Title: Race Course & Construction Technician-Ozone Park, NY

Employee Status: Regular Full Time

Work From Home Option: Not Applicable

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Overview & Essential Functions:

• Operate equipment to maintain and groom the dirt and turf racetrack surfaces.
• Assist with overall operation of the Harrow Yard.
• Operate graders, loaders, tractors, water trucks, rollers. mowers, trimmers, etc.
• Fill turf with seed/soil mix and replace divots from horse racing.
• Maintain racing surface and grassy areas consistently. Cut turf course as determined by Supervisor.
• Maintain consistent height of grass to prevent excessive amount of grass clippings from laying on course. Install temporary rail and post system.
• Provide fresh running lane and set up Steeplechase roads.
• Transport rail/post/pins to turf course and drive support pins into ground.
• Attach posts and rail to form a continuous ring around course parallel to permanent rail. Move jumps onto outer course set up with padding and space a predetermined distance apart.
• Rake, thatch, aerate, irrigate, and mow grass surfaces.
• Maintain the turf track with daily watering. Spread fertilizers and other materials as required.
• Preparation of infield for synthetic surface.
• Turf course reconstruction.
• Installation and Repair of irrigation sprinklers and drainage. Installation of sod.

Qualifications:

• Must have two (2) years of experience working in a Racetrack environment.
• Must have experience using tools such as: gas mowers, trimmers, blowers, chainsaws, shovels, rakes.
• Must have experience using heavy equipment such as: excavators, skidsteers, payloaders, harrows, water trucks and tractors.
• Must have knowledge of tamp turf courses and fill divots

40 hours per week. M-F. Salary $87,547.20-$90,188.00 per year. Applicant must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.

To be considered, please visit The New York Racing Association career site website at https://careers.nyrainc.com/jobs/search to apply and send resume. Reference#: 493317

Pay Range / Salary: $87,547.20-$90,188.00