Summary

The Equipment Operator, under supervision of the Golf Course Superintendent and Assistant Golf Course Superintendent, performs work involving the use of large equipment, including tractors, loaders, trenchers, backhoes, trucks and other maintenance and mowing equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Mows fairways and roughs
• Operates turf vac, skip-loader, fairway and rough aerifier and boom sprayer for weeds in fairways and rough (equipment to be operated is not limited by the above list)
• May operate smaller equipment as directed by his/her supervisor(s).
• Ensures that the equipment cooling system is working at all times; refills fuel; cleans equipment daily, and reports equipment problems or failures to equipment supervisor immediately.
• Provides basic preventive maintenance on equipment as directed by the equipment supervisor or assistant superintendent and for returning equipment to the designated location at the maintenance facility.
• Performs other duties as directed by his/her supervisor(s).

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications, Education, and/or Experience

• Knowledge of safe, efficient mechanical operation of tractors and other motorized equipment.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to follow oral and written directions.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

•   Required to be 18 years of age or older.

Language Skills

Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to interpret documents and reports. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small groups situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent. Draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems and situations reasonably. 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Background clearance through the Paskenta Gaming Commission.

Valid driver’s license.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to use fingers, hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.  Employees must regularly lift up to 50 pounds and/or occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds with assistance.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet, hot, cold, warm, and/or humid outside weather conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic and/or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties, responsibilities, and requirements pertaining to this job are subject to change, as needed.

Salary : $17