Golf Course Grounds Maintenence

Position Summary:

Maintains grounds and buildings at The Country Club Golf Course. Very independent position. Responsible for daily course appearance. Ability to deal with the public and formulate solutions to Golf Course problems.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Cuts grass and trims weeds using hand mower or power-driven lawn mower, weed trimmer and brush cutter.
• Plants grass, trees, shrubs, or flowers according to instructions and planned design of landscaped area, using hand tools.
• Applies mulch to designated areas.
• Pulls weeds around bushes, trees and flower beds.
• Ability to work variable hours.
• Cleans buildings and grounds, washes windows and empties trash cans using brooms, cleaning supplies and floor buffer.
• Repairs and paints benches, tables, guard rails and may assist in repair of roads, walks, buildings and mechanical equipment using hand tools.
• Maintain fairways and all adjacent Golf Course property.
• Performs preventative maintenance of facilities and buildings.
• Performs light maintenance on Golf Course equipment.
• Trims hedges and prunes trees using hand and power tools.
• Perform a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks.
• Directs large problems to supervisor.
• Responsible to self-initiate activities consistent with department’s goals and objectives.
• Must report for work at required time and date and maintain a responsible attendance record.
• The ability to follow a supervisor’s instructions, tolerate certain levels of stress, and attend work on a punctual, regular basis.
• The avoidance of violent behavior that threatens the safety of other employees.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities:

• Work outside for long periods of time and in all kinds of weather, performing tasks that require physical strength and endurance.
• Understand and follow instructions and specifications.
• Adjust to doing the same kind of work all day long or performing a variety of different tasks on the same, depending on daily business needs.
• Work skillfully with your hands to do a variety of tasks.
• Able to use arithmetic to measure, compute amount of materials to use, and to inspect product to be sure it confirms to requirements.
• Ability to understand and communicate written instructions.

Physical Demands:

Varies from Medium Work to Very Heavy Work:

• Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time), and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time), and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
• Very Heavy Work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time), and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time), and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.

Working Conditions/Environment:

• Both: Inside and outside. A job is considered “both” if the activities occur inside or outside in approximately equal amounts. Wet and Humid: Wet: Contact with water or other liquids. Humid: Atmospheric condition with moisture content sufficiently high to cause marked bodily discomfort. Exposure to: Odors, toxic conditions, dust, or poor ventilation.
• Reasoning, Mathematical and Language Development are indicative of the general level of development required to do this job. Some, but not necessarily all, areas mentioned in this section will be included in this job.
• Reasoning Development: Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situation.

Relationships to Data, People and Things:

• Data: Comparing: Judging the readily observable, functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether like or divergent for obvious standards) of data, people or things.
• People: Taking instructions – Helping: Helping applies to “non-learning” helper. No variety of implicit wishes of people is involved in this function. Speaking-Signaling: Talking with, informing and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving assignments and/or directions to helpers, assistants, tourists, customers, transients, and City employees.

Education, certification/License and Experience:

• High School Diploma preferred but not required
• May require not less than one-year experience as a greenhouse grower, tree trimmer, construction and operation of heavy equipment, construction and maintenance, classes in carpentry and mechanics OR, an equivalent level of education and experience.

Pay:

• Depends on experience

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20,700 - $26,300