What are the responsibilities and job description for the Irrigation Technician, Blackwolf Run position at kohler?
Location: Kohler, WI
Opportunity
The Irrigation Technician monitors and waters golf course(s) on daily basis. He/she also repairs and maintains any and all pipes and sprinklers on the golf course(s). Without supervision, he/she works on diverse range of activities involved in irrigation maintenance and construction, does semi-skilled irrigation construction and maintenance work, and performs related tasks as required.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
- Waters greens, tees, fairways, rough, lawns and other areas as needed or scheduled.
- Diagnoses and repairs equipment associated with irrigation (i.e., sprinkler heads, quick coupler valves, underground wiring, irrigation pipes, field control satellites, central controller and wireless control system).
- Operates irrigation heads in dry areas needing additional water.
- Daily monitoring and evaluation of pump station operation.
- Coordinate major repairs to pump station with contractors.
- Maintain appropriate records relating to maintenance repairs.
- Ensure all maintenance work is performed in a cost-efficient manner.
- Order parts as needed and maintain appropriate inventory records.
- Facilitate Kohler Co. exclusive contracts for pricing of replacement parts.
- Maintain water use records monthly and annually for efficiency and reporting purposes.
- Prepare and develop budget for irrigation maintenance.
- Stay within annual budget. Seek approval and document all unplanned necessary expenditures.
- Seek opportunities to train, develop, and mentor staff to assist with irrigation tasks.
- Develop and follow through with regularly scheduled preventive maintenance checks of irrigation heads and control systems.
- Perform and assist in supervising related golf course maintenance tasks, as required.
- Recommend capital equipment purchases through research, comparisons, and documentation of justification.
- Coordinate and participate in purging system with air prior to freezing damage.
- Assists in repairing greens with seeds or plugs of new grass, when needed
- Snow removal as needed.
This is a full-time position. Shifts are primarily 4:30am - 1:00pm, weekdays & weekends.