Court Maintenance
Job Summary
Perform daily cleaning and maintenance of courts and areas adjacent to courts. Maintain and repair tennis maintenance machines and equipment.
Duties
Essential Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Prepares tennis facilities for members every morning and afternoon using the facility checklist.
• Waters, rolls, drags surface and sweeps lines of clay courts.
• Blows debris and dust from surface of hard courts.
• Builds-up low spots, shaves high spots, dusts (plugs or feathers material) on all clay courts.
• Keeps court tapes, nets, fences and gates in good condition.
• Applies calcium chloride on clay courts.
• Keeps algae and moss from forming through chemical and manual agitation.
• Blows sidewalks; empties trash from court, and facility receptacles.
• Maintains court coolers, ice chest and tennis shoe cleaners.
• Blows and cleans terrace areas; puts chairs in neat order and empties ashtrays.
• Trims grass at court edges and prevents weed growth at court edges.
• Cleans court drainage gutters, drains and catch basins.
• Installs, removes and repairs court wind screen and keeps them neat and tight on the fences.
• Keeps desk personnel informed as to court conditions.
• Performs any additional tasks needed to keep tennis courts and surrounding areas in good order.
• Operates roller, court sweeps, blower, and other equipment needed to maintain courts.
• Orders and tracks all supplies and equipment needed to maintain tennis facility.
• Tunes, changes oil in, greases and fuels maintenance machines and equipment.
• Repairs machines and replaces defective or worn parts of all maintenance machines.
• Helps obtain quotes for equipment needs and projects.
• Arranges for any special machine maintenance or repair that requires outside resources.
• Orders and picks up maintenance machine parts and fuel.
• Delivers machines to repair shops for overhauls and retrieves machines when ready.
• Performs up-keep of all interior and outdoor lighting for tennis courts, changing all lights within reach by hand or by ladder.
• Attends staff meetings.
• Performs other appropriate tasks assigned by the Tennis Professional.
Education And/or Experience
• High School diploma, preferred.
• Prefers at least two years of experience performing custodial or maintenance work in a club, hotel, resort, or recreational center setting.
Job Knowledge, Core Competencies and Expectations
• Familiarity with tennis court surface materials, cleaning agents, and solvents.
• Work in compliance of OSHA regulations (specifically Section 28) and club’s health and safety policies and procedures. Handle hazardous substances according to the WHMIS regulations.
• Familiarity with the game and rules of tennis an asset.
• Knowledge of and ability to perform required role during emergency situations.
Physical Requirements
• Continuous standing, walking, bending, lifting, pulling, pushing and squatting.
• Frequent use of light machinery and hand-held tools.
• Frequent lifting and moving of objects.
Hospitality
Management and Manufacturing
Full-time