Greenskeeper

Job title: Greenskeeper

About the Role The Greenskeeper is responsible for maintaining the golf course’s turf and landscapes to ensure optimal playability and aesthetic appeal. This role involves performing a range of tasks related to turf management, including mowing, fertilizing, and irrigation, as well as managing landscape areas around the course. The Greenskeeper executes both routine and specialized maintenance procedures to uphold the high standards of the golf course and supports the overall maintenance goals of the club.

What You'll Do

• Mow greens, fairways, tees, and roughs to maintain proper height and playability.
• Apply fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides according to the agronomy plan and safety guidelines.
• Water turf areas as needed, ensuring optimal moisture levels and adjusting irrigation systems as required.
• Monitor turf conditions and identify issues such as pests, diseases, or nutrient deficiencies, taking corrective actions as needed.
• Safely operate powered equipment, including mowers, aerators, and sprayers.
• Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs on equipment to ensure proper functioning.
• Keep all equipment clean, well-maintained, and stored appropriately.
• Maintain and enhance landscaping around the clubhouse, including flowerbeds, shrubs, and trees.
• Trim and prune trees and shrubs to promote healthy growth and aesthetics.
• Prepare soil beds, lay sod, and plant new vegetation as directed.
• Keep all areas of the golf course, including pathways, bunkers, and water hazards, free of debris and in good condition.
• Assist in the construction and maintenance of new features on the golf course, such as greens, tees, and bunkers.
• Ensure that daily tasks and assignments are completed to meet club standards and quality expectations.

What We're Looking For

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Preferred: Prior knowledge in landscape management, greenhouse operations, or groundskeeping maintenance.
• Physical requirements: Primarily outdoors with frequent exposure to extreme temperatures and humidity; sitting, standing, walking, climbing ladders, squatting/kneeling, reaching, grasping, pushing/pulling, twisting/bending, lifting/carrying up to 100 lbs., talking, hearing, and seeing.
• Primary tools/equipment: Construction tools (shovels, axes, sledgehammers, etc.), gardening tools (pruners, rakes, hedge shears, trimmers, etc.), blowers, grass mowers, tractors, cup cutter.
• Work schedule: Attendance requirements per weekly schedule; additional hours including weekends and/or holidays.

Nice to Have

• Prior knowledge in landscape management, greenhouse operations, or groundskeeping maintenance.

Compensation & Benefits

• We offer a Total Rewards package with benefits for eligible full-time team members, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; short-term and long-term disability; 401(k) retirement plan; generous paid time off and leave programs (as required by applicable law for part-time team members).
• Base pay is determined by skills, experience, education, location, and hours worked.