Greenskeeper

Audubon Institute•New Orleans, LA

48d•Onsite

About The Position

The Greenskeeper performs routine manual labor and skilled grounds construction and maintenance to prepare and maintain the golf course for daily play. Under the supervision of the Golf Course Superintendent and/or Assistant Superintendent and Equipment Manager, the role operates a range of mowers and other golf-course maintenance equipment, including small hand-powered equipment, and performs related work as required.

Requirements

Ability to learn golf-course setup for daily play.
Ability to use hand equipment and self-propelled machinery within the scope of golf maintenance.
Louisiana driver’s license.
Willingness and ability to retain instructions on using equipment, tools, and materials for golf-course construction, maintenance, and landscaping.
Ability to work every other weekend.
Transportation that can get the employee to work by the current 5:00 a.m. shift start.

Nice To Haves

Leadership attitude.
Teamworking attitude.
Knowledge of small equipment use.
Prior experience in landscaping or commercial mowing.

Responsibilities

Use hand equipment such as shovels, string trimmers, push mowers, edgers, hand rakes, and blowers.
Operate self-propelled machinery such as bunker rakes, triplex mowers, deck mowers, aerators, and sod cutters.
Perform daily course setup, including setting tee markers, filling water coolers, and changing or repairing cups on greens.
Maintain ball washers, remove debris, sand tee and fairway divots, and maintain flower beds.
Check and maintain equipment fuel and fluid levels daily, and promptly report equipment problems or failures to the Equipment Manager.
Clean and properly store equipment after each use.
Spray chemicals using hand-operated sprayers under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
Assist with drainage, irrigation, construction, repair, and naturalized habitat protection projects.
Learn and follow golf-course setup procedures for daily play.
Work collaboratively, maintain accountability and a positive attitude, and adapt to learning new skills and duties as assigned.