Montgomery County Government
Position Description

Job Title: Athletic Groundskeeper
Department: Parks and Recreation
Class Code: K
Reports To: Athletics Crew Chief
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Prepared By: Human Resources
Prepared Date: July2021

*Montgomery County Government adopted the State of Tennessee’s Hybrid Retirement Plan to be effective January 1, 2017. Any new full-time employee hired on or after January 1, 2017 will be required to enroll. As a member of the Hybrid Plan, you are required to contribute at least 5% of your salary to the defined benefit portion of the Hybrid Plan. Contributions are made on a tax-deferred basis.

SUMMARY

Responsible for assessing, maintaining and repairing the athletic complexes in
Montgomery County Parks Department. Performs preventative maintenance and park maintenance activities to ensure efficient and effective operations in maintaining
Montgomery County Park’s athletic complexes.

EXPECTATIONS OF EMPLOYEE

• Adheres to County Government Policy and Procedures
• Acts as a role model within and outside the work environment
• Performs duties as workload necessitates
• Maintains a positive and respectful attitude
• Communicates regularly with supervisor about department issues
• Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload
• Demonstrates awareness and understanding of the various internal and external cultures that utilize department services
• Consistently reports to work on time prepared to perform duties of position
• Meets County Government productivity and quality standards
• Maintains appropriate customer relations

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

• Assist with design, install and maintenance of an irrigation system.
• Operates large capacity topdressing unit, turf vacuum, bunker rake/infield groomer, paint striping machine, plate compactor, box grader, harley rake, broadcast spreader, contour floating mower, scarifier, drum roller, sod cutter, and turbine blower.
• Ability to operate large pieces of earth moving equipment in a safe and efficient manner up to but not limited to 40 HP tractor, skid steer, all-terrain vehicle, and all applicable attachments of comparable machinery.
• Learn and Interpret public recreation interests, evaluate the facility and adapt to user group’s needs.
• Prepare athletic fields for community and league use to Montgomery County

Parks and Recreation expectations.

• Assisting with the agronomy of athletic field maintenance in the transition zone using Hybrid Bermuda turf of multiple varieties including Latitude 36, Patriot,

Tifway 419 and Sahara.

• Performing athletic skin maintenance using premium ball field clay. This includes using proper techniques to ensure both a safe and playable surface of infield skin, warning tracks, pitching mounds, batter's box, bullpens, and on-deck walkways.
• Ability to understand the specific dimensions and layout of the following athletic fields: Baseball, Softball, American Football, Soccer, Rugby, Lacrosse and various Special Olympic Events.
• Overseeding, fertilizing, irrigating, topdressing, verticutting, weed abatement, pest identification, and both deep tine and hollow core aeration of both cool and warm season turf.
• Keep and maintain an inventory of supplies, tools, and materials.
• Maintain a fuel log for all vehicles and equipment assigned to the Athletics

Division.

• Assist with planting, maintenance and removal of County owned trees.
• Works with volunteer groups on County beautification projects.
• Ability to safely and efficiently operate and maneuver oversized vehicles and attachments up to, but not limited to single axle dump trucks, heavy equipment trailers, and twenty-foot landscape trailers as well as manual transmission equipment and vehicles.
• Provides support for special events and schedules use of facilities.
• Wear Personal Protective Equipment as required
• Provides cleaning of restrooms, park grounds and other park facilities as needed.
• Position requires working evenings, weekends, special events and some

Holidays.

• Keep designated work station cleaned, organized, and professional at all times.
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High School Diploma (or GED) required. Two years of related experience in athletic field / golf course management preferred or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience, which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

This position requires effective oral and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and intermediate computer literacy.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Incumbent must possess the ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Incumbent must possess the ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Incumbent must possess the ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and the ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Incumbent must possess the ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Incumbent must possess the ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Valid Driver’s License

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The incumbent frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. The incumbent is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and climb or balance. The incumbent must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The intent of this position description is to provide a representative summary of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and is not a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be assigned job- related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.70 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location

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