Greens keeper

Job Title: Greenskeeper

Compensation: $18.50 an hour

Job Status: Full-time

Reports To: Superintendent

Prepared by: Regional Manager

Description

Summary:

Maintain the golf course and the grounds surrounding. Responsible for keeping the golf course in a playable condition at all times. Golf maintenance including mowing, trimming, top dressing, treating turf, maintenance of bunkers, hole changing, hedge trimming and general maintenance.

Essential job functions:

• Maintain course accessibility and appearance using power and hand tools to perform duties such as: mowing, weeding, edging, course setup, raking sand traps, blowing, sod installation, planting trees, shrubs and flowers.

• Maintain course accessibility and appearance using tools to perform activities such as: weed abatement, pest control, irrigation, cultivation and drainage repair

• Maintain the appearance and functionality of each hole by changing the cups, tee markers and tee towels, emptying trash and maintaining ball washers

• Operate and maintain utility vehicles and equipment, following company safety standards and manufacturer's recommendations

• Operates hand or power mower to cut turf on green and tee areas.

• Connects hose and sprinkler systems at designated points on course to irrigate turf.

• Digs and rakes ground to prepare new greens, grades and cleans traps, and repairs roadbeds.

• Plants, trims, and sprays trees and shrubs.

• Follows safety regulations

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to frequently sit, stand, bend, kneel, walk and crouch

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., and to lift overhead and push/pull, move lighter objects.

• The co-worker can be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat.

• The employee is occasionally exposed to wildlife such as snakes, scorpions, spiders, bees and hornets

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the general game of golf helpful.

• Must be able to operate trucks and motorized equipment necessary for golf course maintenance, and have the ability to work independently.

• Requires ability to frequently lift/move up to 50 lbs.

Working Conditions:

• May be indoor or outdoor setting depending on service area

• Varied weather conditions are expected

• Will work near mechanical equipment and hot surfaces

• Will work with aerosol and other cleaning chemicals.

Work Availability - Varied schedule to include evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours as business dictates.