Sports Fields Maintenance Worker

Help keep Boise’s sports fields and recreation facilities safe, beautiful, and game-ready! As a Sport Fields Maintenance Worker
, you’ll support the care and maintenance of City sports fields and facilities by performing general repairs, conducting routine inspections of irrigation systems and equipment, and using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices to protect and sustain healthy plant life. You’ll operate a variety of small to medium-sized equipment and power tools while working closely with a supportive team under direct supervision.

If you enjoy outdoor work, take pride in well-maintained spaces, and want to make a visible impact in your community, this role is for you.

Top talent deserves top-notch benefits.

• ZERO premium medical coverage option for you and your family!
• PERSI retirement benefits plus 401(k)/457b with employer match
• 10 hours vacation per month (increases with tenure) + 12 paid holidays + 8 hours sick leave per month
• 10 weeks Parental Leave
• Up to $500 annual Well Being incentive
• Tuition reimbursement and free local bus pass
• Basic Life and Long Term Disability insurance at no cost

• Performs maintenance and repairs on pressurized irrigation systems supplied by pumps and wells and controlled by variable frequency drives. Inspects and adjusts irrigation system components. Performs seasonal start-up and winterization of pumps and pipes. Ensures proper settings and configuration of system timer clocks. Maintains detailed documentation of all tasks, including inventory and supply tracking, inspection forms and site irrigation maps.
• Assists with maintenance of sports fields as directed. Performs duties including laying out sports fields, routine paint striping, installing bases and sleeves, chain link fence installation and repair, infield material leveling and additions, replacing lights in outfield fixtures, removing ridges, and leveling and replacing sod. Conducts basic maintenance and repairs on equipment such as mules, trucks, blowers, tractors, trenchers, mowers and weed trimmers, and performs monthly safety inspections on sports facilities.
  
  Performs minor plumbing and construction repairs, hard surface maintenance, bleacher and bench maintenance, and fence panel welding. Installs sunscreens and cleans restrooms.
• Assists with plant maintenance by inspecting trees, grass and shrubs for infestation or disease and utilizes IPM principles to ensure healthy plant life. Provides input on watering requirements of plant material, and provides recommendations for irrigation system adjustments. Assists with the maintenance and rehabilitation of the landscape by installing sod, spreading seeds and fertilizers, performing aerification duties, and planting shrubs and trees.
  
  Prunes trees and shrubs and conducts large-scale turf mowing and trimming. Operates various equipment, including hand and power tools, turf maintenance equipment, and heavy equipment such as backhoes and trenchers as necessary to complete assigned tasks.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

• High school diploma or equivalent and two years of experience working with irrigation systems, landscape maintenance, or similar agricultural expertise.

• Sports field basics.
• Plant and shrub maintenance.
• Pest management techniques.
• Including pesticide application and related equipment.
• Irrigation systems installation, repair and winterization.
• Equipment such as tractors, trucks, air compressors, mowers, blowers and hand and power tools.

• Perform essential functions outdoors in all weather conditions on a 24/7 basis.
• Identify and prioritize additional tasks while in the field.
• Safely operate all equipment and tools required.
• Safely utilize related protective gear and safety equipment.
• Identify when additional help is needed.
• Display an attitude of cooperation and work harmoniously with all levels of City employees, the general public and other organizations.
• Communicate effectively in the English language at a level…