Reports to: Head Groundskeeper
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Status: Full-time
Start Date: January 4th, 2027
Compensation: Based on experience
Benefits:
-401k (available after one year of employment)
-Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
-Employee Time Off
Position Summary:
The Fort Wayne TinCaps (High-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres) are searching for a highly motivated and hardworking full-time Assistant Groundskeeper for the 2027 season. Individual should be a good communicator, self-motivated, have high attention to detail, and willingness to learn.
Requirements:
Must have 2-3 years of prior baseball field maintenance or turf management experience. Individual must be willing to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays. Applicants must be able to lift 50 lbs.
Specific duties shall include, but not be limited to:
· Daily maintenance of infield skin, mounds, homeplate, and warning track
· Assist with fertilizer and pesticide applications
· Mowing, edging, and weed whipping
· Participate in aerification, irrigation, and topdressing
· Assist with equipment maintenance
· Irrigation troubleshooting
· Hand watering and moisture management
· Field tarp and working in diverse weather situations
· Assist with all in-season and off-season special events as well as facility improvements
· Snow removal of concourse and sidewalks during winter months
· Assist with inventory as well as ordering and purchasing of necessary products
Interested applicants should email a resume and three references to: [email protected]
The Fort Wayne TinCaps 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.