Golf Course Maintenance Specialist

City of Yakima•Fisher Golf Course, WA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Under limited supervision, this role organizes, schedules, coordinates, and provides maintenance for fairways, tees, roughs, and other areas and buildings at Fisher Golf Course. The position serves as a lead worker, providing direction and training for other park maintenance workers assigned to the golf course. The role involves performing and/or directing operational duties such as specialized mowing, greens keeping, pruning, and edging. It ensures optimum playing conditions through daily inspections of turf and vegetation, prompt identification of issues like irrigation disruptions, insect infestations, and soil inadequacies, and implementing appropriate solutions to meet industry standards. The specialist anticipates and assesses unusual maintenance needs due to weather or usage, plans and performs winter maintenance projects, and programs automated irrigation systems. Record-keeping for pesticide applications and monitoring for compliance with safety and environmental mandates are key responsibilities. The role also assists in developing course improvement plans, maintains expertise in golf course maintenance practices, troubleshoots and repairs buildings, signs, fences, and equipment, and operates/trains others on various motorized and power equipment. Safe driving and operation of vehicles are essential, as is maintaining an inventory of chemicals and hazardous materials. The position may involve sharing expertise with other park maintenance operations and assisting with snow removal. Regular and reliable attendance is required, along with performing other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Completion of high school or equivalent.
Four (4) years of increasingly responsible golf course maintenance experience.
One (1) year of skilled park maintenance experience involving the operation of complex power tools and motorized mowing equipment as well as pesticide and fertilizer application may be substituted for one (1) year of golf course experience.
Must possess and maintain a valid Washington State Driver’s License.
Must possess and maintain Basic First Aid and CPR Certificates.
Must possess and maintain Washington State Public Pesticide License.
Ability to read technical specifications and instructions.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions.
Ability to work independently with little supervision.
Ability to plan and organize work.
Ability to analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
May be required to lift heavy objects.
Ability to drive and operate vehicles and attachments, equipment and tools with precision, efficiency, speed, and safety.
Ability to recognize traffic hazards and other potential safety concerns and to make sound decisions and actions while operating vehicles, tools and machinery.
Continuous use of all senses including feeling/talking/hearing/seeing while performing duties and while communicating with co-workers, general public and completing all tasks as assigned.
Must be able to distinguish color and maintain long-term and short-term memory.
Will be required to wear safety protective gear when necessary.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of agronomy, horticulture, chemicals and their applications is desirable.
Familiarity with golf course rules and etiquette.
May deal with irate individuals.

Responsibilities

Performs and/or directs operational duties such as specialized mowing, greens keeping, pruning and edging.
Assures optimum playing conditions by conducting daily inspections of turf and vegetation.
Provides prompt identification of irrigation disruptions, insect infestation, soil inadequacies and other problems.
Determines and implements appropriate courses of action to return course to accepted industry municipal golf course standards.
Anticipates and assesses unusual maintenance needs that may be generated by exceptional weather conditions or usage.
Identifies schedules and performs repairs and maintenance projects required by or best performed during the winter closure.
Programs and regulates automated irrigation controls and output in accordance with current weather conditions and specific turf requirements.
Records and maintains records of pesticide applications used in turf maintenance treatment for disease, weed and insect control.
Monitors pesticide program to assure compliance with state statutes and safety and environmental mandates.
Assists in development and implementation of short- and long-term course improvement plans and strategies for the golf course.
Maintains a high level of expertise and knowledge of golf course maintenance practices, advancements and innovations including current developments in agronomy and horticulture.
Troubleshoots and provides repairs and maintenance on golf course buildings, signs, fences and associated golf course equipment.
Operates and trains others to operate all motorized and power equipment used for golf course maintenance including mowers, tractors, golf cart and a variety of complex power tools.
Safely drives and operates vehicle, trucks and other motorized equipment to perform required duties in a variety of locations, within a timely and efficient manner and adhering to all traffic laws and regulations.
Maintains inventory of chemicals and hazardous materials required for golf course maintenance according to standard safety practices.
Shares expertise and skills with other park maintenance operations activities during winter closure and as needed to accomplish skilled tasks and repairs.
Assists with emergency or exceptional motorized snow removal as needed.
Requires regular and reliable attendance.
Performs other related duties as assigned.