Senior Assistant Superintendent
About The Position
Partner with the Superintendent to direct and coordinate golf course maintenance activities, including maintaining quality course conditions, selecting, developing, and retaining employees, and exceeding guest expectations. The role involves organizing maintenance department activities and leading golf course maintenance staff. Strong leadership and problem-solving skills are used, along with effective speaking, reading, and writing skills to communicate throughout the golf course. The position is based at Lantana Golf Club in Lantana, Texas, and reports to the Superintendent. The role is exempt and may require work on weekends and holidays. It also involves moving around the golf course to supervise staff and occasionally assisting with carrying items weighing up to 70 pounds.
Requirements
- Two-year degree in turfgrass maintenance.
- Supervisory experience.
- Three years of golf course maintenance experience with progressive responsibility.
- Ability to acquire and maintain a pesticide license within the first three months of employment.
- Working knowledge of turfgrass maintenance equipment and irrigation systems.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail, planning, and organizational skills.
- Experience supervising others and leading a team.
- Ability to occasionally lift or carry items weighing up to 70 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Assist with recruiting, interviewing, selecting, and hiring golf course maintenance staff.
- Lead and schedule staff to ensure a quality product.
- Follow up to ensure tasks are completed on time and to appropriate standards, and that equipment is properly set up and operating.
- Ensure daily course setup meets company and USGA playing standards.
- Proactively identify and correct agronomic problems.
- Ensure staff receive appropriate safety and job-skills training through group training, on-the-job training, communication, and meetings.
- Evaluate, create, and implement fertilizer and pesticide programs.
- Ensure equipment is operating properly and calibrated correctly before each application.
- Evaluate and assess equipment management, operation, and setup.
- Maintain communication between departments.
- Organize maintenance department activities and lead the golf course maintenance staff.
- Move about the golf course to supervise staff and occasionally assist with carrying heavy items.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
