Assistant Track Superintendent
On-siteYoungstown, Ohio, United States
Job Summary
Assist the Track Superintendent to ensure operating excellence of racetrack surfaces by prioritizing maintenance projects, documenting compliance protocols, and planning innovative methods to minimize costs. Operate and maintain heavy equipment including tractors, loaders, and graders while overseeing barn area repairs and directing team members in the Track Maintenance department. Manage department operations, including team leadership and payroll, while ensuring adherence to OSHA standards, federal, state, and local regulations. Requires thorough knowledge of Thoroughbred horses and 1-3 years of track maintenance experience. High school diploma required.
Required Qualifications
- Thorough knowledge of Thoroughbred horses
- Ability to operate and maintain equipment (tractors, loaders, graders, etc)
- Knowledge of OSHA required standards and safety requirements
- High school diploma
- 1-3 years previous track maintenance experience or equivalent combination of education and experience which would provide the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities
- Ability to read and interpret documents in English, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
- Ability to read and communicate verbally in English
- Written communication skills in English
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
- Ability to perform these operations using units of America money and weight measurement, volume and distance
- Ability to operate an adding machine
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
- Ability to qualify for licenses and permits required by federal, state and local regulations
- Ability to stand
- Ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls
- Ability to reach with hands and arms
- Close vision
- Color vision
- Peripheral vision
- Ability to push, pull, carry and lift up to 75 lbs
- Ability to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop, stack, crouch, kneel and balance when performing job duties in varying work areas such as confined spaces
- Drug free status
- Ability to work in various weather conditions
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