Position Type: Seasonal
Position Overview:
The Chesapeake Baysox are a minor league baseball team of the Eastern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. The team is located in Bowie, Maryland and play their home games at Prince George’s Stadium, which opened in 1994. The team is looking for an Assistant Groundskeeper who will play a key role in the daily maintenance and management of the field at PG stadium.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure the playing surface is held to a professional standard.
- Assist with all turf management aspects including mowing, irrigation, painting, chemical/fertilizer applications, disease control, and pest management.
- Help manage inventory of grounds materials including ordering and tracking material usage.
- Do regular field inspections to ensure the quality and safety of the playing field at all times.
- Must understand irrigation and how to troubleshoot and adjust heads.
- Ensure the safe and proper operation of all equipment. Making sure it remains safe, clean and in operable condition.
- Assist in training of seasonal employees.
- All other duties assigned
Qualifications:
- Required to work long hours standing and walking around during season and events.
- Sitting, standing, walking, reaching with arms and hands, climbing, balancing, stooping, bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, kneeling, or crouching are all part of this position.
- Must be able to handle weather related elements such as rain and heat.
- Must have at least 1 to 3 years’ experience or education in sports turf.
- Must be willing to obtain an applicator’s license or obtain one within 6 months of start date.
- Sports Turf Management degree a plus.
Additional Information
Attain Partners, the owner of the Chesapeake Baysox, values your mental, emotional, and physical health and wellbeing. Our comprehensive benefits package starts on your first day of employment and includes benefits such as:
- Competitive health, dental, and vision coverage, HSA and FSA accounts, life and disability insurance, fertility and family planning benefits, and employee assistance and discount programs
- 11 paid federal holidays and flexible unlimited time off (UTO)
- Generous 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
- A healthy environment where we value unique experiences, and care about everything that makes you, you.
Attain Partners, the owner of the Chesapeake Baysox, is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Individual pay for this position is a $2,500 monthly stipend.
Attain Partners is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.
