Senior Assistant Superintendent
About The Position
The Assistant Superintendent partners with the Superintendent to direct and coordinate golf course maintenance activities, including maintaining quality course conditions, selecting, developing, and retaining employees, and exceeding guest expectations. The role organizes maintenance department activities and leads golf course maintenance staff, using leadership and problem-solving skills and communicating effectively across the golf course. The position is based at Lantana Golf Club in Lantana, Texas, in the Golf Course Maintenance department, and reports to the Superintendent. The role is exempt. It involves moving around the golf course to supervise staff and occasionally assisting with carrying heavy items weighing up to 70 pounds. Weekend and holiday work is often required.
Requirements
- Two-year degree in turfgrass maintenance.
- Supervisory experience.
- Three years of golf course maintenance experience with progressive responsibility.
- Ability to acquire and maintain a pesticide license within the first three months of employment.
- Working knowledge of turfgrass maintenance equipment and irrigation systems.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail, planning, and organizational skills.
- Experience supervising others and leading a team.
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 70 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Assist with recruiting, interviewing, selecting, and hiring golf course maintenance staff.
- Lead and schedule staff to ensure a quality product; follow up to confirm tasks are completed on time and to appropriate standards, and equipment is properly set up and operating.
- Ensure daily course setup meets company and USGA playing standards.
- Proactively identify and correct agronomic problems.
- Ensure staff receives appropriate safety and job-skills training through group training, on-the-job training, communication, and meetings.
- Evaluate, create, and implement fertilizer and pesticide programs.
- Ensure equipment is operating properly and calibrated correctly before each application.
- Evaluate and assess equipment management, operation, and setup.
- Maintain ongoing communication between departments.
- Organize maintenance department activities and supervise golf course maintenance staff.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
