Head Groundskeeper – El Paso Locomotive Practice Facility

Texasturf; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A sports facility management company is seeking a Head Groundskeeper in El Paso, Texas. The role involves maintaining high-quality sports fields, managing inventory and budget for grounds materials, and overseeing a team of seasonal and full-time staff. Candidates should have 2-3 years of experience in sports turf management and be able to work in various weather conditions. This position is crucial for the upkeep of the El Paso Locomotive's training and practice facility.

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years of experience in sports turf management.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull heavy equipment.
• Experience working in various weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain sports fields to a professional standard.
• Manage grounds budget and material inventory.
• Train seasonal and full-time staff.
• Conduct regular field inspections to ensure quality and safety during events.
• Ensure safe operation, maintenance, and cleanliness of all equipment.
• Oversee landscape areas including trees and shrubs around the complex.
• Schedule and maintain irrigation and watering routines.
• Train seasonal/full-time staff and supervise their daily duties.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Field inspection skills

Equipment maintenance

Inventory management

Budget tracking

Ability to work in various weather conditions

Job description

Sep 26, 2024

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE TEAM REGARDING THIS POSITION.
ALL INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD DIRECTLY CONTACT LEGACY SEARCH.

SUMMARY

The Head Groundskeeper plays a key role in the daily maintenance and management of the sports turf
fields and landscape areas at the complex. The El Paso Locomotive has a state-of-the-art training and
practice facility on a campus not far from Southwest University Park.

JOB DUTIES

• Ensure all sports fields are held up to professional standard.
• Run an effective, detailed, and proactive maintenance or playing surfaces, surrounding
  landscape areas, the common grounds, including but not limited to, litter control, mowing and trimming, seeding, painting, fertilization and weed management, irrigation, and maintaining of turf equipment.
• Manage inventory of grounds materials including ordering and tracking material usage.
• Responsible for grounds budget and tracking of the budget.
• Do regular field inspections to ensure the quality and safety of the playing fields at all times.
• Ensure the safe and proper operation of all equipment. Making sure it remains safe, clean and in operable condition.
• Manage all landscape areas including all trees and shrubs around the complex.
• Manage and maintain all irrigation along with watering schedules.
• Training of seasonal/full time employees that are on staff.
• All other duties assigned.

EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS

• Required to work long hours standing and walking around during season and events.
• Sitting, standing, walking, reaching with arms and hands, climbing, balancing, stooping,
  bending, lifting, pushing,
• pulling, kneeling, or crouching are all part of this position.
• Must be able to handle weather related elements such as rain and heat.
• Experience: Must have at least 2 to 3 years’ experience in sports turf on a soccer or football field.

CONTACT

To discuss, please contact:
Legacy Search, LLC
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