Mechanical Greenskeeper

Lake Almanor Country Club•Lake Almanor Peninsula, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mechanical Greenskeeper supports the safe, efficient, and high-quality operation of the Lake Almanor Country Club golf course. This hands-on position combines golf course maintenance duties with the inspection, maintenance, and repair of turf equipment, utility vehicles, small engines, and related machinery. The ideal candidate is mechanically skilled, dependable, safety-conscious, and willing to assist with all aspects of golf course maintenance. This position requires early-morning, weekend, and holiday availability during the golf season.

Requirements

Mechanically skilled
Dependable
Safety-conscious
Willing to assist with all aspects of golf course maintenance
Early-morning, weekend, and holiday availability during the golf season

Responsibilities

Inspect, diagnose, maintain, and repair golf course maintenance equipment, including mowers, tractors, utility vehicles, aerators, sprayers, blowers, chainsaws, and other small-engine equipment.
Perform routine preventive maintenance, including oil changes, lubrication, filter replacement, belt adjustment, battery service, tire repair, and fluid checks.
Inspect and maintain hydraulic, electrical, fuel, cooling, braking, and mechanical systems.
Sharpen, grind, adjust, and maintain mower reels, bedknives, rotary blades, and other cutting equipment.
Maintain accurate equipment service, repair, inspection, and parts records.
Monitor equipment hours and establish preventive-maintenance schedules in coordination with the Golf Course Superintendent.
Identify needed parts, supplies, and repairs and obtain approval before placing orders or arranging outside service.
Maintain an organized inventory of commonly used parts, fluids, tools, and supplies.
Keep the maintenance shop, fuel-storage areas, tools, and workspaces clean, secure, and compliant with applicable safety requirements.
Remove unsafe equipment from service and promptly notify the Golf Course Superintendent.
Assist with winterization, seasonal start-up, and storage of golf course equipment.
Operate greens, tees, fairway, rough, and rotary mowers.
Mow, roll, aerate, top-dress, seed, fertilize, and water turf areas as assigned.
Change cups, move tee markers, maintain bunkers, and prepare the golf course for daily play and special events.
Assist with irrigation-system inspections, adjustments, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs.
Perform landscaping duties, including trimming, pruning, planting, weed removal, debris removal, and general grounds maintenance.
Assist with drainage, erosion-control, tree, cart-path, and course-improvement projects.
Respond to weather-related conditions, including frost, wind, rain, snow, fallen trees, and irrigation emergencies.
Safely load, transport, and operate equipment throughout the golf course and LACC property.
Perform other golf course, grounds, and facility-maintenance duties as assigned.
Follow all LACC safety policies and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
Operate machinery only after receiving appropriate training and authorization.
Use required personal protective equipment.
Follow established procedures for hazardous materials, fuel, batteries, oils, chemicals, and waste disposal.
Immediately report injuries, spills, equipment damage, unsafe conditions, and workplace hazards.
Follow lockout/tagout and other applicable equipment-safety procedures.
Maintain current knowledge of equipment manuals, safety instructions, and manufacturer recommendations.