The Brockton Rox are seeking a Grounds Manager/Crew for our 2026 season. This team member focused position supports all field operations at Campanelli Stadium and contributes to creating a safe, clean, and professional playing environment for players and coaches. Candidates must be reliable, collaborative, and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
- Prepare game fields, including mowing, dragging, watering, and maintaining the infield before and during games. Maintaining the field during away stints and non-gameday events.
- Assist with placing, covering, and removing the field tarp as weather conditions require
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of workspaces, equipment, and tools
- Perform in-game field maintenance and complete quick repairs or adjustments as needed
- Support additional field maintenance projects as directed
Required Qualifications:
- Team-oriented, dependable, and eager to contribute to a positive work environment
- Physically able to perform hands-on, outdoor work in varying weather conditions
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior grounds crew experience preferred
Physical Demands:
- This role is physically demanding and performed outdoors in all weather conditions. It requires constant standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and lifting throughout extended shifts (often exceeding 8 hours on game days).
- Must be able to frequently lift, carry, push, and pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds
- Must possess excellent hand-eye coordination, manual dexterity, and balance for detailed field preparation
Work Conditions:
- This position works almost exclusively outdoors on the baseball field and in stadium service areas. You will be exposed to all seasonal weather conditions, including intense sun, heat, humidity, rain, and cold.
- Hours are non-traditional and heavily dictated by the game schedule, practice times, and weather events. This requires early mornings, late nights, weekends, holidays, and flexibility for unscheduled work
- The role involves exposure to typical outdoor elements, dust, clay, chalk, fertilizers, and cleaning agents. The work environment can be noisy during games and events.
- Must adhere to all safety protocols when operating equipment, handling materials, and working as part of a crew on an active field.
Benefits:
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
