Part-Time Golf Course Maintenance Worker

PAY RATE:

$14.45 per hour DOQ (up to 1,500 hours per year). Eligible part-time employees will receive up to a $5.75 per hour retention bonus for all hours worked from Memorial Day through Labor Day.  for details.

Applicants MUST BE 18 years of age or older and have a valid driver's license.

Work activities in this position primarily involve the maintenance of the park golf course. Metropark golf courses are a 7‑day per week operation in many types of weather and top candidates should have a reasonable amount of availability for scheduling purposes.

• Operate Green, Tee and Fairway reel mowers.
• Operate Rotary Rough mowers.
• Rake and edge Sand Bunkers.
• Operate Weed Whip.
• Operate Utility Carts.
• Weed and spread mulch in Landscape Beds.
• Edge Sprinkler Heads.
• Hand seed divots.
• Pick up garbage and tree limbs.
• Perform pin placement rotation on greens.

• Ability to use hand tools and power tools.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions.
• Ability to work varied hours depending upon park demands.
• Ability to traverse sandy, marshy or wooded areas with even or uneven terrain.
• Ability to load, unload and move materials between work locations.
• Ability to get along with co‑workers, supervisors, and park visitors.
• Ability to distinguish letters and symbols.
• Will be required to work assigned Special Events, Weekends, Evenings and Holidays.
• Will be required to adjust schedule to meet organizational needs.
• Ability to perform essential duties.
• Lake Erie Metropark is a 7‑day per week operation. It is expected that staff will be available to work as scheduled. At the same time, the parks are weather dependent, which may result in cancelled or shortened work schedules as necessary.

Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.

Hand & power tools; mowers; trucks, tractors; heavy equipment; telephone; radio; fax machine; computer to include word processing, spreadsheet, and data base applications.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to walk, sit, talk and hear. The employee is routinely required to use hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls;

and reach with hands and arms. The employee is routinely required to run, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch and must have the ability to traverse sandy, marshy, or wooded areas with uneven terrain. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely works in outside weather conditions. The employee may be exposed to heat, wet and/or humid conditions, chemicals, animals, foliage and vegetation, etc.