Part-Time Golf Course Maintenance Specialist

PAY RATE

$16.17- $22.25 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. Click here for details.

Work activities in this position primarily involve chemical and fertilizer application andthe general knowledge of golf course maintenance, .

Employees in this classification will perform one or more of the following:

The list below is intended to describe the general nature of duties only. Employee shall perform other duties as assigned.

• May be a crew leader.
• Knowledge of pesticides, fungicides of turf maintenance (Pesticide Certification Required)
• Operates irrigation system.
• Operates all turf equipment to mow greens fairways and rough.
• Operates a weed whip.
• Operates trucks, tractors and loaders.
• Performs cup placement on greens.
• Maintains golf car fleet.
• Performs golf range maintenance.
• Keeps buildings and grounds clean.
• Paints buildings and signs.

• Certified pesticide applicator in the State of Michigan (Required to qualify)
• Ability to use hand tools and power tools.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions.
• Ability to operate push/power driven mowers, trucks, tractors and heavy equipment.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.

Hand & power tools; mowers; trucks, tractors; heavy equipment; radio; spray equipment.

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.