Greens Keeper / Equipment Operator

Cedar Point Club; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Medical

Vision

Dental

Vacation

Holiday

Sick

Golf Privileges

Job summary

Cedar Point Club in Suffolk, Virginia seeks an Equipment Operator to maintain the golf course and grounds. This role involves safely operating a wide range of equipment, cleaning and minor repairs, and daily maintenance duties around the course and clubhouse.

Responsibilities include logging fuel/oil usage, performing tasks such as mowing, trimming, drainage work, and bunkers maintenance, and supporting golf course setup as needed. Evening/night shifts and weekend hours may be required.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience with equipment and/or in golf course maintenance or landscaping preferred.
• Valid driver's license.
• Demonstrated ability to operate golf course equipment.
• Demonstrated quality verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate equipment and accessories as trained and assigned including greens/rotary/tri-plex mowers and related machinery.
• Inspect and care for equipment before/after use; report issues to mechanic.
• Maintain logs for gas and oil on assigned equipment.
• Perform daily maintenance and site tasks such as trimming trees, laying sod, raking bunkers, drainage repairs, and filling divots.
• Perform golf course service and setup work as directed.

Skills

Equipment operation

Safety-focused

Maintenance logging

Communication skills

Time management

Tools

Greens mowers

Rotary mowers

Tractors

Back-pack blowers

Job description

Established in 1964, Cedar Point Club is a premier private, multi-generational country club located along the Nansemond River in Suffolk, Virginia. The club features championship golf with an 18-hole course that has hosted all VSGA Major Championships, a scenic 9-hole par-3 course, and renovated practice facilities, along with tennis and pickleball, a seasonal resort-style pool with poolside dining, and a clubhouse offering casual dining with fresh, seasonal fare and panoramic riverfront views. Members enjoy a robust calendar of social events for all ages, as well as golf and tennis programming. With chef-curated menus and versatile spaces, the club provides an ideal setting for corporate gatherings and private celebrations.

Cedar Point Club is a warm and welcoming community built on relationships and shared traditions. The club is guided by a strong commitment to hospitality, teamwork, and thoughtful service, with a focus on creating a consistent and high-quality experience for members and staff.

Position Summary:

Under general direction from the Golf Course Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, or Crew Foreman, the Equipment operator safely utilizes a variety of tools, machinery and equipment to perform maintenance duties around the golf course and grounds. Responsibilities also include cleaning equipment after each use and performing minor repairs and/or routine maintenance on the equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Safely operate equipment and accessories as trained and assigned including, but not limited to, greens mowers, rotary mowers, flymos, gang mowers, tri-plex mowers, vertical mowers, line trimmers, edgers, utility vehicles, back-pack blowers, portables pumps, aerifiers, spikers, mechanical top dressers, sed cutters, mechanical bunker rakes, tractors, sweepers, blades, loaders, backhoes, trenchers, chain saws, and miscellaneous hand tools.
• Properly care for assigned equipment by inspecting machinery before and after each use, cleaning machinery after each use, making necessary minor adjustments to equipment and reporting machinery/equipment problems to the mechanic.
• Maintain maintenance and flid use logs (gas and oil) on assigned equipment.
• Perform daily maintenance tasks on the golf course and grounds as well as the maintenance facility and clubhouse as assigned and directed. Duties may include, but not limited to, loading and unloading materials, trimming trees, removing cuttings, laying sod, hand raking bunkers, drainage installation and repair, and repairing ball marks and filling divots.
• Perform golf course service and set up work as directed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 1 year experience with equipment and/or in golf course maintenance or landscaping preferred.
• Valid driver's license. Driving record meeting Company safety policies and guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to operate golf course equipment.
• Demonstrated quality verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems, efficiently handle multiple duties under pressure with minimal supervision, work flexible hours as required including nights/weekends.
• Positive attitude, professional manner and appearance in all situations.

Classifications:

Part time or Full time, Seasonal or Non- Seasonal

• Full time employees are eligible for benefits including : 401K, Medical, Vision, Dental, Vacation, Holiday, Sick, Golf Privileges

KemperSports Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer