Golf Greenskeeper

Arizona Grand Resort & Spa; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Arizona Grand Resort & Spa is seeking a grounds maintenance worker to maintain the golf course greens, tees, fairways, and surrounding landscapes. You will plant sod, trees, shrubs, and flowers, and perform routine maintenance on a variety of grounds equipment.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma and about 2 years of golf course maintenance experience, with the ability to lift up to 80 pounds and work in a desert climate.

Qualifications

• Perform grounds maintenance for turf and landscaped areas.
• Keep equipment clean and maintained, and perform routine checks.
• Lift up to 80 pounds and perform manual labor in a desert environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain golf course greens, tees, and fairways.
• Plant sod, trees, shrubs, and flowers.
• Operate and service grounds maintenance equipment.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Irrigation knowledge

Desert environment

Team communication

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Riding mowers

Weedeaters

Blowers

Tractors

Job description

Summary of Position:

Under the direction of the Golf Course Superintendent, perform ground maintenance duties including maintaining greens, tees, fairways, vegetation and landscaped areas.

Essential Functions:

• Prepare and maintain golf course.
• Prepare and plant sod, trees, shrubs, and flowers.
• Clean and perform routine maintenance on ground maintenance equipment and tools.
• Maintain turf by aerification, slicing, and topdressing.
• Perform a variety of general grounds keeping duties including raking, weeding, trimming trees, and fertilizing.
• Operate and maintain a variety of grounds maintenance equipment and tools including riding and push mowers, weedeaters , blowers, edgers, trimmers, tractors, overseeders, rototillers, sod cutter, woodchipper, hand and power tools, and other ground maintenance tools and equipment.

Qualifications:

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience: 2 years of golf course maintenance preferred

Certificates or Licenses: NA

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Perform a variety of grounds maintenance work in the preparation and maintenance of turf.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with fellow co-workers.
• Utilize herbicides, pesticides, and other sprays in a safe and effective manner.
• Perform heavy manual labor.
• Lift objects weighing up to 80 pounds.
• Work in a desert environment.
• Basic irrigation knowledge.

Personal Characteristics:

• Behaves ethically.
• Communicates effectively: Speaks and listens in a clear, thorough, and timely manner.
• Professional Appearance: Exhibits an appearance appropriate for a four diamond resort (Specific grooming standards are available for review).

The Arizona Grand Resort & Spa’s leaders and associates believe each guest should be treated with respect and professionalism. We create a genuine experience, enticing our guests to return again and again. In order to be successful at The Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, associates must share both our Purpose (Making Space for Genuine Hospitality) and Pillars (Hands On & Heartfelt, Sincere & Focused, Collaborative & Curious, and Conscientious). This includes possessing and demonstrating a high level of courtesy and respect for both internal and external guests. Our fun, friendly and enthusiastic team members treat every guest as if they were our only guest. A true customer focus is essential to success with our property.

*This position is a safety-sensitive position. Under the law, safety-sensitive positions are defined as positions where the employee operates, repairs, maintains or monitors the performance or operation of a motor vehicle, equipment, machinery, or power tools. Safety-sensitive positions may also include jobs where the tasks or duties required of the employee could affect the safety or health of the employee performing the task or others.

Source: Hospitality Online