Tennis Maintenance

COMPANY OVERVIEW

At Vesta Property Services our philosophy is to provide a hands-on learning environment that utilizes one’s professional expertise and knowledge; in turn, you gain the exposure and experiences this industry has to offer!Vesta Property Services provides exceptional property management services to residential associations and developers across the state making us Florida’s most trusted community management company. Headquartered in downtown Jacksonville, Vesta has 15 offices and more than 1,000 employees throughout Florida. We are always looking for unique talent and leadership to help us grow within our industry.

SUMMARY

The Tennis Maintenance associate is responsible for performing daily cleaning and maintenance of courts and areas adjacent to courts. Maintain and repair Tennis Maintenance machines and equipment.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES include the following:

• 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.
• Cleans Tennis Shop windows.
• Blows and cleans terrace areas; puts chairs in neat order and empties ashtrays.
• Replenishes supplies such as ice, towels and cups.
• 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 screens 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.
• Ensures proper quantity and quality of towels at all times and takes dirty towels to the laundry.
• Orders and picks up facility supplies such as ice, towels and cups.
• Attends staff meetings.
• Performs other appropriate tasks assigned by the Tennis Professional.

COMPETENCIES:

• Mechanical skills.
• Thoroughness.
• Time Management.
• Resident Focused.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

This position has no supervisory responsibility.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to the elements throughout the year.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Continuous standing, walking, bending, lifting, pulling, pushing and squatting.
• Frequent use of light machinery and hand-held tools.
• Frequent lifting and moving of objects.

TRAVEL:

No travel is expected for this position.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma preferred.
• Requires at least two years of experience performing custodial or maintenance work in a club, hotel, resort, or recreational center setting.

BENEFITS:

One of the many advantages of working at Vesta Property Services and its family of companies are the great benefits that we offer to you and your eligible dependents. We offer benefits that foster the health and well-being of you and your family such as medical, dental and vision coverage along with programs to enhance your financial security such as disability, life insurance and a 401 (k) retirement plan just to name a few. Vesta benefits are offered to full-time employees (30+ hours per week).

AAP/EEO Statement

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

DRUG FREE WORKPLACE

In compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, Vesta Property Services has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented and productive work environment consistent with the standards of the community in which the company operates. Alcohol and drug abuse poses a threat to the health and safety of Vesta Property Services employees and to the security of the company's equipment and facilities. For these reasons, Vesta Property Services is committed to the elimination of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the workplace.

OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED

The above statements reflect the general information considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the position. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.