SPORTS FIELD SOLUTIONS IS SEEKING A:

Turf Manager

To maintain the athletics facilities for Texas A&M - San Antonio

WHO YOU ARE

You love sports. You spent your childhood summers on baseball fields, your fall Friday nights under stadium lights, and your winters on hard courts. You love the feeling of putting in a hard day’s work.  You’ve got a vision for personal success and a work ethic to get the job done. You come to work each day ready to make a positive impact and be a part of a winning team. You are meticulous. Others see perfection when they look at your work, but all you see is the almost-imperceptible blemishes that make you want to continue learning and improving. You love building a brand.. This is a great opportunity to showcase your skills and help to build a premium brand in the San Antonio area. 

WHO WE ARE

We love sports fields. How much? As much as Texas loves its high school football. That's a lot. We know that the difference between feeling like a professional athlete and a high school walk-on is often the quality of the playing surface. We love nothing more than the glimmer of stadium lights on a freshly-cut, pristine natural grass playing surface. Finally, we believe that great people transform businesses. We provide a vision and then ask our people to creatively use their talents to achieve it.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Maintain premium collegiate sports field surfaces by implementing best practices in mowing, fertilization, pest management, moisture management, aeration, top dressing and more
2. Prepare, maintain and restore softball clay areas including infield skin, pitching circle, home plate and warning track, and perform other tasks fundamental to athletic turf care and maintenance
3. Monitor, report, and resolve field issues such as turf stress, disease, irrigation problems and pest management issues
4. Communicate with coaching staff and school officials regarding practice/game schedules, camp dates, and inclement weather situations
5. Perform preventative maintenance operations on various pieces of equipment
6. Perform irrigation checks to ensure system is operating properly
7. Track inventory and monitor purchasing of fertilizers and field materials

REQUIREMENTS

If you read the description above and feel like it was written for you, please apply. Formal requirements include prior turf or landscaping experience. Informal requirements include a passion for learning and producing high-quality work, the ability to communicate effectively, and an inclination to value teamwork over ego.