Groundskeeper (Full Time)

Description

Organizational Summary

Founded in 1916, Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club is located in Tampa’s most prestigious residential neighborhood and is the Tampa Bay area’s most prestigious private club. The club features an 18-hole championship golf course, tennis courts, swimming, a fitness center, and clubhouse for member entertaining, dining and banquets. Our main focus is providing our members and their guests with outstanding facilities and the highest standard of service.

Job Summary

Groundskeepers work under the supervision of the superintendent, assistant superintendent and/or the second assistant superintendent, performing routine manual labor and a variety of physically strenuous tasks for four to six hours straight. Routine tasks may include sod laying, walk mowing, trimming, planting, watering, weed eating, fertilizing, digging, raking, and semi-skilled maintenance work. This job does not require an advanced education, however, in order to be successful incumbents must be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision; must be able to tolerate a significant amount of heavy moving and/or lifting; and must be able to work a flexible schedule including weekends, holidays, and special events. Standard hours of operation are 6:00 am to 2:00 pm, seven days a week; however hours may vary due to special circumstances or events.

Essential Duties

• Mows greens, tees, steep banks, bunker faces and small turf areas using a walk mower; trims, weeds and edges landscape beds; rakes and maintains bunkers.
• Prunes and trims trees, shrubs, and hedges using shears, pruners, chain saws, boom lift buckets.
• Operates golf course vehicles, gas and/or electric motor-powered landscape equipment such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, blowers, chain saws, clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
• Operates hand tools such as rakes, pruning saws, and hedge trimmers.
• Cares for established turf by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing and removing thatch, trimming and edging around flower beds, walks, and walls.
• Follows prescribed procedures and uses personal protective gear to ensure a safe work environment. 
• Assists with project work; assists in the construction of new greens, tees, and fairways; grades and prepares soil base; lays sod; seeds tees, greens, and fairways.
• Cleans equipment daily; provides basic preventative maintenance on equipment; refills fuel and oil daily; reports equipment problems or failures to supervisor immediately.
• Gathers and removes litter.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

Physical Demands

• Tolerance to lifting and moving objects (average weight 50 lbs respectively).
• Repetitive motion and activities (walking, standing, kneeling, bending, crouching).
• Tolerance to working outside in Florida temperatures and exposure to all weather conditions; cold in the winter and extreme heat in the summer.
• Performs physically strenuous tasks throughout shift, such as weed-eating, walk-mowing, and digging. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum age requirement is 18 years of age. Federal and Florida child labor laws prohibit workers under the age of 18 from operating power-driven hoisting equipment (including forklifts), power-driven circular saws, band saws, and guillotine shears; and driving a motor vehicle and being an outside helper on a motor vehicle. 
• High school diploma or equivalent, and at least one year of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license to operate golf course vehicles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three years of experience as a golf course landscaper or maintenance groundskeeper.