Operator 1

Secession Golf Club; South Carolina; On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Secession Golf Club is seeking an Equipment Operator to perform routine maintenance on the golf course. The role involves operating tractors and mowing equipment, raking bunkers, and maintaining greens and fairways under supervision of the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendents.

Responsibilities include operating small power equipment, inspecting machinery, loading/unloading materials, and assisting with general course upkeep.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow verbal and written directions.
• Demonstrated experience operating small power equipment.
• Self-starting, hands-on approach to maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Mows greens, tees, fairways and areas not accessible with mowers.
• Rakes bunkers with power rakes and tidies tees/greens.
• Operates turbine blowers, portable pumps and other gear; inspects machinery.

Skills

Follow verbal and written directions

Small power equipment operation

Self-starter with hands-on skills

Tools

Tractors

Mowing equipment

Job description

General Definition of WorkRoutine manual labor for maintenance of Club Golf Course. The Equipment Operator is under the supervision of the Golf Course Superintendent and/or Assistant Superintendents.Essential FunctionsThe following functions are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.Performs work involving the use of equipment, such as, but not limited to, tractors and mowing equipment.Mows greens, tees, fairways, approaches to greens and other areas not accessible with mowersRakes bunkers with power rakes, verticuts tees and greens, operates sod cutterCleans machinery after each useOperates turbine blowersOperates portable pumpsInspects machinery after each useReports machinery/equipment problems to supervisorLoads and unloads materials’Trims trees and removes cuttingsWaters plantsPerforms any and all other duties as directed by supervisorAll other functions inclusive of greenskeeper positionAbility to follow verbal and/or written directionsJob requires physical strength, stamina and agility.Working knowledge and operation of small power equipmentKnowledge, Skills and AbilitiesAbility to follow verbal and/or written directions.Demonstrated experience in working with small power equipmentSelf-starter with demonstrated hands-on skillsJob requires physical strength, stamina and agilityDetail-oriented with the ability to handle projects from inception through executionPhysical RequirementsThis work requires the regular exertion of up to 50 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of more than 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently walking, speaking or hearing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions and occasionally requires sitting, climbing or balancing and tasting or smelling; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception and peripheral vision; 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 visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly of fabrication of parts within arms- length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires working near moving mechanical parts and exposure to outdoor weather conditions, frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles and occasionally requires working in high, precarious places, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to the risk of electrical shock and exposure to vibration; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. heavy traffic, large earth-moving equipment).Special RequirementsIf position requires operation of truck, jeep or car, a valid driver’s license is required.#SGC