Department
ATHLETICS (BA-ATHL-IUBLA)
Job Summary
Oversee the maintenance of Indiana University Athletic fields including: Memorial Stadium Turf, Mellencamp Turf, Football Practice Field Turf, Football Practice Field Grass, Field Hockey Turf, Armstrong Stadium Grass, Bart Kaufman Field Turf, Andy Mohr Field Grass, Men’s Soccer Practice Field Grass and Women’s Soccer Practice Field Grass, Hayes Track and Field Complex Grass, and the Sam Bell Cross Country Course Grass. Complete appropriate testing and cleaning on the turf fields. Mow and maintain all grass fields. Provide necessary recommendations regarding the treatment of these fields.
Duties:
- Completes appropriate testing and cleaning on the turf fields.
- Mows and maintains all grass fields and playing surfaces.
- Provides necessary recommendations regarding the treatment of these fields.
- Provides recommendations on long term field improvements and maintenance projects, and collaborate with Associate Athletic Director ¿ Facilities to plan and prioritize special projects and improvements.
- Maintains the non-athletic field surfaces in terms of weeding, spraying and maintaining around the athletics campus. Works with Campus Division to adequately cover all the department needs.
- Plans work schedules. Organizes daily activities of turf maintenance workers and monitors project completion. Approves time sheets and time off requests of turf maintenance personnel.
- Provides appropriate counseling and discipline if necessary.
- Provides training to employees on turf maintenance and safety protocols, and equipment maintenance.
- Responsible for ensuring our natural turf surfaces are free of any disease or pest
- Performs grounds maintenance work including weeding, seeding, mowing, snow removal and other seasonal tasks.
- Operates standard grounds keeping equipment, including trucks, tractors, skid-steers, roto-tillers, edgers, pruners, sheers, mowers.
- Monitors and maintains equipment and supplies inventory. Oversees sourcing and ordering of surface materials and accompanying fertilizers/chemicals.
- Provides emergency response for grounds related campus emergencies, including weather emergencies. Performs preventative maintenance on turf care equipment such as shovels, rakes, trucks, tractors, roto-tillers.
Qualifications
EDUCATION
- Required
- High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED)
- Preferred
- Associate’s degree in landscape horticulture, landscape design, or landscape agronomy and horticulture OR Bachelor’s of Science in Agronomy and Sports Turf
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Required
- 3 years of nursery, greenhouse, and/or landscape work
- Preferred
- 1 year of leadership experience
- Strong preference will be given to candidates with focus of experience on Sports Turf (sports turf, agronomy, and landscape)
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
- Required
- Possesses a valid driver’s license and ability to be insured by Indiana University Upon Date of Hire
- Preferred
- Chemical Spraying license in the state of Indiana
- Appropriate applicable machine operators certificates
SKILLS
Required
- Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner
- Strong verbal communication and listening skills
- Ability to lead, plan and organize the work of nursery/greenhouse Athletic Turf workers.
- Ability to stay current with Best Management Practices (BMPs) regarding integrated pest turf management practices.
- Demonstrates advanced knowledge of plant turf identification and pest control.
- Knowledge of maintaining of various natural and synthetic playing surfaces.
- Ability to read and interpret drawings and blueprints and provide estimates.
- Ability to determine the appropriate tools and equipment needed and use them safely.
- Ability to operate technology including electronic work orders, emails, and GIS based tree inventory.
- Ability to work in all weather conditions, including heat and freezing temperatures.
- Ability to build and maintain a team environment between Facility team.
- Knowledge and experience in landscape design agronomy and sports turf
Working Conditions / Demands
This role requires the ability to remain in a stationary position as well as the ability to move about the workplace for long durations. It requires effective communication, the ability to operate machinery, tools, and controls. The role requires the ability to ascend/descend ladders/stairs, and to position one’s self in low level positions, detect a variety of chemicals and/or gases. The role requires the ability to ascend to rooftops and move in tight spaces to perform and complete inspections. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Benefits Overview
- For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.
Job Classification
- Career Level: Mastery
- FLSA: Nonexempt
- Job Function: Engineering, Trades & Facility
- Job Family: Groundskeeping
Posting Disclaimer
This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.
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