Description Summary/Objective As a member of the Bully Pulpit Golf Course team, a Golf Course Grounds Crew member will have a primary day-to-day responsibility to perform landscaping tasks using power equipment and hand tools to assist in golf course turf maintenance, course setup, and irrigation. Duties/Responsibilities • Safely operate equipment and accessories as trained and assigned including, but not limited to, greens mowers, rotary mowers, tri-plex mowers, vertical mowers, line trimmers, edgers, utility vehicles, back-pack blowers, aerifiers, spikers, mechanical top dressers, sod cutters, mechanical bunker rakes, tractors, sweepers, blades, loaders, trenchers, chain saws, and miscellaneous hand tools. • Excavate and backfill ditches and trenches with hand tools and assists with watering the roughs. • Plan and cultivate lawns, turf or gardens and based on landscaping designs, determine further work that should occur. • Cut and trim golf course greens, fairways, trees, weeds, brushes, tees, and roughs. • Apply growth enhancers and disease inhibitors to greens and tees. • Grade and prepare base, lay sod, and maintain greens, tees, and fairways. • Prepare chemicals as needed for application by mixing according to directions. • Apply fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees by spraying or spreading. • Where artificial turf is used, periodically replaces cushion pads; vacuums and disinfects turf after use. • Properly care for assigned equipment by inspecting machinery before and after each use, cleaning machinery after each use, making necessary minor adjustments to equipment and reporting machinery/equipment problems to the mechanic. • Maintain maintenance and fluid use logs (gas and oil) on assigned equipment. • Maintain the cleanliness of all golf course equipment and participate in daily setups for play. • Assist with loading and unloading materials used for the golf course. • Perform regular and seasonal maintenance on irrigation systems including ay necessary winterizing procedures. • Participate in workplace safety training sessions. • Perform other related duties as assigned Supervisory Responsibilities - None Requirements Required Skills/Abilities • Attention to detail • Ability to give and/or follow verbal or written instructions. • Ability to safely operate trucks and motorized equipment. • Ability to operate power equipment and hand tools. • Good verbal communication skills. • Ability to analyze and solve problems. • Punctual and reliable. Required Education and Experience • Requires the knowledge and safe operation of golf course maintenance equipment. • Previous work on a golf course is preferred but not required. • Knowledge of horticulture is preferred. • Valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record preferred Work Environment This job operates in a professional golf course and outdoor environment. This role routinely uses standard maintenance and landscaping equipment. Continuously in hot/heat outside conditions. Frequently works in humid conditions, with others, with sharp objects, vibrations, chemicals, and heavy machinery. Occasionally works in cold conditions outside. Occasionally works with fumes, gases, odors, and dust. This is a full-time seasonal position. Work extended hours, which includes weekends. Work outside in all weather conditions. Work on or near heavy machinery. Physical Demands 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. While performing the duties of this job the employee is: • Continuously required to lift and carry up to 25 pounds • Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, hear, and have repetitive use of hands and arms, push, pull, and lift and carry up to 50 pounds. • Occasionally required to climb and reach overhead. • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus to determine accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of work assigned and able to determine safety of workplace surroundings. AAP/EEO Statement It is the policy of TRMF to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, TRMF will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.