Greenskeeper III and Irrigation Tech

Job Description

Job Description

GREENSKEEPER III / IRRIGATION TECH

JOB SUMMARY : The Greenskeeper III / Irrigation Tech ensures that the day-to-day care, maintenance, and renovation of the golf course and surrounding grounds are in quality condition. Support the golf maintenance team in the specified areas of irrigation and chemical applications.

JOB DUTIES :

• Operates golf course maintenance equipment to include mower, trimmers, edgers, weed eaters, blowers, etc.
• Mows greens, tees, fairways, roughs, collars, and approaches.
• Changes tee markers, cuts cups, repair ball marks on greens, and repair tee and fairway divots.
• Rake and edges bunkers, top dress greens and tees, edge cart paths, remove weeds, and gather debris from golf course.
• Participates in course renovations such as sod laying or removal, grass sprigging, trench excavating, tree and brush removal and operating hand tools.
• Fertilize, verti-cut and aerify greens, tees, fairways, and roughs.
• Calculate and mix fertilizers and pesticides as well as spraying tees, greens and fairways when needed.
• Monitor and recognize common turf diseases, weeds and insects and treat accordingly.
• Maintain golf course irrigation equipment and make necessary repairs.
• Monitor course for irrigation needs and assist in the hand watering of greens when necessary.
• Takes direction from Assistant Superintendent in leading and directing small teams for special projects and tasks.
• Performs golf course maintenance duties as assigned by management.

BACKGROUND / EXPERIENCE :

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