Title: Affiliate Clubhouse Assistant (Durham)
Department: Minor League Operations
Reports To: Affiliate Clubhouse Manager
The Tampa Bay Rays seek exceptional people with a passion for baseball and helping others to serve in the position of Affiliate Clubhouse Assistant. This role will function with our organization during the Minor League championship season at our Durham affiliate. Responsibilities include representing the Tampa Bay Rays in a professional and responsible way, assisting the Clubhouse Manager with duties in the home clubhouse and maintaining a best-in-class space. This role will also have significant responsibilities to support and positively impact our player nutrition program and team logistics. Collaboration, professionalism and attention to detail are the three key attributes of the person hired for this role.
Responsibilities:
- Support Clubhouse Manager in maintaining a best-in-class clubhouse with a focus on cleanliness and efficiency, to ensure compliance with the Cleaning and Sanitation Protocols developed in accordance with the Facility Standards and Player Health and Wellness Standards contained in the PDL Operating Guidelines.
- Assist Clubhouse Manager in properly issuing, cleaning, storing and inventorying all Rays equipment at the affiliate.
- Support Clubhouse Manager in fulfilling baseball-related requests from Rays staff and players.
- Anticipate and satisfy the needs of the team and the clubhouse space overall.
- Assist with incoming and outgoing mail and packages.
- Assist Rays sport dietitians and follow their lead to deliver exceptional nutrition services and execute catering. Support efforts to manage home clubhouse snack inventory.
- Assist with the execution of laundry and cleaning throughout the day and after games. This includes cleaning team uniforms, laundry for on-field personnel and towels on a daily basis, as well as cleaning and polishing one pair of shoes per player, coach and manager per day.
- Be visible and proactive in providing general support at all times for players and staff commencing with the team’s arrival and lasting until post-game departure.
- Assist Clubhouse Manager with services related to the team’s arrival and post-game departure.
- Assist with stocking dugouts and bullpen areas with seeds, gum and cups; toiletries in the bathrooms and shower areas; and providing trainers with towels during the game.
- Assist Rays staff with logistics of player movement when transactions take place during the championship season. This includes but is not limited to:
- Packing, shipping and receiving equipment and personal items at the team facility and affiliate housing site, as directed by Clubhouse Manager.
- Assist Clubhouse Manager with collecting/distributing keys to units at affiliate housing site when player movement occurs, as directed by Manager, Team Travel & Logistics.
- Support ground logistics of player movement upon request. Assist with shipping or receiving player/staff vehicles.
- High expectations of being a good partner in handling requests of the clubhouse from the affiliate club, including but not limited to assisting with community requests.
Job Requirements:
- Professionalism
- Attention to detail
- Respect for the game, the clubhouse environment, and co-workers
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. repeatedly
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Bilingual (Spanish) preferred but not required
- Willingness and availability to work the baseball schedule and team unloads, which will often consist of late nights, holidays and weekends.
- Travel may be required for a portion of Spring Training (Port Charlotte, FL).
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.