Golf Course Technician II

Leisure World of Maryland•Silver Spring, MD

3d•$18•Onsite

About The Position

Leisure World of Maryland Corporation (LWMC) the property management company for Leisure World of Maryland a private, age-restricted community comprised of 29 housing associations and 8,500 residents located in Montgomery County, Maryland a full-time reliable Golf Course Technician to perform daily golf course maintenance including mowing of greens, tees, fairways and roughs; raking of bunkers; weed eating; leaf blowing; tree work; filling divots; and placement of water coolers on course. The employee must regularly be able to lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Requirements

A valid driver's license and clean driving record.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Preferably 1 or more years of golf maintenance work or commercial landscaping experience and/or training.
Ability to consistently provide a high level of accurate work delivered in a timely manner
Ability to prioritize work assignments
Ability to identify and respond to customer needs in a courteous manner
Ability to understand verbal instructions and read work orders and schedules
Ability to operate a Motor Vehicle
Ability to regularly work with and handle fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides.
Ability to communicate effectively utilizing various technologies such as telephone, computer, web, e-mail, etc.

Nice To Haves

Chainsaw operation experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Operates a variety of equipment and tools including but not limited to: golf carts, mowers, utility vehicles, tractors, bunker rakes, pruning equipment, rollers, aerators, top dressers, pruning equipment, string line trimmers, blowers and a variety of other hand tools to perform the following tasks:
Mowing of greens, tees, fairways and roughs
Walk mowing our lawn bowling green, along with other areas.
Trimming around trees, bunkers, curbing, signage and other objects hard to reach areas for mowers
Raking Bunkers
Filling tee divots
Replacing water coolers and removal of trash on the golf course, tennis courts and gardens
Changing hole locations and relocating tee marker positions
Hose-watering greens, tees and new sod
Edging sprinkler heads, yardage plaques and mulch beds
Spreading wood chips in various locations in areas out of play
Chipping brush and splitting wood
Leveling soil and seeding or laying sod
Weeding and maintenance of plant beds
Backpack blowing and turbine blowing leaves and storm debris
Shoveling snow and spreading salt on pro shop and maintenance Shop walkways when necessary
Winter tree work
Painting of golf course accessories in the winter offseason
Performing minor maintenance and repair of grounds maintenance equipment.
Operating heavy equipment such as backhoe and trencher
Providing operational guidance and support to part-time and seasonal coworkers
Assisting in any other requests pertaining to golf maintenance
All other duties as assigned