An equipment manager is the person in charge of equipment used by a business or organization. Their duties include purchasing, maintenance, repair, inventory, transportation, storage, cleaning, and liquidation of equipment. They are responsible for providing the proper equipment for the job, either on-site or off-site. In sports, an equipment manager is a person who is in charge of a sports team's equipment. In professional and collegiate sports, this is usually a full-time job, and includes transportation, laundry, repairs, proper safety fittings, and regular service for the team members (such as sharpening of skates for ice hockey).
In association football, the kit manager or kit man oversees the players' equipment.
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See also: Turf management § Golf courses, Greenskeeper, and Groundskeeping § Groundskeeping equipment |
In golf, the equipment manager oversees the fleet of equipment used on the golf course for turf management. This may include:
And numerous other pieces of equipment a Golf Course or the Turf Care industry employs.
The term has also been used less frequently as a synonym with "Fleet Manager" (fleet management).
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Main article: Ice hockey equipment |
In ice hockey, the equipment manager takes care of the players and coaches equipment needs by performing the following