Golf Course Maintenance Technician

Gilmercounty Ga; Georgia; On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of Gilmer County Commissioners in Ellijay, GA is seeking a Golf Course Maintenance Technician to perform manual, unskilled work maintaining greens, fairways and other course surfaces under the Golf Course Director.

This full-time, day-shift role is physical and requires a High School Diploma or GED, a valid Georgia driver's license, and the ability to drive a golf cart; safety and accurate reporting are essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Valid Georgia driver's license.
• Ability to drive a golf cart.

Responsibilities

• Sets golf course up for play, including cutting cups, setting tees, repairing greens, raking bunkers, and mowing greens and fairways.
• Maintains golf course, including bunkers, greens, driving range, and tee boxes; mows bunker faces; prunes trees; performs pest control.
• Installs, maintains, and repairs irrigation systems.
• Performs or oversees performance of golf cart maintenance.
• Assists in special construction projects as required.
• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.

Job description

Golf Course Maintenance Technician# Golf Course Maintenance TechnicianHot JobOffice of Gilmer County Commissioners - Ellijay, GA 30540## OverviewSalary Range$18.00 HourlyPosition TypeFull TimeJob ShiftDay ShiftEducation LevelHigh School/GEDCategoryEntry Level## Description**GENERAL NATURE OF WORK** The purpose of this position is to perform manual and unskilled work for the maintenance of the course. The employee will prepare and maintain golf course greens, fairways, and other golf course surfaces as required, ensuring compliance with all golfing regulations and standards. The work is physical in nature and under the direct supervision of the Golf Course Director.**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the position- if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this position. Other duties may be required and assigned.Course duties:* Sets golf course up for play, to include cutting cups, setting tees, repairing greens, raking bunkers, and mowing greens and fairways.* Maintains golf course, including bunkers, greens, driving range, and tee boxes; mows bunker faces; prunes trees; performs pest control.* Installs, maintains, and repairs irrigation systems.* Performs or oversees performance of golf cart maintenance.* Assists in special construction projects as required.* Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.* Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.* Follows established safety procedures, utilizes safety equipment, and monitors work the environment to ensure the safety of employees and other individuals.* Prepares or completes various forms, timecards, daily work sheets, or other documents.* Communicates with supervisor, other departments, employees, the public, outside agencies, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.**ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS*** Aids other employees or departments as needed.* Performs other related duties as required.**PERFORMANCE APTITUDES*** **Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities**: Must be able to learn, comprehend, and apply all County or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.* **Human Interaction**: Requires the ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well-established policies, procedures and standards.* **Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization**: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions. Ability to drive a golf cart.* **Verbal Aptitude**: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of reference data and information.* **Mathematical Aptitude**: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. May include counting, recording of counts, and basic measuring.* **Functional Reasoning**: Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form. Involves semi-routine standardized work.* **Situational Reasoning**: Requires the ability to exercise minimal judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of pre-defined duties.## Qualifications**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS*** High School Diploma or GED.* Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license.* Ability to drive a golf cart.**ADA Requirements:** Individuals applying for the posted position must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.* **Physical Ability**: Tasks require the ability to exert physical effort in work typically involving some combination of walking, standing, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of objects and materials (5-50 pounds).* **Sensory Requirements**: Some tasks may require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally and relate to other people in a professional manner.* **Environmental Factors**: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, temperature and noise extremes, fumes, heights, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, bright/dim light, toxic agents, disease, pathogenic substances, or animal attacks/bites.