Golf Maintenance - Canaan Valley Resort

Golf MaintenanceGolf Course

• JOB DESCRIPTION: The Golf Groundskeeper performs skilled and routine maintenance, grounds, and housekeeping tasks necessary to maintain the cleanliness, appearance, and sanitation of the golf course and facility. The Golf Groundskeeper performs custodial and maintenance activities for golf course grounds, landscaping areas, equipment, and facilities. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Hours vary throughout the golf season, depending on weather and play. Requires some weekend and holiday hours. Ensure complete guest satisfaction at all times. Handle guests complaints and solve them according to customer service standards. Operate equipment to till, cultivate, and grade turf areas, to apply prescribed amounts of lime, fertilizer, pesticides, and to trim specific areas at designated cut, exercising care not to injure turf or shrubs. Dig and rake ground to prepare specific area of the grounds, grade and clean traps; and repair roadbeds, irrigation, and drainage lines. Connect hose and sprinkler at designated points on course to irrigate turf. Irrigate gardens and lawns. Dig up ground for flower beds, ditches and holes for sign posts. Pull trash from trash receptacles. Replace trash bags as needed. Clear trash from tables and floors/grounds. Clean patios and sidewalks, and all outdoor areas. Pick up leaves and litter from grounds. Plants/trims. Spray trees/shrubs. Trim and prunes tree branches. Pull and remove weeds, mow lawns, and maintain landscaping. Operate and perform maintenance on lawn mowers such as changing oil, and parts lubrication and adjustment. Maintain exterior of unit; paint as directed and needed. Repair exterior benches and sprinklers. SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: Partial High School education; High School Diploma/G.E.D. equivalent preferred. Strong maintenance skills. Strong customer service abilities; actively looks for ways to assist customers and coworkers. Ability to recognize when a problem has occurred and communicate it to management. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly frequent movements from place to place within the unit. Bend, lift, carry, reach/extend arms and hands above shoulder height frequently, or otherwise moves in a constantly changing environment. Lifting, carrying, and pushing up to 25 lbs. regularly, 30-35 lbs. frequently, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally. Ability to stand for the entire work day. Works in wet and slippery conditions. Frequently works in a hot/cold, humid and damp indoor/outdoor environment. Frequently immerses hands in water. Climbing steps regularly. Reading and writing work-related documents in English. Speech recognition and clarity, including the ability to understand the speech of customers and co-workers and the ability to speak clearly so that you can be understood by customers and co-workers in English. Constantly communicates and receives verbal communication with other employees. Physical presence at the job site is essential to perform job duties. EQUIPMENT USED: Lawn and garden tools (including trimmers, ladder, watering hose, etc.). Tractors, utility vehicles, sprayers, mowers, carts, scales, measuring cups, sod cutter, power saw, etc. Cleaning Supplies (including detergents, chemicals, mops, brooms, scourers, hand towels, etc.). Painting Supplies (including paintbrushes, rollers, paint, etc.).