Turf Equipment Technician/Mechanic The Architects Golf Club

Genesis Distribution; Phillipsburg (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Architects Golf Club in New Jersey seeks an experienced Turf Equipment Technician/Mechanic for its Golf Course Maintenance department. The ideal candidate will have golf course equipment experience as a mechanic or related experience.

Duties include repairing and maintaining all golf course equipment. Responsibilities include preventative maintenance, repair of all equipment and golf carts, keeping maintenance records, diagnosing mechanical problems, and assisting in training staff on safe

Qualifications

• Certificate from college or technical school is preferred.
• Knowledge of small engine repair.
• Ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely.
• Ability to inspect equipment and related components.
• Highly motivated, goal-driven and a self-starter.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance on golf course equipment in coordination with operators.
• Repair and maintain all golf course equipment and golf carts.
• Keep repair and maintenance records on all equipment.
• Inspect, diagnose, and repair mechanical problems for maintenance equipment.
• Set heights and sharpen blades on cutting units.
• Make cuts, welds and braze as needed in repairing equipment and mowing units.
• Order parts and supplies to facilitate equipment repair and inventory control.
• Assist in training staff on safe equipment use.

Skills

Small engine repair

Self-starter

Safety awareness

Mechanical aptitude

Education

College/Technical school certificate

Tools

Welding equipment

Braze tools

Job description

Turf Equipment Technician/Mechanic The Architects Golf Club

Architects Golf Club seeks experienced equipment mechanic for its Golf Course Maintenance department. The ideal candidate will have golf course experience as a mechanic or related experience. Duties include repairing and maintaining all golf course equipment. Possess the language, mathematical and reasoning skills and physical demands of the position (regularly lift and/or move up to 10-50 lbs; specific vision ability required of close, distance, and color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus).

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Conduct and effective preventative maintenance program in conjunction with operators to reduce mechanical failure and poor performance on all golf course equipment
• Repair of all equipment and golf carts
• Keep repair and maintenance records on all equipment
• Inspect, diagnose, and repair mechanical problems for all maintenance equipment
• Set heights and sharpen blades on the cutting units
• Make cuts, welds and braze as needed in repairing equipment and mowing units
• Price comparison on all related parts and materials before ordering
• Maintain an adequate supply of parts through requisitions to the Purchasing Manager
• Monitor gas and fuel levels in storage tanks
• Assure proper disposal of all related hazardous materials
• Perform other duties assigned by supervisor or manager
• Properly service and maintain all types of Golf Course Equipment.
• Assist Superintendent/Assistant in training staff on safe equipment use.
• Maintain daily sharpness and height of reel mowers.
• Order parts and supplies to facilitate equipment repair.
• Spot check equipment performance in the field.
• Work on the golf course as needed.
• Carries out preventative maintenance schedules for all equipment.
• Repairs and adjusts equipment.
• Assists in maintaining repair records on all equipment.
• Assists in establishing and maintaining safety procedures for using equipment.
• Maintains fuel consumption and supplies records.
• Maintains inventory of parts and supplies.
• Maintain a neat, clean and orderly shop operation.

Educational Requirements

Prefer a certificate from college or technical school.

Experience Requirements

• Knowledge of small engine repair
• Ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely
• Ability to inspect equipment and related component
• Must be highly motivated, goal driven and self-starter
• Must have the ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Special Requirements
  • Regularly required to reach with hands and arms
  • Often required to stand, walk, push, pull, lift grasp, bend, and kneel for five hours at a time without sitting
  • Frequently is required to sit, climb, or balance, stoop, crawl, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls
  • Must be able to lift and/or move up to 30lbs occasionally
  • Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, and depth perception
  • Moderate exposure to extreme cold, heat, working outdoors, chemicals, pesticides, gasoline, vibration, mechanical hazards, and electrical hazards
  • Daily exposure to dusts and pollens
  • Noise level is typically loud
  • Work extended hours during golf and holiday season
  • Work weekends and holidays

About The Architects Golf Club

In 2001, owners Dennis and Larry Turco had a vision to open one of the most renowned golf courses in the world — one that paid tribute to the great design styles of the game’s most prolific architects. Together, they partnered with golf course architect Stephen Kay and Golf Digest Architectural Editor, Ron Whitten, to unveil New Jersey’s only legacy course and name it, “The Architects Golf Club.” The Architects embodies 70 years of great design styles and is the only course to offer a history lesson in golf course architecture as guests play through their round.Set alongside Warren County’s luscious, rolling hills, The Architects Golf Club is known for its links-style golf play and beautiful panoramic landscape views and natural imagery. Architects pays tribute to the great golf course architects spanning a golden age of golf course design that spanned from 1885 to 1955. Esteemed golf course architect Stephen Kay, alongside Golf Digest architectural editor Ron Whitten, created the concept, which was then executed and completed by course builders and owners/operators, Larry and Dennis Turco. In 2007, another chapter in The Architects Golf Club began with the opening of a new state- … Show more Show less