Grounds Keeper / Maintenance

This position is seasonal with the possibility of full-time employment.

Job Summary: Maintains grounds & building.

This is a hands-on position maintaining grounds and performing a wide variety of labor tasks to support the operations of Atlanta Motorsports Park. Work is performed under general direction of Head of Maintenance or Team Leader and according to standard work methods, practices, and procedures though employee is expected to exercise independent judgment to complete job assignments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Perform grounds keeping and related activities required to maintain race-track and grounds of related facilities.
  • Daily and weekly clean up facility and conference center, assisting various tradesmen, operating heavy equipment, and otherwise supporting maintenance/engineering operations.
  • Ensure that all equipment is properly serviced and all prescribed preventative maintenance guidelines and schedules are adhered to.
  • Follow general instructions, standards practices and procedures and all established driving, operating and safety rules and regulations to operate equipment.
  • Perform other related work as required or assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Comprehensive knowledge of trade tools and of occupational hazards, safety precautions, and regulations pertaining to the trades is essential.
  • Knowledge of Ground Maintenance equipment and tools.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating maintenance instructions procedure manuals.
  • Ability to understand and transmit oral and written instructions
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.
  • Ability to work and communicate in a fast-paced environment, and able to work any shift, weekends, and holidays, perform on-call and respond to after-hour emergencies

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.

The employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold and extreme heat. The employee occasionally works in precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.

Physical Demands
The physical demands 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.

This is physical work that requires the following activities: sitting, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, crouching, twisting, stooping, reaching, finger dexterity, grasping, feeling, repetitive motions, talking, hearing, and visual acuity. Must be able to lift/carry, push/pull up to 50 lbs over a distance of 20 feet, and work from heights and in areas where climbing a ladder is required.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Essential Personnel
This function/position has been designated as “essential.” This means that when the Track is faced with an emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at the Facility.

Minimum Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Some grounds maintenance, landscape maintenance, or other related work experience, but not necessary.
  • Must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to travel to pick up material/products as needed for job.
  • Must pass a standard health and substance test.
  • Must have a desire to work and be self-motivated. We will train the ideal candidate.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Location: Dawsonville, GA 30534 (Preferred)
License: Driver's License (Required)
Work authorization: United States (Required)

Working days:

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sunday

Overtime often available: No