Track Maintenance Laborer Details

Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie, TX

Employment Type : Full-Time

Job Details
Job Location
00 - Grandstand - Grand Prairie, TX

Position Type
Seasonal

Education Level
High School

Travel Percentage
None

Job Shift
Day

Job Category
Other

Summary
Be a part of the fast pace and exciting world of live horse racing! Do you enjoy working outdoors and around horses? If so, we may have a job for you!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assist in all duties of turf track maintenance
  • Keep tools and equipment clean and properly maintained
  • Be prompt and ready to work when shift begins
  • Furnish proper work related clothing and items necessary for work in inclement weather
  • Grooming and maintenance of one of the industry's highest rated racing surfaces, during training and live racing
  • Maintaining and cleaning equipment required to put on a first class show
  • Maintaining the look and functionality of a state of the art horse stabling and track facility
  • Event set up/take down
  • Be willing to accept job assignments which may fall outside of normal job description.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

  • Previous experience in an agricultural setting
  • Experience operating tractors, trucks, skid steers is a must
  • Ability to work various shifts, weekend work required
  • Good communication skills
  • Must be a good team player
  • Must be able to handle frequent heavy lifting
  • Current valid Driver's License
  • Must be at least 18 years old

Equipment

  • Grounds keeping tools and equipment
  • Driving tractors and other heavy equipment
  • Personal Protective Equipment.

Education, Licenses, Certifications

  • High school diploma or GED preferred. Technical school or formal apprenticeship may be required.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

  • The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be working around and with heavy equipment and is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal. Employee will be in proximity to horses.

Job Type: Temporary

Posted on : 2 years ago