Greenskeeper - Golf Course Maintenance

Discovery Land Company•Hobe Sound, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role will be located at one of Discovery Land Company’s locations: Atlantic Fields, set outside of Hobe Sound, FL. Atlantic Fields is seeking a seasonal Greenskeeper / Golf Course Maintenance Laborer to join the Golf Course Maintenance Department. In this role, you will be part of creating the Discovery Land Company experience for our members and fellow employees.

Requirements

At least 3 months’ experience on a golf course maintenance or golf course construction crew.
Possession of a valid driver’s license or international equivalent required.
Must be able to operate trucks, golf carts, and lightly motorized equipment.
Must have knowledge of operating hand and power tools, and golf course maintenance / landscaping equipment, i.e. push mowers and weed whackers, preferred.
Working knowledge of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees.
Work comfortably in various climactic conditions, including sporadic weather events such as spontaneous wind, hard rain, bitter cold, and sweltering heat.
Positive attitude, professional demeanor, and exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to deliver service to members, guests, and team members.
Must be able to work flexible work hours/schedule including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Long hours may be required due to business demands.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Ability to stay calm and focused during the busiest of times.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English; additional languages preferred.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the position including, but not limited to, working indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions, standing, walking, and moving for periods of greater than eight (8) hours, and lifting and carrying items sometimes greater than fifty (50) pounds.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of operating hand and power tools, and golf course maintenance / landscaping equipment, i.e. push mowers and weed whackers, preferred.
Additional languages preferred.

Responsibilities

Operates mowers and string trimmers in trimming greens, aprons, and tees around trees, fence lines, banks, and hillsides; also edges cart paths, and rakes, and maintains sand bunkers.
Prune or trim shrubs and edges using shears or pruners.
Sets tee markers and cups on greens daily, maintains ball washers, replaces tee towels and flags when needed, removes debris, sands and seeds tee and drop area divots, and cleans flower beds.
Maintains fuel and fluid levels for all types of equipment such as golf carts and buggies daily, reports equipment problems or failure to the equipment manager immediately such as golf course mowers, golf course utility vehicles, rakes etc.
Returns all golfing equipment such as golf clubs, golf balls, and golf bags, to the designated location and cleans the maintenance areas.
Under the direction of the superintendent or assistant superintendent, the groundskeeper-labor-rough crew marks the course for cart control weekly, moves cart control barriers and replaces worn or lost ropes and signs, and may mark hazard and drop areas.
Waters and fertilize tees, greens, and fairways, and under direct supervision of the director of agronomy or assistant superintendent, sprays chemicals on landscaped areas.
Helps with project work, and assists in the construction of new greens, tees, and fairways.
Grades and prepares soil base, lays sod, and seeds tees, greens and fairways.
Installs forms and lays walks and paths using gravel and asphalt mixes, excavates and backfills ditches and trenches with hand tools, repairs and replaces pipe on irrigation systems.
May be asked to operate mowers, small utility vehicles for golf course use, such as the John deere TX gator weighing approximately 600 lbs., or other light equipment.
Other duties as assigned