Maintenance Worker I- Golf (Part-Time)

City-of-Cocoa-Beac; Florida; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Cocoa Beach is seeking a part-time groundskeeper to maintain the City Golf Course. Under supervision, you will mow and maintain tees, fairways, rough, greens, sand traps, and related areas, and assist in course setup.

Requires high school diploma and 1–2 years landscape maintenance experience; ability to operate light tractors, mowers, string trimmers; weekend/holiday work; reports to Golf Course Superintendent.

Qualifications

• High school graduate with 1–2 years landscape maintenance experience.
• Experience preferably on a golf course.
• Ability to operate lawn equipment as described.

Responsibilities

• Operate light tractors, mowing equipment, and string trimmers.
• Mow tees, fairways, rough and greens; maintain greens and sand traps.
• Assist in course setup by adjusting pins and tee placements.
• Police grounds around clubhouse, pro shop, and pick up debris as needed.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Lawn mowing

Equipment operation

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Light tractors

Golf carts

String trimmers

Hand tools

Job description

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOBThis is a part-time position with starting pay rate of $18.43 per hour. This position will require working weekends and holidays.Under direct supervision, performs unskilled to semi-skilled work maintaining grounds at the City Golf Course. Work involves mowing and maintaining golf course tees, fairways, rough, lake banks, greens, and sand traps, and equipment used. Utilizes all equipment and tools necessary to maintain golf course. Employee is also responsible for assisting in course set up and policing grounds for debris, as necessary. Reports to the Golf Course Superintendent.SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSOperates light tractors, specialized mowing equipment and string trimmers; mows tee boxes, fairways, rough and greens.Performs various grounds maintenance duties including watering greens, raking sand traps, aerating greens, edging cart paths and sand traps, etc.; plants sod in bare spots on golf course, as instructed; prunes trees.Assists in setting up course by changing pin and tee placements; replaces tee towels; maintains golf ball washers.Polices golf course and grounds around clubhouse and pro shop, picking up papers, cans, bottles and other debris, as necessary.ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONSPerforms other related work as required.MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCEGraduation from high school and 1 to 2 years of experience in landscape maintenance work, preferably on a golf course; or any combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIREDTO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSPhysical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including light tractors, golf carts, lawn mowers, string trimmers, rakes, shovels, pick axes, hand tools, etc. Must be able to exert up to 75 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 25 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Physical demand requirements are for Medium to Heavy Work.