Greens & Fairways Equipment Operator I

Troon; Palm Coast (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Palm Harbor Golf Club seeks a Golf Course Equipment Operator I to join the course maintenance team. The role reports to the Superintendent and assists senior staff in caring for greens, fairways and related areas using course equipment.

Responsibilities include operating vehicles, mowing greens and tees, maintaining work areas, irrigating, soil prep, and applying chemicals as directed, with a focus on safety and reliability. Entry-level with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Ability to design, coordinate, and maintain landscaping on the golf course as directed by the Superintendent.
• Willingness to learn operation of grounds maintenance tools and materials used on the course.
• Operate golf course tools with attention to safety for self, golfers, and staff.
• Keep equipment clean and assist with keeping maintenance facility clean.
• Ability to give oral and written instructions.
• Willingness to learn seeding, fertilizing, mulching, and ground prep for restoration.
• Dependable and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Operates motorized vehicles on the course.
• Maintains clean and organized works areas on the golf course and maintenance facility.
• Mows greens, aprons, fairways, roughs, tees, and other areas.
• Waters tees, greens and fairways; operates irrigation heads as needed.
• Repairs irrigation system, pipes and irrigation heads as needed.
• Grades and prepares soil base, lays sod and seeds greens, tees and fairways.
• Trims hedges and shrubbery; cleans flower beds.
• Applies pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers to the golf course.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Landscaping design

Grounds maintenance

Tool operation

Safety awareness

Oral/written instructions

Tools

Lawn machinery

Irrigation systems

Pesticides handling

Job description

Palm Harbor Golf Club seeks a Golf Course Equipment Operator I to join the course maintenance team. The role reports to the Superintendent and assists senior staff in caring for greens, fairways and related areas using course equipment.

Responsibilities include operating vehicles, mowing greens and tees, maintaining work areas, irrigating, soil prep, and applying chemicals as directed, with a focus on safety and reliability. Entry-level with growth opportunities.