Greenskeeper

Audubon Institute•New Orleans, LA

19d•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 mowers and other golf-course maintenance equipment, including small hand-powered equipment, and performs related duties as required.

Requirements

Ability to learn golf-course setup for daily play.
Ability to use hand equipment and self-propelled machinery used in golf maintenance.
Louisiana driver’s license.
Willingness and ability to retain instructions on the use of equipment, tools, and materials for golf-course construction, maintenance, and landscaping.
Ability to work every other weekend.
Reliable transportation to arrive for the start of the shift, currently 5 a.m.

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 equipment 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 and repairing cups on greens.
Maintain ball washers and flower beds, remove debris, and sand tee and fairway divots.
Check 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 with hand-operated sprayers under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
Assist with drainage, irrigation, construction, repair, and naturalized habitat protection projects.
Learn and perform golf-course setup for daily play.
Carry out other duties as assigned.