Athletic Field Steward

Overview

Applies knowledge and skills to perform the regular and reoccurring duties of sports field maintenance, using any of the authorized and available equipment.

• Perform upkeep of sports park grounds including picking up trash, pressure washing, sweeping/mopping, cleaning and maintaining product stock in bathrooms, and other general cleaning duties.
• Prepare fields for practices or games, including dragging and chalking ball fields or painting.
• Prepare other sports equipment on fields for practices or games (i.e. outfield temporary fences, mounds for baseball, base types and distances, etc.).
• Perform facility inspections for safety and needed repairs caused by damage from usage or vandalism.
• Check buildings and their systems for conditions that need attention and take appropriate action to correct problems.
• Make repairs to walls, windows, doors, and floors; straighten up work areas; move furniture, materials and supplies.
• Pick up and deliver supplies, parts and materials.
• Operate a variety of standard power tools and equipment used in building maintenance and repair activities on a regular basis.
• Replace fluorescent lights and ballast on ceilings.
• Work in accordance with safety practices and procedures.
• Use appropriate materials and equipment to complete assigned work according to specifications, verbal instructions, and established procedures.
• As directed, adapt equipment and materials to meet specific requirements.
• Proficiently operate all assigned equipment and vehicles to perform operations within the capacity of the machine to accomplish required work.
• Assist in mowing, trimming, and edging lawns in parks, sidewalks, and median strips as needed using appropriate equipment.
• Operate light-duty trucks in picking up and delivering materials or supplies, and collecting and removing debris as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Work hours may be early morning, daytime, evenings, and nights, depending on the sports schedules.

• MINIMUM EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
  High School Diploma or Equivalent;
  Prefer previous experience in a similar position.
• Must possess a valid Texas driver’s license.
• Work is primarily performed outdoors in all weather conditions. The majority of the work will be performed at Walker-Hawk Sports Complex.
• Physical strength sufficient to lift up to 100 pounds; ability to push a wheelbarrow containing up to 100 pounds over uneven terrain; and to operate a chainsaw for sustained periods up to a full day.
• Physical stamina to sustain heavy physical labor for the entire shift on a regular basis.

Tools and equipment operate in outdoor settings with varying weather conditions. The role may require early morning, daytime, evening, and night hours aligned with sports schedules.