Assistant Golf Course Superintendent
About The Position
The Assistant Superintendent assists the Director of Agronomy and Golf Course Superintendent with overall maintenance of Frenchman’s Creek Golf Course and helps ensure compliance with company and departmental policies and procedures. The role supervises and coordinates employees who maintain the golf course grounds and turf, plans and prioritizes work, monitors course conditions, and manages supplies and equipment. It directly supervises up to 20 employees and includes training, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, recognizing and disciplining employees, addressing complaints, and resolving problems. The position requires a current pesticide-application license and the ability to perform the physical and outdoor work described in the posting.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent, college graduate, or comparable school and/or work experience.
- Good spoken and written English skills.
- Ability to work with probability, statistical inference, plane and solid geometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions in practical situations.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
- Maintain a current license for pesticide applications.
- Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including regularly lifting or moving up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to speak Creole and/or Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and coordinate workers maintaining the golf course grounds and turf.
- Confer with the Director of Agronomy and Golf Course Superintendent to plan and review work projects.
- Set work priorities and assign tasks such as fertilizing, irrigating, seeding, mowing, raking, and spraying.
- Tour the grounds to assess work progress and course condition.
- Order and inventory supplies and equipment as needed.
- Communicate and enforce safe work practices.
- Monitor and maintain equipment and supplies.
- Assist the Director of Agronomy and Golf Course Superintendent with discipline and guidance of Golf Course Maintenance employees.
- Follow instructions pertaining to Golf Course Maintenance operations.
- Train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; address complaints; and resolve problems.
- Follow departmental and company safety procedures and help others work safely.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
