Grounds Crew

Hay Creek Hotels; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Groundskeeper at a forward-thinking hotel chain, responsible for maintaining the beauty of the golf course. This role involves landscaping design, operating mowers, and ensuring the course is in pristine condition. You'll work closely with a dedicated maintenance team, applying your skills in irrigation and ground preparation. If you are dependable and passionate about outdoor work, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a vibrant environment. Embrace the outdoors and contribute to creating an exceptional experience for guests!

Qualifications

• Ability to design, coordinate, and maintain landscaping on the golf course.
• Experience with operating greens/fairway mowers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains clean and organized work areas on the golf course.
• Mows greens, aprons, fairways, roughs, tees, and other areas.
• Applies pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers to the golf course.

Skills

Landscaping Design

Greens/Fairway Mower Operation

Spray Program Creation

Tool Operation

Oral and Written Instruction

Seeding and Fertilizing

Dependability

Tools

Greens/Fairway Mowers

Irrigation Systems

Job description

The Groundskeeper is a key member of the course maintenance team and is responsible for the landscaping and maintenance around the golf course. Multiple full-time and part-time positions available immediately.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Must possess the ability design, coordinate, and maintain landscaping on the golf course
• Experience with operating greens/fairway mowers preferred
• Must possess the ability to create spray programs for the golf course including greens, tees, fairways, roughs, and landscaping
• Must possess the ability to operate all tools and equipment related to golf course operations
• Ability to give oral and written instructions
• Skilled in seeding, fertilizing, mulching, and general ground preparation for restoration and renovation
• Must be dependable

Responsibilities:

• 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 in dry areas needing additional water
• Repairs the irrigation system, pipes and irrigation heads as needed
• Grades and prepares soil base, lays sod and seeds greens, tees and fairways
• Trims and prunes hedges and shrubbery; cleans flower beds
• Applies pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers to the golf course
• Perform other duties assigned by supervisor or manager

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