Sports Field Maintenance Supervisor - EXAM

City of Columbus•Varies by position, OH

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general direction, this role is responsible for supervising employees and participating in the care and maintenance of sports fields and facilities. The position involves constructing and maintaining athletic fields by measuring, laying out, and marking boundaries and playing surfaces for various sports. It also includes maintaining playing surfaces, organizing schedule changes due to field conditions, serving as an on-site contact for athletic field issues, and overseeing repairs to field-related structures. The supervisor determines maintenance task methods, schedules and assigns work, identifies turf diseases, and directs pesticide applications. They train subordinates, supervise employees by managing leave, timesheets, and performance appraisals, and recommend staffing needs. The role also involves requisitioning supplies, establishing equipment maintenance schedules, overseeing turf care (mowing, watering, fertilizing), making budgetary recommendations, and maintaining records and reports.

Requirements

Possession of an associate degree which includes significant coursework (thirty (30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter hour credits) in turf grass science, sports field maintenance, sport and exercise studies, or a closely related field and two (2) years of experience leading or supervising the construction or maintenance of regulation athletics fields.
Possession of a valid Commercial Applicator License (Turf Pests category) and (Industrial Vegetation category) issued by the Ohio Department of Agriculture by completion of the probationary period.
Possession of a valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Additional experience in the construction or maintenance of regulation athletics fields may substitute for the education on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

Constructs and maintains athletic fields by measuring, laying out, and clearly marking the boundaries and playing surfaces of a variety of athletic fields according to regulations and accepted standards, such as football, baseball, softball, soccer, field hockey, rugby, and lacrosse.
Lays down and maintains playing surfaces, such as filling holes and dragging clay on softball fields, adding fill to artificial turf, removing water from field, or grading a field during off season.
Organizes alternate plans with league contacts when field conditions make changes to anticipated schedule necessary.
Serves as on-site contact for athletic field issues during league play.
Oversees and participates in making repairs of buildings, benches, and other fixtures at or near athletics fields, such as bleachers, concession stands, and announcers’ and scorekeepers’ booth.
Determines the manner in which maintenance tasks are to be completed; schedules and assigns work activities.
Identifies various turf diseases and performs and directs pesticide and chemical applications where applicable.
Trains subordinates in the safe and appropriate methods for the care and maintenance of athletics fields.
Supervises employees to include signing leave slips and timesheets, conducting performance appraisals, and recommending discipline.
Recommends maintenance staffing needs for department sports fields.
Requisitions and issues tools, equipment, and supplies to maintenance employees.
Establishes and implements an equipment maintenance and repair schedule.
Oversees and participates in the mowing, watering, and fertilizing of turf grass as needed.
Makes budgetary recommendations as it relates to the maintenance of sports fields.
Ensures expenditures remain within budget limits.
Maintains records and prepares reports.