to moderate objects up to 60 lbs., with or without accommodation.
• Selected candidate will be required to complete training within established time frames as directed including UC compliance training.
• Selected candidate will be required to complete training within established time frames as directed including UC compliance training.

Safety Statement

All UCSC employees must understand and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents and injuries.

Notice of Availability

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the Clery Act), the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASFSR) is available at: https://chancellor.ucsc.edu/annual-security-reports/. This report is published by October 1st of each year and includes current institutional policies and procedures concerning campus safety and security; fire safety and evacuation policies; sexual misconduct and relationship violence reporting and response protocols; and crime and fire statistics for the three previous calendar years. A paper copy of the ASFSR is available upon request by contacting the UCSC Police Department at 114 Carriage House Rd., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, or by calling 831-459-2231 Ext. 1.

EEO/AA

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.