What are the responsibilities and job description for the Golf Groundskeeper position at Running Y Properties?
Use your experience as a groundskeeper at a world-class Arnold Palmer designed golf course to maintain the condition and appearance of our beautiful resort. You will be a member a team of groundskeepers and lanscape artists that will ensure the greens, sand pits, bunkers, fairways and tees are maintained for optimum playing during our peak season.
Golf Groundskeeper
General Responsibilities:
- Operate equipment including, power mowers and string trimmers to maintain putting greens, bunkers, fairways, and tees.
- Fill divots and edge bunkers and cart paths.
- Set tee markers and cups on greens as directed; sand and seed tee and drop area divots.
- Rake and maintains sand bunkers.
- Assist with spraying weeds, fertilizing, trimming trees, hauling debris, shop cleaning and construction projects as needed.
- Water tees, greens and fairways; operate irrigation heads as needed.
- Trims and prunes hedges and shrubbery; cleans flower beds
- Debris removal from grounds.
- Perform basic preventive maintenance on equipment as directed.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Keep work area neat and organized.
- Conduct self in a professional manner at all times.
- Maintains safe working environment and immediately report all unsafe conditions.
- Maintain a good working relationship with all departments.
- Comply with all policies and procedures set forth by theRunning Y Properties Employee Handbook.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Prior golf course grounds keeping experience preferred but not required.
- Minimum of 1 year experienced in landscaping related experience is required.
- Mechanical aptitude; knowledge of maintenance tools.
- Familiarity with golf.
- Possession of government required licenses or certificates.
- Ability to:
- Work with minimal supervision.
- Communicate effectively.
- Work as part of a team.
- Receive and follow both verbal and written instructions.
- Work well under pressure.
- Maintain a professional appearance at all times.
Physical Requirements:
6-8 hours
Standing/Walking
Sitting
3-6 hours
Crouching/Bending/Stooping
Reaching
Grasping
1-3 hours
Pushing/Pulling
Lifting/Carrying (up to 50 lbs.)
Up to 1 hour
Climbing Stairs