Lead Mechanic

Under the direction of the golf course Superintendent the mechanic works independently in the repairing and maintenance of various gasoline and diesel-powered golf maintenance equipment and the club’s gasoline beverage cart and picker fleet. The mechanic also assists in the course maintenance program and will warrant safety procedures a top priority.

• Communicates any needs or problems relating to maintenance or repair of equipment.
• Inspects, diagnoses, adjusts, and repairs mechanical defects failures in various pieces of golf course maintenance equipment on a regular basis.
• Works to prioritize equipment repair and maintenance work.
• Sets up and modifies new equipment as needed.
• Repairs and adjusts engines and cutting mechanisms on various heavy and light mowing equipment.
• Keeps maintenance equipment fueled, oiled, and inspected; performs related tasks as required.
• Keeps up with preventative maintenance schedule, i.e. oil, grease, air, gas, etc.
• Inspect and repair equipment on course.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the course Superintendent.

• High school diploma
• Two years of equipment repair experience
• Valid driver’s license
• Requires a working knowledge of the general operation of gasoline and diesel powered equipment
• Requires mechanical ability; ability to use common mechanical tools
• Requires an ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with other employees
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment as well as a well-organized parts inventory
• Requires adhering to proper recycling and/or disposal of various oils, compounds, and other fluids
• Requires assisting in daily inspection of golf course maintenance equipment
• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions; skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards

Must be able to frequently sit, stand, bend; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and walk. Ability to lift 50 lbs, and to lift overhead and push or pull and/or move lighter objects. The employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions of moderate cold and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts;

fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; and motorized equipment vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.