What are the responsibilities and job description for the Athletic Field Supervisor position at Clay County?
Clay County - Small Towns. Big Passions.
Pay:
$46,038.00 - $59,849.40
Under general direction of the Grounds Maintenance Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, this position supervises all Athletic Field Operations including spraying, irrigation, turf management, and all tournament operations and scheduling.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the maintenance and repair of athletic fields that includes, but is not limited to turf (mowing, edging, fertilizing, aerating, top-dressing, over-seeding, discovery/control of weeds, insects, and diseases), as well as other athletic field management
- Manage the irrigation system and software program including proper water management of playing surfaces and outside landscape, periodic maintenance checks, and repairing of leaking lines or valves.
- Supervise field crew for tournament play, league play, and regular maintenance.
- Head Groundman for all tournament or recreational play at County athletic fields.
- Oversee all field operations and the remaining grounds areas around athletic fields.
- Assist in developing budget, training/hiring staff, and providing reporting in a timely manner.
- Maintenance and upkeep of all clay infields to include tilling, dragging, turf edge maintenance, soil supplements, base maintenance, ect.
- Mow, grade, roll, pack, and otherwise maintain athletic fields in proper fashion.
- Have knowledge in turf management and oversee the management of the seasonal spraying
- Maintenance and upkeep of all equipment, including but not limited to tractors, mowers, edger’s, trimmers, blowers, sprayers, and other manual and small-engine equipment.
- Schedule regular meetings with Recreation and Tourism staff for input and discussion on field scheduling.
- Attend tournament meetings to develop yearly tournament schedules
- Ability to read, understand, and make decisions based upon radar and local weather patterns.
- Understanding that tournaments and league play are a large part of the Recreation Division and finding solutions to have fields ready for play when scheduled.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements:
- Turf Management knowledge and experience
- Irrigation knowledge and experience
- Five years of Athletic Field maintenance experience
- 3 years of supervisory experience.
- Understanding that weekend work with tournaments and league play will be required
- Any combination of education and experience may be substituted, so long as it provides the desired skills, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job
Supplemental Information:
Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions:
- Knowledge of maintenance and installation of turf and landscaping materials.
- Knowledge of proper use and safe handling of pesticides, fertilizers, ect
- Knowledge of tools and equipment to do related work.
- Knowledge of grounds keeping practices and principles.
- Knowledge of irrigation system operations and repairs.
- Ability to perform heavy manual labor under various weather conditions.
- Ability to train, lead, and supervise others effectively.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
- Skill in the operation and preventative maintenance of equipment and related tools.
- Ability to obtain a Restricted Pesticide Certification within six months of employment
Employees may be required to perform duties, including the employee’s normal work function or other emergency support functions as deemed necessary by the County, as assigned before, during, and after hazardous weather or state of local emergency.
While requirements may be representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and abilities to perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.
This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed. Employees occupying the position will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor.
The work is medium work which requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions and should be able to withstand various extremes of weather. And is frequently exposed to dust or pollen, fumes or noxious odors, intense noise levels, moving mechanical parts, heights, and animals/wildlife.
Salary : $46,038 - $59,849
