Turf Technician (Part-time)

City of Memphis•Memphis, TN

About The Position

The Turf Technician works under the direct supervision of the Golf Course Foreman to assist in maintaining golf course turf and grounds. The role includes operating and maintaining golf course equipment; mowing designated fairways, greens, tees, and rough areas at specified cutting levels; and maintaining turf through mowing and aeration. The technician applies top dressing, pesticides, and fertilizers, repairs divots, prepares the course for recreational use, and marks out-of-bounds areas, grounds under repair, hazards, and obstructions. The role also includes moving, maintaining, and changing tee markers, bunkers, and holes; caring for plants, including pruning trees and shrubs; preparing machinery for use and storage; performing preventative maintenance; and notifying the supervisor of needed repairs or maintenance. The position requires outdoor work, sometimes in inclement weather and hot or cold temperatures, with possible exposure to fumes, odors, dust, and chemicals. It involves physical work, equipment operation and maintenance, and contact with staff.

Requirements

Ability to understand written and verbal instructions.
Experience operating various riding mowers, including green, fairway, and rough mowers.
Ability to operate assigned equipment and engage and disengage attachments.
Ability to climb onto equipment.
Ability to perform manual work involving bending, kneeling, climbing ladders, reaching overhead, lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs., traversing uneven grounds, and maneuvering around debris.
Ability to operate and perform preventative maintenance on turf equipment.
Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing to receive instructions and give feedback.

Nice To Haves

Specific experience operating golf course maintenance equipment, including sprayers, debris blowers, and aerators.

Responsibilities

Maintain golf course turf and grounds.
Operate and maintain golf course equipment to mow fairways, greens, tees, and rough areas at designated cutting levels.
Mow and aerate turf.
Apply top dressing, pesticides, and fertilizers to course grounds.
Repair golf divots using appropriate tools.
Prepare the golf course for recreational use.
Mark areas out of bounds, grounds under repair, water or lateral water hazards, and obstructions.
Move, maintain, and change tee markers, bunkers, and holes throughout the golf course.
Maintain plants, including pruning trees and shrubs.
Prepare machinery for use and storage.
Operate turf equipment and perform preventative maintenance on it.
Notify the supervisor of repairs and maintenance work needed for golf course turf and grounds.
Operate and perform maintenance on other golf equipment as needed.
Perform additional functions as assigned.