Landscaper/Groundskeeper

50 Monarch Beach Resort Dr N., Dana Point CA

Description

Reports to: Golf Course Maintenance Foreman / Assistant Superintendent / Golf Course Superintendent / Director or Golf Course Maintenance Supervises: No supervisory duties are included in this position. Education and/or Experience • Some High School. • Six months of experience in golf course grounds maintenance or greenskeeping is preferred. Job Knowledge, Core Competencies and Expectations • Knowledge of golf course operations. • Knowledge of irrigation systems. • Knowledge of and ability to perform required role in emergency situations. • Cooperate with, and respect fellow employees. • Presents a professional image at all times. • Interest in the game of golf is preferred. Job Summary (Essential Functions) Maintain golf course and landscaping around the course, clubhouse and other club facilities, including parking lots. Job Tasks/Duties • Plants and maintains ornamental shrubs, trees, and flowers. • Performs basic labor on the golf course. • Trims and feeds shrubs and trees; removes cuttings. • Maintains landscape beds around clubhouse and golf course grounds. • Rakes and blows leaves, walkways, parking lots, golf car storage areas, driveways, etc. • Mows greens and fairways by operating walk-behind turf equipment. • Prepares and lays sod. • Fills divots and repairs ball marks. • Basic operation of utility vehicles, sod cutters, weed-eaters, hand-held blowers, small equipment/etc. • Rakes and edges bunkers and periodically fills with sand.2 • Loads and unloads materials. • Repairs and maintains driving range tees. • Cleans any/all equipment used on the golf course grounds. • Aerifies and spikes greens. • Digs holes and trenches to maintain or construct irrigation and drainage lines. • Installs pipe and backfills excavations. • Empties garbage cans. • Attends staff meetings. • Performs manual watering on the golf course. • Performs other appropriate tasks as assigned by immediate supervisor. Physical Demands and Work Environment • Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. • Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. • Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. • Able to meet and perform the physical requirements and to work effectively in an environment, which is typical of this position. • Frequent lifting, bending, climbing, stooping and pulling. • May need to use some protective equipment, such as a respirator, gloves, earplugs, eye guards/visors, boots and hat. • Often required to get dirty and/or work in dirty environments. • Prefer that all groundskeepers possess a valid driver’s license