Job Description

Job Title: Golf Course Maintenance Technician
Reports To: Golf Course Maintenance Manager
FLSA Status: Full-time Non-Exempt (Hourly)
Starting Wage: $16.32 – 19.58 per hour, DOQ
PURPOSE
To assist Golf Course Manager(s) with day-to-day maintenance operations at all three Forest
Preserve Golf Courses. Typical Spring through Fall hours are approximately 6:00 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
weekdays. Typical Winter hours are 7:00 – 3:30 weekdays. Weekends and holiday work require
alternating and various hours with occasional overtime work.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provide supervision and assist Golf Course Managers with scheduling and providing direction

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required; Two-year degree in turf
management or related field preferred; (3) years of experience in golf course maintenance work is
preferred; or any combination of training and experience. A valid Illinois driver’s license is required.
An Illinois Public Pesticide Applicator’s License is required or able to be obtained within 90 days of
hire.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions,
and procedure manuals. Ability to fill out routine reports and write down instructions. Ability to speak
clearly and effectively to customers or employees of the Forest Preserve District. Ability to hear and
understand verbal instructions.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to read a tape measure and calculate figures and amounts such as fractions, decimals,
proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume, applying basic mathematical concepts.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense with the understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written,
oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in
standardized situations.
MACHINES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT
Must be able to operate mowers, tractors, utility vehicles, sprayers, pickup trucks, small dump trucks,
trailers, as well as typically associated maintenance tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers,
pliers, sockets, pneumatic tools, floor and bottle jacks, drills, grinders, circular saws, pressure gauges,
chain saws and various other hand tools; Ability to learn basic use of skid loader within first 12
months.
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made
to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to
finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee
is frequently required to walk, sit, climb or balance, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee
must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision,
peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties
of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibrations. The
employee is occasionally exposed to the risk of shock, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic
chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually
medium loud.