Greenskeeper

COUNTRY CLUB OF BIRMINGHAM; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 18,184 - 25,898; Full time

Job summary

COUNTRY CLUB OF BIRMINGHAM is looking for a full-time grounds maintenance team member in Birmingham, AL. Responsibilities include mowing, edging, and maintaining the golf course's visual appeal.

Qualified candidates must be able to lift heavy objects and work outdoors in various weather conditions. The position requires a flexible schedule and willingness to work early mornings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Must be willing to work early mornings, weekends, and holidays.
• Able to lift heavy objects and stand/walk for extended periods.
• Must be able to read chemical labels.

Responsibilities

• Mowing, edging, and fertilizing greens, tees, and fairways.
• Safely operating mowers and utility vehicles.
• Ensuring the landscape is visually appealing and playable.

Skills

Ability to operate motorized equipment

Lifting heavy objects (approx. 60 lbs.)

Knowledge of grounds maintenance equipment

Job description

Job Details: Location: 3325 Country Club Rd 500, Birmingham, AL 35213. Position Type: Full Time. Salary Range: $16.00 - $16.00 Hourly.

Welcome to The Country Club of Birmingham, where tradition meets excellence. We’re a private country club known for our outstanding amenities, personalized member service, and vibrant community. From golf and tennis to fine dining and seasonal events, our team is the heart of the member experience.

Schedule

Monday–Thursday 6:30am – 3:30pm. Friday–Sunday: 6:00am – 11:00am. (This position requires working every other weekend).

Key Responsibilities

• Mowing, edging, aeration, and fertilizing of greens, tees, fairways, and roughs.
• Raking sand bunkers, changing hole locations, divot filling, and repairing ball marks.
• Safely operating walking mowers, riding mowers, utility vehicles, tractors, bunker rakes, and powered debris blowers.
• Moving tee markers, changing hole locations on greens, and ensuring the overall landscape is neat.

Working Conditions

Often work early mornings, weekends, and holidays to minimize disruption to golfers.

Outdoors, subject to pre‑dawn hours and weather conditions such as heat, cold, rain, and confined spaces.

Complete manual labor for long periods: walking on uneven surfaces, bending, crouching, kneeling, pushing/pulling levers on equipment and machinery, reaching in all directions, and prolonged periods of time.

Qualifications

Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to include early mornings, overtime and holidays if necessary.

Able to work outdoors in various weather conditions, lift heavy objects (approx. 60 lbs.), and stand/walk for extended periods.

Ability to operate motorized equipment and hand tools.

Knowledge preferred but not required of operating outdoor grounds maintenance equipment.

Must be able to read chemical labels.

Meticulous approach to ensuring the course is visually appealing and highly playable.

Perform quality work within deadlines.

Interact professionally with other employees, members and guests.

Essential Physical Functions

• Full range of mobility in upper and lower body.
• Must lift at least 40 lbs. without restrictions.
• Must be able to push and pull up to 40 lbs.
• Must stand for long periods of time without breaks.
• Requires long periods of standing, walking, frequent bending, crouching, kneeling and reaching.
• Will be exposed to outside weather conditions including high temperatures.
• Will be exposed to moving mechanical parts and equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is high.