Grounds Maintenance - P/T

Kansas City Chiefs • Kansas City, MO

3d

About The Position

This part-time position performs landscape and field maintenance alongside the Stadium Operations Department to help maintain stadium grounds. The role involves maintaining stadium and practice fields, surrounding landscaping, and preparing fields for concerts, events, Chiefs games, and college games at Arrowhead Stadium. Work includes turf care, field preparation, equipment operation and maintenance, and other duties assigned by the Head Turf Manager.

Requirements

• High school education or GED equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record.
• Be a team player and work effectively and professionally independently.
• Follow facility policies and procedures, risk-management and safety precautions, rules, regulations, and emergency procedures established by the facility and governed by state and federal law.
• Experience in landscape management, including weed and pest control and fertilization.
• Experience operating equipment related to the turf grass industry.
• Basic knowledge of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices.
• Willingness and ability to work weekends and overtime.
• Ability to work outside for the majority of the time on the job.
• Willingness and ability to follow specific directions and work independently or within a group, depending on the task.
• Ability to work long and irregular hours that may include days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods, often under unfavorable weather conditions.
• Ability to reach, bend, sit or stand, climb, balance, kneel, crouch, or crawl; walk long distances; and lift or carry objects weighing more than 50 pounds.
• Demonstrate problem-solving skills, including timely identification and resolution of problems, skillful information gathering and analysis, flexibility, and the ability to develop solutions quickly and effectively.
• Communicate orally clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, listen, and seek clarification.
• Display willingness to make decisions and exercise sound, accurate judgment.
• Demonstrate personal motivation, encourage motivation and enthusiasm in others, show persistence, and overcome obstacles.

Nice To Haves

• Educational background in turfgrass management.
• Certified Pesticide Applicator’s License.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the stadium field, practice fields, and landscaping around the stadium.
• Perform routine duties such as mowing, trimming, and edging.
• Set up and maintain fields, including aerating, pest control, painting, irrigating, irrigation repair, weed control, fertilization, fertilizer and sprayer calibration, and hedge and tree pruning.
• Prepare fields for concerts, events, Chiefs games, and college games at Arrowhead Stadium.
• Apply and remove field tarps as directed.
• Paint and mark fields as directed and in accordance with NFL rules.
• Remove and replace turf and sod on all fields.
• Safely operate and maintain turf-management equipment and machinery.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by the Head Turf Manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: High school or GED