Head Greenkeeper

Mytime Active; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused social enterprise in Greater London is seeking a Head Greenkeeper to enhance the quality of their golf course and lead a dedicated team. This role requires at least two years of experience in grounds maintenance and an NVQ level 2 in Greenkeeping. Key duties include supervising maintenance operations, pest control, and staff management. The position offers competitive benefits, including free access to leisure facilities and a generous leave policy, contributing to a positive local community.

Benefits

Free access to leisure facilities

30 days annual leave

Holiday purchase scheme

Discounts on food and beverages

NEST pension scheme

Early Pay facility

New employee referral bonus

Exceptional achievement awards

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years experience in grounds maintenance or greenkeeping.
• NVQ level 2 in Greenkeeping or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise maintenance across the golf course.
• Identify and manage pest, weed, or disease problems.
• Plan and undertake maintenance operations.
• Assist in surveying and construction of new greens and tees.
• Manage staff training and recruitment.

Skills

Grounds maintenance experience

Pest and weed control

Staff management

Planning and organization

Education

NVQ level 2 in Greenkeeping

Job description

Are you an experienced and passionate greenkeeping professional ready to take on a leadership role?

If so, we are looking for a dedicated Head Greenkeeper to join our team! In this role you will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the quality of our golf course, and manage our team of Greenkeepers.

Benefits

• Free access to Mytime Leisure & Golf for you AND one other.(worth up to £1,000 each year!)
• 30 daysannual leave(including bank holidays). Additional leave with length of service.
• Holiday purchase scheme.
• 25%offood and beverage and free hot drinks.
• NEST pension.
• Early Pay- withdraw a part of your salary in advance of the pay day.
• New Employee Referral Bonus
• Exceptional achievement award scheme.
• Discounts, eVouchers & salary sacrifice schemes via ourEmployee Benefits Platform.

Key Duties

• To supervise by planning, motivating, and controlling all associated maintenance across the whole course.
• To plan, organise, and undertake maintenance operations so that the golf course is ready for play whilst causing the least amount of disruption to players and to ensure that no changes occur that could cause a competition to be declared void.
• To identify pest, weed or disease problems and carry out appropriate cultural or chemical control of affected areas. To set-up, calibrate and check spraying equipment.
• To assist in the surveying, planning and construction of new greens, tees and bunker around the course.
• To assist in the production of liquid and granular fertilising equipment and to evenly distribute appropriate feed to greens and tees.
• To programme and supervise Golf greenkeeping operations. Staff management
• Recruitment, training, development, absence management, staff 1-2-1, competency framework, timesheets

Role requirements

A minimum of two years experience of grounds maintenance / green keeping.

An NVQ level 2 in Greenkeeping or industry equivalent / experience

Interested? Here's a little more about us

We are an independent social enterprise on a mission to improve wellbeing through our range of accessible services.

These include golf, swimming, gyms, bowling, social and health programmes at 20 locations across Bromley, the Midlands and Hampshire.

We reinvest our profits into the long-term wellbeing of our local communities and our staff to ensure we deliver the best service possible.

To date weve helped hundreds of thousands of people to live a happier and healthier lifestyle and you can become apart of giving back to the community!

All offers of employment are conditional upon you signing the contract of employment and :

• Satisfactory health clearance;
• Two satisfactory references;
• Proof of attainment of qualifications;

Evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom; and

Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if needed for the role

Mytime Active applies its Equal Opportunities Policy at all stages of recruitment and selection.

Mytime Active reserve the right to remove the advert for this role as required.

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