Sports Turf Manager

Position: Coordinator of Minor League Field Operations         

Reports to: Manager of Minor League Field Operations

Department: Baseball Operations-Player Development

Status: Hourly-Non Exempt

Start Date: TBD

Position Summary:  This position will be a working supervisor role coordinating a crew on the daily maintenance and operations of the SF Giants Papago Baseball Complex and surrounding landscape areas.

Knowledge and Skills Required:  Must meet the following minimum requirements

•              Knowledge with growing various types of turf grass and associated cultural practices with maintaining high performance turf grass.

•              4 years of professional turf grass experience.  Some Baseball experience preferred.

•              Arizona Pesticide Applicators License required or ability to obtain within a 6 month period.

•              Understanding of Baseball rules and regulations.

•              Physical Requirements: Requires lifting of heavy equipment and material (up to 75 – 100 lbs.), constant walking, some running throughout entire shift worked.

•              Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

•              Ability to work nontraditional hours in nontraditional settings.

•              Excellent written and verbal communication.

•              Open to change and adopt new work habits.

•              Consistent, punctual and regular attendance.

Position Responsibilities:

•              Lead crew and execute daily maintenance schedule in accordance with leadership team’s objectives.            

•              Preps and repairs all aspects of the playing surface before and after each usage.

·                Communicates with coaching staff to ensure proper and timely set up for on field workouts.

•              Organizes set up, tear down of Baseball Operations activity when needed.

•              Calibrates and applies fertilizer, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides in accordance with a progressive agronomic turf program.               

•              Monitors/adjusts/repairs irrigation system and reports any inefficiencies. 

•              Keeps facility in clean and orderly condition.

•              Operates turf and landscape management machinery; mowers, utility vehicles, tractors, trimmers, etc.

•              Assists in project work i.e. over seed, aerification, top dressing, verti-cutting, irrigation repairs.

•              Plants and prunes shrubs, trees, flowers and other vegetation associated with landscape on site.

•              Any other tasks or responsibilities as assigned.

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