Grounds Services Technician/Playing Fields

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• All maintenance procedures associated with NCAA division one sports fields and surrounding areas.
• Apply chemical spray applications to plant material under the direction of a licensed pesticide applicator.
• Contribute to the overall appearance and condition of the university's buildings, academic and office spaces.
• Daily Tasks to include: Litter Control, Tractor Operation, Weed Eating, Edging, Blowing, Mowing, Seeding and Fertilizing, Installation, Watering, Irrigation Repair, Operation of Irrigation, Pruning, Pesticide Application, Riding Mowers, Tree Removal, Operation of Backhoe and Skid Steer.
• Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning and regular saws, hedge and brush trimmers and axes, as well as power lawnmowers, chain saws, snow blowers and electric clippers.
• Operate machines and equipment such as trucks, tractors, and other gardening and grounds maintenance type equipment.

Maintenance to include:

• Herbicide, fungicide, insecticide, and fertilization treatments which requires basic knowledge of materials, elemental horticulture, and the skill to fulfill these duties; litter control, weed control, trimming of undergrowth and pruning of trees, rip rap and erosion repair, upkeep of drainage structures and snow and ice removal along walkways and steps.

Minimum Experience / Education:

Required Minimum Qualifications:
Some knowledge of grounds keeping procedures, ability to follow instructions and to perform medium to heavy physical work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Note: Some state job postings state you can qualify by an 'equivalent combination of education and experience.' If that language appears above, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both.

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

• Experience in professional turf-grass maintenance. (golf course/NCAA division 1 sports fields).
• Experience maintaining clay infields/grooming artificial fields and marking out and painting sports fields.
• Experience operating and maintaining sport field maintenance equipment (Reel mowers, ride on blowers, aerification, tractors and all other equipment used on and around the sports fields.)
• Effective verbal, written and comprehensive communication skills needed.
• Basic computer skills, Microsoft and Google Suite.

UNC Charlotte is North Carolina's urban research institution. Our campus is located in the piedmont of North Carolina, just two hours from the mountains and three hours from the Atlantic Ocean. A large public university with a small college feel, more than 27,200 students consider UNC Charlotte’s 1,000-acre campus their home away from home.