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Job Title: Senior Athletic Turf Technician
Department: Parks and Recreation
Division: Park Operations – Horticulture & Forestry
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Grade: 12
Career Stream and Level: T5
Reports to: Horticulture Manager
Positions Supervised: None

This position plays a key role in maintaining the natural and synthetic sports turf fields used by athletes and the community across City athletic complexes. This experienced team member performs skilled turf maintenance work while also serving as a working field leader. The role trains and guides crew members, coordinates daily tasks, and helps ensure athletic fields are safe, playable, and looking their best for every game.

Essential Job Duties

Athletic Field & Turf Care

• Prepare and maintain natural and synthetic athletic fields used for baseball, softball, soccer, football, and other sports.
• Implement best turf care practices, including mowing, aerating, overseeding, fertilizing, watering, plugging, spraying, thatching, and installing turf by seed or sod.
• Develop and maintain appropriate soil conditions for healthy turf growth in the local region.
• Inspect fields daily to evaluate playability, safety, and maintenance needs.
• Monitor turf for pests, fungi, or disease and apply appropriate treatments in accordance with established procedures.
• Maintain irrigation systems, including adjusting flow rates, programming controllers, troubleshooting issues, and repairing system components.

Facility & Grounds Maintenance

• Perform general maintenance of athletic facilities, grounds, and equipment.
• Install and repair fences, goal posts, batting cage netting, bleachers, benches, and other recreational equipment.
• Assist with the layout and setup of new or temporary athletic fields.
• Maintain overall grounds appearance through debris removal, leaf cleanup, and general upkeep.
• Conduct safety inspections of playgrounds, facilities, and maintenance equipment.

Projects, Records & Coordination

• Plan and oversee turf-related projects such as sod installation, high-traffic turf repair, mound and batter’s box maintenance, and field surface improvements.
• Maintain synthetic field surfaces, including seams, joints, and infill levels.
• Track maintenance activities and maintain records, including equipment logs and safety inspections.
• Work with the Horticulture Manager to establish field maintenance standards and goals.
• Communicate with athletic supervisors, affiliates, and the public regarding field conditions and park use.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to  follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws. Certain job duties described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.

The City of Wentzville is committed to being an employer of choice, offering prosperous and meaningful career opportunities and flexibility. The City offers excellent benefits, including health, vision, dental, employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability, a retirement pension, 13 paid holidays, five personal days, vacation time, sick time, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, a discounted recreation center membership and much more.

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This job posting will remain open until a sufficient number of qualified applicants are received.