GOLF TECHNICIAN I

Location

Silver Spring, MD | United States

Job description

Job Title: Golf Technician I

Full Time, Seasonal - 40 hours per week

Pay Rate Range: $16.70-$19.70 per hour based on experience

Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. AND every other Saturday and Sunday overtime hours from 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Leisure World of Maryland is a private, age-restricted community comprised of 29 housing associations and 8,000 residents and includes Trust properties such as a golf course and two club houses. We are seeking golf technicians to maintain our 18-hole golf course. This position is seasonal approximately from March through October 2024.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & BASIC DUTIES :

Operates a variety of equipment and tools including but not limited to: golf carts, mowers, utility vehicles, tractors, bunker rakes, pruning equipment, rollers, aerators, top dressers, pruning equipment, string line trimmers, blowers and a variety of other hand tools to perform the following tasks:

• Mowing of greens, tees, fairways and roughs.
• Walk mowing our lawn bowling green, along with other areas.
• Trimming around trees, bunkers , curbing, signage and other objects hard to reach areas for mowers.
• Raking Bunkers.
• Filling tee di vots.
• Replac ing water coolers and removal of trash on the golf course, tennis courts and gardens.
• Changing hole locations and relocating tee marker positions.
• Hose-watering greens, tees and new sod.
• Edging sprinkler heads , yardage plaques and mulch beds.
• Spreading wood chips in various locations in areas out of play.
• Chipping brush and splitting wood.
• Leveling soil and seeding or laying sod.
• Weeding and maintenance of plant beds.
• Backpack blowing and turbine blowing leaves and storm debris.
• Shoveling snow and spreading salt on pro shop and maintenance Shop walkways when necessary.
• Winter tree work.
• Painting of golf course accessories in the winter off season.
• Perform ing minor maintenance and repair of grounds maintenance equipment.
• Operat ing heavy equipment such as backhoe and trencher.
• Provid ing operational guidance and support to part-time and seasonal coworkers.
• Assist ing in any other requests pertaining to golf maintenance.
• All other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

YEARS AND TYPE OF EXPERIENCE

Preferably 1 or more years of golf maintenance work or commercial landscaping experience and/or training.

Chainsaw operation experience is a plus.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS :

• Ability to consistently provide a high level of accurate work delivered in a timely manner.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments.
• Ability to identify and respond to customer needs in a courteous manner.
• Ability to understand verbal instructions and read work orders and schedules.
• Ability to regularly work with and handle fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides.
• Ability to communicate effectively utilizing various technologies such as telephone, computer, web, e-mail, etc.

We can offer you a challenging and rewarding environment with many opportunities to learn, grow and achieve great results. If you want to be part of our team, we'd love to hear from you.

Job tags

Salary

$16.7 - $19.7 per hour