Golf Course Maintenance/Equipment Operator

GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE

EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

Starmount Forest Country Club

1 Sam Snead Drive

Greensboro, NC 27410

Job Details

Full-time

Shift and Schedule

36.5-40 hours/week every other weekend, average 3-3.5 hours Sat. & Sun. mornings

May require extra scheduled work during tournaments, large course maintenance activities or covering greens during the winter months.

Full Job Description

Equipment Operator, under the supervision of the director, assistant superintendent or equipment manager, perform routine manual labor involved in golf course maintenance; do semi-skilled grounds construction and maintenance work; operate small hand-powered equipment; and occasionally perform work involving large equipment. Such as tractors, loaders and gang mowers.

Typical functions:

The groundskeeper:

· Operates mowers and handheld equipment for the care of greens, aprons, tees, around trees, fence lines, banks and hillsides. Edges cart paths; edges, rakes and maintains sand bunkers.

· Sets tee markers and cups on greens daily; removes debris; sands and seeds tee and drop area divots; and cleans flower beds.

·Maintains fuel and fluid levels for all types of equipment on a daily basis; reports equipment problems or failure to the equipment manager immediately.

· Returns all equipment to the designated location at the maintenance facility; and cleans the maintenance areas.

· Waters and fertilizes tees, greens and fairways, and under direct supervision of a certified applicator, sprays chemicals on landscaped areas.

· Under the direction of the director or assistant superintendent, the groundskeeper marks the course for cart control weekly; moves cart control barriers and replaces worn or lost ropes and signs; and may mark hazard and drop areas.

· Helps in project work; assists in the construction of new greens, tees and fairways; grades and prepares soil base; lays sod; and seeds tees, greens and fairways.

· Installs forms and lays walks and paths using gravel and asphalt mixes; excavates and backfills ditches and trenches with hand tools; repairs and replaces pipe on irrigation systems

· Operates mowers, dump trucks or other light equipment.

· Works in inclement weather when necessary

· Performs leaf and debris removal and operates related equipment such as blowers and leaf vacuums.

· Lay sod on an as needed basis for projects and repair when necessary.

· Will perform various other tasks under the direction of the director or assistant superintendent.

Qualifications

Some experience in the landscape industry is preferred but we will train enthusiastic candidates.

Must have great mobility

Ability to lift 49 lbs

Able to work weekends

Good attitude toward hard work in an outdoor environment under all weather conditions.

WAGE RANGE

$17-$18/Hour

Pay: $17.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $18