Groundskeeper

Organization:

Founded in 1913, Forsyth Country Club is steeped in tradition and continues to serve as an important part of the history of Winston-Salem. Since its inception, Forsyth Country Club has been distinguished as one of the premier clubs in the South. The Club is nestled on 172 acres of pristine rolling hills in Winston-Salem, NC and has an 18-hole Donald Ross golf course. Benefits include FREE employee meals, uniforms, golf privileges, and opportunity for advancement. Come join our team!!

Position Summary:

Maintain golf course and landscaping around the course, clubhouse and other club facilities, including parking lots.

Job Tasks/Duties:

• Plants and maintains ornamental shrubs and trees.
• Trims and feeds shrubs and trees; removes cuttings.
• Maintains landscape beds around clubhouse and club grounds.
• Rakes and blows leaves.
• Mows greens and fairways by operating walk-behind turf equipment.
• Prepares and lays sod.
• Prepares soil plant beds, and establishes plantings by seed or transplants.
• Maintains annual and perennial flowers in aesthetic arrangements.
• Rakes bunkers.
• Loads and unloads materials.
• Repairs and maintains driving range tees.
• Cleans equipment used in practice area.
• Aerifies and spikes greens.
• Digs holes and trenches to maintain or construct irrigation and drainage lines.
• Installs pipe and backfills excavations.
• Empties garbage cans.
• Attends staff meetings.
• Performs other appropriate tasks assigned by the Golf Course Maintenance Superintendent.

Licenses and Special Requirements:

• Valid driver's license
• 1 year landscaping or groundskeeping experience
• At least 18 years old

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions.
• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• Able to meet and perform the physical requirements and to work effectively in an environment which is typical of this position.
• Frequent lifting, bending, climbing, stooping and pulling.
• May need to use some protective equipment, such as a respirator, gloves, earplugs, eye guards/visors, boots and hat.

Classification:

Pay: From $14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift