University of North Carolina at Greensboro Hiring for Sports Field Technician at Greensboro, NC Full Time

Requisition Number:

S2785

Position Number:

998596

Position Classification Title:

Horticultural Specialist

Functional Title:

Sports Field Technician

Position Type:

Staff

University Information:

Located in North Carolina’s third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with nearly 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal — helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University’s 1,100 faculty and 1,700 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit:

The Grounds section of Facilities Operations at UNCG is a service organization comprised of skilled professionals dedicated to providing the highest quality in grounds planning, installation, landscape maintenance, and improvements. The primary functions of Grounds are to enhance the livability, aesthetics, and safety of the campus environment. Grounds management is provided to 266 acres including intramural and intercollegiate athletic sports complexes, sports fields, landscape maintenance, integrated turf pest management, and the tree management program.

Position Summary:

To provide high quality Division 1 service and maintenance to the sports fields of UNC Greensboro. Position will be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and game day preparation of sports fields, including clay management, turf management, field marking and general landscape maintenance on the Athletics facilities on the campus of UNC Greensboro. Primary duties and responsibilities consist of the following:
45% – Sports field management
25% – Landscape maintenance
15% – Equipment Management and Safety Management
10% – Communications / Customer Service
5% – Records Management

Minimum Qualifications:

High school or General Educational Development diploma and two years of progressive experience in horticultural work; or associate’s degree in agriculture and natural resources, greenhouse and grounds
maintenance, horticulture technology, landscape gardening or closely related field from an appropriately accredited institution; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of the maintenance of sports fields; the seeding, sodding and maintenance practices for sports field turf grass; the planting, cultivating, pruning, and caring for plants, shrubs and trees; the characteristics and proper use of various fertilizers and soil conditioners, herbicides and pest control methods and materials; drainage control methods; and irrigation system, including wells, pumps and automatic controls.
• High level of understanding of the NCAA requirements for field layouts and markings
• Pesticide license preferred

Alternate Option:

If no applicants apply who meet the required competency level and training & experience requirements, then management may consider other applicants. Salary would be determined based on competencies, equity, budget, and market considerations.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Applicants are required to upload a list of at least three (3) professional references that includes:

1. Name,
2. Company Name,
3. Type of reference (Professional, Supervisor, Colleague, Academic, or Personal). One (1) of those references will need to be a current or previous supervisor.
4. Email Address
5. Contact Phone Number

Recruitment Range:

$34,484 – $35,864

Org #-Department:

Grounds – 56405

Work Hours of Position:

6:00am-2:30pm, M-F; may occasionally vary due to overtime/game schedules

Number of Months per Year:

12

Job Family:

Natural Resources & Scientific

Career Banded Title:

Horticultural Specialist

Open Date:

04/15/2024

Close Date:

05/27/2024

FTE :

1.000

FLSA:

Non-Exempt

Key Responsibility:

Sports Field Management

Essential Tasks:

• Prepare game fields for practices and games inncluding but not limited to: Mound/plate repair, dragging and raking infield clay surfaces, watering infield clay, chalk/paint foul lines, maintain bullpens, lay out and paint lines and logos on fields.

Key Responsibility:

Landscape Maintenance

Essential Tasks:

• Mow, edge, weed-eat, blow athletic fields and surrounding complexes.
• Apply granular and liquid fertilizers and other material as directed.
• Weed control as needed in assigned areas.
• Mulch assigned areas as needed.

Key Responsibility:

Equipment Management and Safety

Essential Tasks:

• Operate all assigned equipment and tools properly and with care.
• Wash equipment and tools as necessary and store in proper location.
• Ensure all equipment is operating correctly and communicate malfunctions to supervisor or mechanic.
• Wear all proper PPE as required by OSHA and UNC Greensboro.

Key Responsibility:

Communications/Customer Service

Essential Tasks:

• Communicate with supervisor, co-workers, coaches and other Athletics staff to ensure duties, needs and approved requests are met in a timely manner.

Key Responsibility:

Records Management

Essential Tasks:

• Record all pesticide/herbicide/fungicide usage in log book provided.
• Keep accurate inventory of field materials and tools.

Competency:

Knowledge – Technical

Competency Description:

• Working knowledge of plant maintenance procedures used in landscape installation and grounds maintenance.
• Ability to observe plants and identify plants and plant problems, assess condition and health of plants.
• Ability to respond to standard problems, and assist or make recommendations for solutions to non-standard problems.
• Ability to perform a variety of routine and nonrecurring tasks.
• Ability to determine appropriate tools, equipment and vehicles.
• Ability to administer safe application of various chemicals and nutrient supplements and the use of equipment to perform the tasks.
• Working knowledge of the different species in the geographical area to which assigned, as well as an understanding of common diseases, nutritional issues and pests that pose a threat to the trees’ health.
• Ability to perform tasks using applied horticultural practices and a variety of tools and equipment.

Competency Level:

Journey

Competency:

Coordination – Work

Competency Description:

• Ability to observe and diagnose structural and horticultural problems.
• Ability to maintain a unique and unusual collection of plants, impacting the cultivation and maintenance of the plants.
• Ability to organize a work schedule, determine priorities.
• Ability to maintain required records.

Competency Level:

Journey

Competency:

Data Collection

Competency Description:

• Ability to maintain accurate records, track plant health, application dates and rates, and cycles of preventative maintenance

Competency Level:

Journey

Competency:

Communication

Competency Description:

• Ability to answer a variety of questions from the public and others regarding plant collection; promote knowledge and understanding of the unique plant collection.
• Ability to effectively use verbal and nonverbal skills to express non-routine technical matters and related facts in a clear, concise, organized and persuasive manner.

Competency Level:

Journey

Physical Effort:

Hand Movement-Repetitive Motions – O, Hand Movement-Grasping – F, Holding – F, Finger Dexterity – O, Reading – O, Writing – R, Eye-hand coordination – F, Vision-Preparing/Analyzing figures – F, Vision-Visual inspection – F, Vision-Measuring/Assembling at distance close to eye – F, Hearing – F, Talking – F, Standing – F, Sitting – O, Walking – F, Lifting-0-30 lbs. – O, Pushing/Pulling – O, Climbing-Stairs – O, Bending – O, Squatting – O, Reaching – O

Work Environment:

Driving – Car/Truck – O, Location – Trees – C, Night/Dark – O, Extreme noise levels – R, Extreme temperatures – R, Inside – R, Outside – C, Acidic Harsh or Oily Substances – R, Overtime – R