Greenskeeper (Fall Internship)

Job Summary: 

Maintenance of the golf course, clubhouse grounds and roadways of a leading country club.  Ideal candidates will have a positive attitude and be responsible by nature.  A successful candidate will be expected to manage work efficiently around member activities while executing daily tasks.  Person should be organized, clean, honest, self-motivated and a disciplined team member.  

Job Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Maintains landscape beds around clubhouse and club grounds.

• Rakes and blows leaves.

• Prepares and lays sod.

• Rakes bunkers.

• Trims trees and removes cuttings.

• Loads and unloads materials.

• Cleans gutters, drains, and culverts.

• Waters plants; cuts grass, weeds, and bushes.

• Repairs and maintains driving range tees.

• Cleans equipment used in practice area.

• Aerifies and spikes turfgrass areas.

• Helps with drainage projects.

• Assists in daily course set-up: moves tee markers and changes cups

• Replenishes fuel levels, inspects and cleans equipment used daily; reports equipment problems to supervisors or mechanics immediately

• Utilizes loaders to remove dirt, debris and other materials

• Must have ability to safely operate trucks and light motorized equipment

• Mows greens, tees, collars, approaches, rough and fairways

• Aerates greens

• Operates turf vac, loader-backhoe, fairway and rough aerifier

• Verticuts tees and greens

• Spikes greens

• Operates portable pumps

• Performs other appropriate tasks assigned by the maintenance foreman.

Licenses and Special Requirements:

*      Valid Drivers License

Working Conditions:

• The scope of the golf course maintenance requires constant exposure to sunshine and outside elements.
• Spring / Summer: Outside temperature may be up to or exceed 90 degrees.  May be exposed to inclement weather conditions including, but not limited to, rain and wind.
• Fall / Winter: Outside temperatures may reach 40 degrees or below.  May be exposed to inclement weather including frost, rain and wind.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to lift and transport materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis and up to 70 pounds on an occasional basis.  Employees are encouraged to request assistance in lifting or carrying objects that weigh more than 55 pounds.
• Must be able to traverse up to five miles during the course of a workday.
• Must be able to move about a tee, fairway, or green by stooping, bending, or squatting frequently during the course of a workday.  May require periods of prolonged sitting or standing.
• Requires a full range of physical motion in order to operate manual, gasoline engine, and electrically powered tools and equipment, to move throughout the golf course, including climbing hills and slopes.