Maintenance Worker - Golf Course

City of Winston-Salem, NC; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Winston-Salem is seeking a Golf Course Maintenance worker to perform intermediate semiskilled work at the golf course and clubhouse. Responsibilities include maintaining the course, mowing, and ensuring the aesthetics of the greens and fairways. Applicants should have a high school diploma and experience in landscaping or golf course maintenance. The role requires physical stamina and the ability to work outdoors in various conditions.

Benefits

401a Contribution

Bus Pass Program

Education Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Group Health Insurance

Paid Holidays

Retirement / Pension Plan

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Wellness Program

Qualifications

• Moderate experience in general landscaping work or golf course maintenance.
• Ability to work outdoors year-round.

Responsibilities

• Maintains rough, greens, and fairways on golf course.
• Rakes sand traps using motorized equipment.
• Spreads grass seeds on course as needed.

Skills

Landscaping

Maintenance

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Power mowers

Job description

Job Number : 07112

Department : Recreation & Parks

Division : Recreation General Maintenance

Opening Date : 08 / 21 / 2024

Description

Performs intermediate semiskilled work maintaining golf course and club house, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Golf Course Supervisor.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Examples of Duties

• Maintains rough, greens, and fairways on golf course; mows course; removes debris from course and cart paths.

Changes pin placement holes on greens.

Rakes sand traps using motorized equipment.

Maintains ball washers and tee boxes; paints as needed.

Spreads grass seeds on course as needed.

Maintains interior of club house during cold weather; lays out protective tarps over greens to prevent cold weather damage; removes trees and stumps when course is empty due to weather.

Typical Qualifications

Education and Experience : High school diploma or GED and moderate experience in general landscaping work, golf course maintenance, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities : Thorough knowledge of related industry, organization, and department policies, practices, and procedures; thorough knowledge of related industry organization, and departmental legal guides, recommendations, best practices, ordinances, and laws; comprehensive knowledge of the methods, tools and equipment required to maintain golf course greens, fairways, roughs, and cart paths; thorough knowledge of the operating and maintenance requirements of power mowers and allied equipment; general knowledge of and skill in the proper methods of planting, cultivating, watering and trimming greens, tees and fairways; some knowledge of the characteristics of the various kinds of grasses used in golf courses and of the means of controlling grass diseases and pests; ability to work outdoors in year-round; ability to develop and maintain an effective working relationship with associates, supervisors, and the general public.

Physical Requirements : This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, frequently requires standing and reaching with hands and arms and occasionally requires walking, using hands to finger, handle or feel, climbing or balancing, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and / or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to vibration and occasionally requires exposure to fumes or airborne particles; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

Supplemental Information

Valid Driver's License.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

• 401a Contribution (employee match not required)
• Bus Pass Program
• Education Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Suggestion Program
• Family and Medical Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Group Health Insurance
• Jury Duty Leave
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Military Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Promotion from Within
• Retirement / Pension Plan (State of NC)
• Shared Leave
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Training
• Wellness Program

The City of Winston-Salem's employment practices are guided by federal, state, and local rules and regulations guaranteeing employment opportunities to all persons without regard to and prohibiting discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, religion, political affiliation or beliefs, national origin or handicap, unless a bonafide occupational qualification exists.

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Golf Course Maintenance • Winston Salem, NC, US