Irrigation Technician

Job Description & Employment Terms

Irrigation Technician

DEPARTMENT: Course & Grounds JOB TITLE: Irrigation Technician

REPORTS TO: Superintendent & Assistant Superintendent

JOB TYPE: Non-Exempt

BASIC FUNCTION: Under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent, the Irrigation Technician is primarily responsible for the installation, upkeep, service and repair of any irrigation or water distribution system.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Installs, services, repairs, replaces, and tests all facets of irrigation and water distribution throughout the property.
• Monitors for, immediately responds to, corrects, and reports irrigation and water distribution problems such as leaks, breakage, potential for breakage and malfunction.
• Safely secures and discharges all stored energy within water and electrical systems before commencing repair.
• Maintains irrigation parts stocking in a neat, identifiable, and orderly fashion, notifying the Assistant Superintendent when parts and supplies drop to a two piece or one repair status.
• Minimally excavates, backfills, cleans, sods and cares for sod to accomplish tasks.
• Cleans, organizes, cares for, replaces and secures all tools used immediately after job completion.
• Keeps irrigation room neat and organized.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs all duties and responsibilities of the Laborer and Operator positions.
• Stores incoming irrigation stock.
• Communicates daily with the Assistant Superintendent on all irrigation matters such as but not limited to existing or potential problems, cost saving ideas and stock levels.
• Must be familiar with all HIOSH and MSDS policies as they pertain to the Irrigation Technician’s regular duties.
• Performs other duties as requested.

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Skills/Knowledge/Experience – The position requires a working knowledge of hydraulic theory, principles and practice; hands on familiarity with plumbing tools and repair supplies; reading and interpreting irrigation maps; speaking, reading and understanding English; reading and understanding equipment operator manuals; good eye and hand coordination; driving manual or standard transmission; driving or walking in straight and proportionately curved lines; communicate effectively; and have a minimum one year of experience on a golf maintenance staff.
• Education – Must have a high school diploma or equivalent General Education Diploma (GED).

• Duties require the ability to perform 10-key by touch accurately.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Repair work will predominately be done outdoors in the field.
• Repair work will regularly be done to the hardware underground, usually involving water and mud.
• Must be available for work from 5:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, and from 5:00 a.m. until complete on a weekend day to be determined by Management.
• Additional workdays and time will be required on occasion and for Holidays.

MENTAL DEMANDS: This position requires a mindfulness for safety and courtesy, awareness, alertness, anticipation, cooperation, memory retention, attention to detail, taking responsibility for success and quality of repair and irrigation system restoration, common sense and self-evaluation and correction.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, bend, kneel, squat, dig, shovel, step down into, talk, and hear. The employee is required to reach with arms and hands, climb and balance; regularly lift, lower, push and pull fifty pounds. The employee must meet vision requirements of close, distant, color, peripheral and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: An employee in this position is routinely exposed to water, dirt, and mud, outside weather conditions, odors from plumbing repair supplies, hazards associated with golf courses like flying golf balls and elevated noise levels.

EDUCATION:

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent General Education Diploma (GED).