Sports Maintenance Worker I

Osceola County•Kissimmee, FL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, the purpose of the position is to perform general maintenance, groundskeeping, and custodial work in the assigned functional area. Employees in this classification function at entry level and are responsible for accomplishing a daily routine of general and preventative facilities maintenance and repair tasks to provide employees and the general public with environmentally safe, attractive, comfortable, clean, and efficient public buildings, roadways, and grounds. Employee has knowledge and proficiency gained through training and experience. Performs related work as directed.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License
Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental personnel, supervisors, and the general public
Ability to perform duties with a professional and cooperative work ethic
Ability to perform routine maintenance and custodial tasks with limited supervision
ability to work independently to carry out assignments to completion
Ability to utilize fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and pest control chemicals according to prescribed safety labels
Ability to operate various basic tools and grounds keeping equipment, e.g., hammer, screwdriver, wrench, saw, lawn mower, edger, chainsaw, blower
Ability to operate various vehicles, trucks, light construction equipment and machinery, and other gasoline and diesel driven motors, e.g., service trucks, forklifts, backhoe, grader, bulldozer, dump trucks
Ability to work at heights up to 20 feet
Physical agility is required in climbing, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, and crawling.

Nice To Haves

Six (6) months of experience working with grass and landscaping
Basic electrical skills
Must be able to freely access designated female restrooms and locker rooms throughout the day while occupied with guests.
Must be willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the cleanliness and upkeep of designated female restrooms and locker rooms within the facility.
Performs custodial tasks, e.g., emptying and cleaning waste receptacles; washing windows; dusting and polishing furniture; cleaning vents, air filters, fans, walls; changing light bulbs.
Utilizes appropriate chemicals and cleaners safely and effectively to ensure employee and public safety.
Performs a variety of grounds maintenance tasks, e.g., edging, mowing, trimming, waste and litter removal, fertilizing, laying sod, raking, spreading seed, plants foliage, and shrubbery, aerates sports fields, lawns and soils, trims and maintains landscape.
Drags and spikes clay infields (when/where appropriate).
Operates various lawn care equipment, i.e., manual and riding lawn mowers, sports turf mowers, sand pros and tractors, sod cutters, trucks, weed-eaters, trimmers, edger, blower.
Utilizes fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and pest control chemicals according to prescribed safety labels.
Operates and maintains irrigation and drainage systems.
May utilize a wide variety of manual, gas and electric powered hand tools, e.g., hammer, shovel, rake, screwdrivers, wrenches, digging bar, chainsaw, chemical sprayer leaf blowers, weed eaters, hedge trimmers, edger.
Responds to emergency situations in order to confine, resolve, or prevent injurious or otherwise hazardous conditions, i.e., fallen debris, spills, broken windows, broken locks.
Performs minor maintenance and repairs on facilities, structures, equipment, sidewalks, drainage and other County property in one or more of the skilled and semi-skilled disciplines, e.g., plumbing, masonry, carpentry, flooring, irrigation, electrical.
Participates in work-site safety set-up, e.g., preps work areas; sets barricades and cones; conducts traffic control in accordance with uniform work zone safety standards; flags traffic.
Participates in the set-up and removal of tables, chairs, stages, etc. for daily meetings and classes.
Cleans equipment and tools after use and maintains cleanliness and order in storage areas.
Organizes and maintains inventory of maintenance supplies and tools.
Painting of facility fields, buildings – both exterior and interior, doors, etc., as needed.
Sets up layout of fields for the various sports that facility hosts.
Reports equipment malfunctions and facility maintenance needs to immediate supervisor.
Performs duties as assigned/necessary which are related, or logical in assignment to the position.
May perform basic electrical assignments