Maintenance Technician

The Maintenance Technician will be responsible, under the direction of the Head Groundskeeper, for ensuring that all golf course equipment and/or grounds maintenance equipment is maintained, repaired and operational at all times, and for operating specialized equipment in the maintenance shop and on the course..

Duties and Responsibilities

Conduct all business in accordance with company policies and procedures, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other laws pertaining to this position.

Essential duties can include, but are not limited to:

1) Determine preventative maintenance schedules for all equipment

2) Diagnose malfunctions of equipment and determine appropriate resolutions

3) Operate equipment within the guidelines of the appropriate Operator’s Manual

4) Determine the appropriate inventory levels of parts and supplies.

5) Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications & Requirements

The Maintenance Technician must maintain a professional and courteous approach with customers, visitors, contractors, and fellow employees. Additionally, the Maintenance Technician must have the ability to follow oral and written instructions and be able to maintain effective and cooperative working relationships.

Physical Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to:

• Regularly stand, climb, walk, hear/listen, talk
• Frequently lift up to 50-100 pounds, pull/push, carry, grasp, reach
• Occasionally sit, crawl, stoop, kneel
• Clearly see 20 feet, with or without corrective lenses, ability to focus

Mental & Other Skills/Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the:

Adaptability: ability to adapt to changes, delays, or unexpected events in the work environment; ability to manage competing demands and prioritize tasks; ability to change approach or method to best fit the situation.

• General understanding of golf course maintenance operations.
• Working knowledge of maintenance and repair of a wide variety of mechanical equipment used for golf course maintenance.
• Attendance: ability to consistently arrive and be able to work as scheduled.
• Dependability: ability to follow instructions, both in written and verbal format; ability to respond to management direction; ability to complete tasks on time or notify the appropriate person with an alternate plan when necessary.
• Interpersonal Skills: ability to maintain satisfactory relationships with others, excellent customer service skills, and a good overall understanding of appropriate human relations. Awareness of and sensitivity to the service population's culture and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Judgment: ability to make prudent and timely decisions; ability to exhibit sound and accurate judgment; ability to explain reasoning for decisions and follow good safety standards.
• Language Ability: ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; ability to speak effectively before customers or employees of organization.
• Motor Coordination: the ability to coordinate eyes, hands, fingers, and feet accurately and handle precise movements.
• Problem Solving Ability: ability to identify and/or prevent problems before they occur; ability to formulate alternative solutions to problems when necessary; ability to transfer learning from past experiences to new experiences of a similar nature.
• Quality Management: ability to complete duties on time and with absolute precision, at least 95% of the time; ability to edit the accuracy and thoroughness of one's work as well as the work of others; ability to constructively apply feedback to improve performance, ability to generate ideas to improve and promote quality in work.
• Reasoning Ability: ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Workplace Environmental Conditions

While performing the essential duties/responsibilities of this job, the employee will be:

Noise Conditions: exposed during a shift to constant or intermittent sounds at moderate to loud levels of sound, dependent upon the activities of the property.

• Heat: subject to high temperatures
• Cold: exposed to low temperatures
• Atmospheric Exposures: exposed to dusts, fumes, vapors, or mists

DRIVING REQUIREMENTS

• Minimal need (less than 10% of the time) to utilize personal transportation for trips to the hardware store, etc.
• Must have a current, valid driver's license.
• Two (2) years of experience in the repair and maintenance of golf course maintenance equipment and golf carts. Any work-related experience resulting in acceptable proficiency levels in the above Minimum Qualification is an acceptable substitute for the above-specified education and experience requirements.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Employee must report to their supervisor at the start and end of each shift. Work hours should coincide with company hours of operation.
• Employees must fulfill the performance standards of this position and comply with policies, rules, and procedures of the company, or otherwise communicate (verbally or in writing) with employees.
• This job description is intended to describe the general nature and work responsibilities of the position. This job description and the duties of this position are subject to change, modification, and addition as deemed necessary by the company. Employees are required to comply with supervisory instructions and perform other job duties, responsibilities, and assignments requested by their Supervisor.
• This job description does not constitute an employment contract between the company and any employee.
• All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
• The job responsibilities of this position may include cross-training in other functions or positions to ensure satisfactory operation of the course or work area.
• Salary DOE. Quail Ridge Golf, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.
• This is an hourly position.