Assistant Sports Turf & landscape Supervisor
THE PRINCIPIA
St. Louis, Missouri
Assistant Sports Turf & Landscape Supervisor
Organizational Relationship: Reports to Sports Turf & Landscape Supervisor, supervises landscape staff
Summary: Responsible for the management of sports turf, landscape, and ornamental trees for Principia School. Full-time, 12-month position.
Work Performed: Essential Duties*
- Assist in preparation of an annual sports turf and landscape plan for the campus including maintenance, mowing, fertilization, and herbicide and seeding program
- Assist in preparation of budget forecast for landscape, sports turf maintenance, and development
- Documents and reports on the maintenance activities for each sports field
- Responsible for proper maintenance and upkeep of the school’s athletic fields and turf
- Responsible for the repairs of irrigations systems
- Processes work orders through a web-based work request system
- Clean parking lots, roads, school entrances, play areas as necessary to maintain clean, well-kept and welcoming appearance free of debris
- Assist in snow/ice storm preparations and removal
- Assigns daily/weekly tasks schedules for employees
- Performs both preventative tree pruning and maintenance pruning of ornamental and large trees
- Responsible for the daily documentation and scouting of all landscape and sport turf and weekly reporting
- Serves as Supervisor in absence of Sports Turf & Landscape Supervisor
Minimum Qualifications:
- Three years experience maintaining both cool and warm season sports turf and landscape at a high level
- Experience with fertilization, aeration, mowing, irrigation, top dressing, etc. to achieve a high level playing surface
- Experience with synthetic field maintenance on both infill and padded fields
- Experience in tree removal, stump grinding, and proficient with skid steers, sprayers, reel mowers, tractors, and large area mowers
- Experience in the evaluation of turf and plant conditions for diseases, pests, and overall health
- Experience in applying foliar fertilizers, fungicides, and selective herbicides to maintain high quality sports fields
- Experience in maintaining football, baseball, softball, and soccer fields required by Athletics within budget
- Must be able to obtain, within 6 months of employment or have a current Missouri applicators license
- Must have a current infraction-free driver license
- Must pass a physical with no physical limitations on bending, stooping, climbing, walking and lifting
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
