Court Maintenance Worker

Royal Oaks Country Club Houston•Houston, TX

About The Position

Maintain tennis courts and the surrounding areas, and maintain and repair tennis maintenance machines. Duties include caring for clay and hard courts, keeping court equipment and adjacent facilities in good order, replenishing supplies, landscaping, cleaning, and assisting with repairs. The role also involves servicing maintenance machines, arranging outside repairs when needed, ordering and collecting parts, fuel, and facility supplies, and resurfacing hard courts when necessary. Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the supervisor or General Manager. The work may involve extreme cold or heat and conditions that are often wet and humid. Employees may be required to drive, stand, walk, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or sit for up to eight hours per day. The role requires handling tools and controls, reaching, communicating with members, guests, vendors, and coworkers, and pushing, pulling, or lifting up to 50 pounds, with frequent lifting of 20–30 pounds. Independent mobility through the clubhouse and tennis courts is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Starting pay is $15 per hour, depending on experience.

Requirements

Possess honesty and integrity.
Be courteous and tactful, and treat others with kindness and respect.
Communicate effectively with staff.
Appear for work on time.
Interact well with coworkers.
Understand and follow posted rules and procedures.
Follow directions from a supervisor.
Be able to work in extreme cold and heat and in conditions that are often wet and humid.
Meet the physical demands of the role, including pushing, pulling, or lifting up to 50 pounds and frequently lifting 20–30 pounds.
Have independent mobility through the clubhouse and tennis courts.

Responsibilities

Water, roll, drag, and sweep the lines of clay courts.
Blow debris and dust from hard-court surfaces.
Build up low spots, shave high spots, and dust clay courts by plugging and feathering material.
Maintain court tapes, nets, fences, and gates.
Apply calcium chloride to clay courts.
Blow sidewalks and empty trash from court and facility receptacles.
Maintain court coolers, ice chests, and tennis shoe cleaners.
Trim hedges and plant growth around courts and the tennis shop.
Clean shop windows and blow and clean terrace areas.
Arrange chairs neatly and empty trash cans.
Replenish supplies such as ice, towels, and cups.
Trim grass at court edges and prevent weed growth there.
Clean court drainage gutters, drains, and catch basins.
Install, take down, and repair court windscreens.
Keep desk personnel informed about court conditions.
Perform additional tasks needed to keep tennis courts and surrounding areas in good order.
Tune, change oil, grease, and fuel maintenance machines and equipment.
Repair machines and replace defective or worn parts of maintenance machines.
Arrange special machine maintenance or repairs requiring outside resources.
Order and pick up maintenance-machine parts and fuel.
Deliver machines to repair shops for overhauls and pick them up when ready.
Order and pick up facility supplies such as ice, towels, and cups.
Resurface hard courts when necessary.
Assist with carpentry, plumbing, and electrical repairs when necessary.
Cut grass and rake leaves.
Hand-water grass, hedges, shrubbery, and clay courts.
Prepare and paint necessary structures and machinery.
Perform work-related duties as assigned by the supervisor or General Manager.