Sports Grounds Turf Technician

City of Boroondara; Victoria; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Boroondara is seeking a qualified sports turf professional to maintain and renovate turf across its sportsgrounds. Reporting to the Team Leader Sportsgrounds, you will perform mowing, irrigation works and turf renovations as part of a small operations team.

You will operate specialised turf maintenance machinery, assist in keeping 54 sports surfaces safe and high-quality, and address turf issues promptly.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Sports Turf Management including equivalent industry experience.
• Experience maintaining sportsgrounds and/or golf course turf.
• Experience operating turf maintenance machinery and irrigation systems.

Responsibilities

• Identify and address turf, irrigation and asset maintenance issues.
• Undertake sportsground maintenance, mowing, turf renovations and irrigation works.
• Operate specialised turf maintenance equipment and machinery.
• Assist in maintaining safe, high-quality sporting surfaces across Council's 54 sportsgrounds.

Skills

Sports turf maintenance

Irrigation systems

Machinery operation

Education

Certificate III in Sports Turf Management

Job description

City of Boroondara is seeking a qualified sports turf professional to maintain and renovate turf across its sportsgrounds. Reporting to the Team Leader Sportsgrounds, you will perform mowing, irrigation works and turf renovations as part of a small operations team.

You will operate specialised turf maintenance machinery, assist in keeping 54 sports surfaces safe and high-quality, and address turf issues promptly.