Golf Course Maintenance Staff

FOREST HIGHLANDS ASSOCIATION; Flagstaff (AZ); On-site; USD 21,878 - 31,159; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly wage

Paid time off

Complimentary employee meal

Employee golf and tennis

Voluntary vision and dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Employee discounts

Job summary

FOREST HIGHLANDS ASSOCIATION is looking for an Entry Level Golf Course Maintenance worker in Flagstaff, AZ. This seasonal position involves keeping the golf courses well-maintained through responsibilities such as mowing, debris cleanup, and assisting with irrigation and equipment maintenance.

The ideal candidate should have a valid Driver’s License, a high school diploma, and the ability to work in a busy environment. Enjoy benefits including a competitive hourly wage, paid time off, and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid Driver’s License.
• Basic knowledge of country club and golf course operations.
• Enthusiastic personality and ability to work flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Mow greens and tees according to specifications.
• Maintain bunkers and ensure sand consistency.
• Assist Irrigation Technicians and Mechanics as needed.

Skills

Organizational skills

Ability to work in a busy environment

Reliability

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Lawn mowers

Tractors

String trimmers

Backpack blowers

Job description

Job Details

Level: Entry

Job Location: Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Position Type: Seasonal

Education Level: High School

Job Category: Facilities

The main focus of this position is to keep our golf courses looking and playing at their best. As well, we rely on this person to perform landscaping duties around our clubhouses, parking lots and tee boxes.

Responsibilities

• Mowing greens - including repairing ball marks and any damage on every green before mowing.
• Mowing Tees - Ensuring that the Tees and Collars are mowed according to specifications.
• Mow Aprons - Mow all aprons, the par three fairways and dew walks.
• Mowing of Fairways, Rough and Driving Range Tee - See detailed specific job tasks.
• Debris clean up - removing of all grass clippings and other debris.
• Bunker Maintenance: Rake, Broom and Shovel all bunkers while ensuring that there is consistency and sand depth meets the play requirements.
• Set-up: Ensuring that the moving of the holes and tee markers are correct on a daily basis. Ensuring that all trash is emptied, ball washers and towels are maintained at a particular level and reviewing the condition of the tee markers, cups, flags, flagsticks and trash cans, replacing them as needed.
• Rolling Greens - as per directions.
• Assisting the Irrigation Technician with any duties as needed.
• Divot Repair - ability to work independently as needed to.
• Trimming of sprinkler heads, AGA and yardage plates, weed eating around trees, valve boxes and drains, cleaning yardage posts and tee markers, trimming cart path edges and curbs, hand watering fairways, bunker projects, cleaning common areas, and changing the holes on the practice and target greens.
• Assisting the head Mechanic with daily maintenance of equipment, ability to perform the duties of the mechanic during their absence (fixing flat tires, maintaining the equipment, checking greens mowers after each use).

Equipment Used

• Walk behind self-propelled mowers, push lawn mowers, tractors, pick-up trucks, utility vehicles, mechanical bunker rakes, walk behind aeration equipment, turf mowing tractors, string trimmers, backpack blowers, turf sweeper/vacuum, greens roller, plate compactor, walk behind trencher, generator, sod cutter, de-thatcher, chainsaw, trash pump, woodchipper.
• Various hand tools including, but not limited to: Pole saw, axe, sledgehammer, pick, sprinkler head trimmer, ball mark repair tool, pitchfork, pruning shears, post pounder, knife, wrench, screwdriver, shovel, rake, broom, wheelbarrow, tamper, squeegee, hole cutter, hammer, valve key, hose, quick coupler water attachment, sprinkler head repair tools, irrigation timing controller.

Qualifications

• Valid Driver’s License
• Basic knowledge of country club and golf course operations is helpful.
• Organized, able to work in a busy environment where the priorities are changing.
• Ability to perform a wide variety of tasks during busy times while working flexible hours with an enthusiastic personality.
• Must be reliable.

Benefits

• Competitive Hourly Wage: $19.25 per hour
• Paid time Off
• Great Team Oriented Working Environment
• Complimentary Employee Meal (when/where applicable)
• Employee Golf and Tennis
• Voluntary Insurance: Vision and Dental
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts

If this sounds like the perfect position for you and you already have the minimum qualifications requested, we want to hear from you!

This job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the co-worker. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Forest Highlands believes in creating a diverse environment and committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender (and gender identity or gender nonconformity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable laws. We will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.