General Maintenance Technician

Darlington Raceway, nicknamed The Lady in Black and the track Too Tough to Tame, is home to the award-winning Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR and annually hosts two NASCAR Cup Series race weekends, along with the NASCAR Xfinity Series and/or NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. Opening in 1950, Darlington Raceway is "A NASCAR Tradition" and NASCAR's original superspeedway with its famed 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval, challenging the sports best in one of the most iconic NASCAR races, the Southern 500.

NASCAR seeks a talented professional to join our maintenance team in the position of General Maintenance based at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.

This position's primary responsibility is landscaping and groundskeeping around the facility. In addition, to landscaping, performing custodial, minor maintenance, routine preventative maintenance and repair on buildings, facilities, and mechanical equipment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Care of established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing and removing thatch, and trimming and edging around flower beds, walks, and walls.

• Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, and trees using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.

• Move and edge lawns using power mowers and edgers.

• Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, and shrubs, and apply mulch and pine needles for protection using gardening tools.

• Ensure all flowering plants, ground-covering foliage, trees, shrubs are pruned and manicured accordingly

• Ensure all mulch beds and landscaped areas are free of weeds and debris

• Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.

• Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers and foliage.

• Water lawns, trees, or plants using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.

• Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spread salt in those areas as appropriate.

• Uses hand and power tools for landscaping maintenance and in making minor maintenance repairs and maintaining grounds and walks

• Participates in general cleaning, and repair work. Uses brooms, mops, and floor equipment to sweep, mop, and clean floors

• Gathers and disposes of trash and waste materials using specified procedures

• Replenish restroom supplies

• Maintain the overall condition of the building and grounds

• Perform preventive building maintenance duties.

• Perform routine plumbing repairs such as unstopping toilets, sinks or urinals, fixing water leaks, and leaking faucets.

• Participate in general cleaning, painting, and repair work

• Perform routine electrical repairs such as changing light bulbs or fluorescent lamps and assists in repairing ballast and light fixtures.

• Assemble and move furniture, hang pictures, set up and tear down chairs, tables and equipment in meeting rooms, and function rooms.

• Basic office systems knowledge including but not limited to computer system & programs, cellular phone. Microsoft Office suite knowledge a plus (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

• Other duties as assigned

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: Hours will vary but will include all hours of operation, evenings, weekends and holidays as necessary to attend events and to fulfill job responsibilities. Acceptance of work hours customary in the field of sport/entertainment is necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hours may vary but will include all hours of operation, evenings, weekends and holidays as necessary to work events and to fulfill job responsibilities. Acceptance of work hours customary in the field of sport/entertainment is necessary.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Valid driver's license required.

Physical demands include the following:

• Regularly required to stand and walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

• Frequently required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Occasionally required to sit; and taste or smell. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions, vibration and moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud but can be very loud at times.

Apply Now!

Learn more about this role and our team by applying at https://careers.nascar.com for consideration.

We are a company unlike any other. We want you to bring your experience, skills and passion to our close-knit, high-energy environment in which our employees thrive and where you can prosper. We know the key to our success is our employees and we offer highly competitive salaries, a solid benefits package focused on wellness, and opportunities for you to grow and develop both personally and professionally. It won't take you long to find out that you are on the right track here at NASCAR!

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