Golf Course Maintenance Technician

Provides turf management to golf course. Monitors and maintains irrigation system. Maintains the course through mowing, weeding, fertilizing, applying herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides, aeration, and other tasks. Assists the Golf Course Superintendent and provides daily scheduling and supervision of seasonal staff in the operation and maintenance of the golf course. The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description .

• Assists in planning and implementing golf turf and plant health maintenance schedule including irrigation, fertilization, weed control, seeding, aerating, top dressing, chemical applications, and mowing.
• Provides supervision, direction, scheduling, and assistance to seasonal staff to perform the maintenance of Bell Nob Golf Course including greens, tees and fairways and irrigation systems in assigned areas. Trains and motivates assigned staff with the safe and proper use of grounds maintenance equipment, and cleaning and pesticide chemicals.
• Responsible for all fertilizer and chemical applications and implementing chemical application schedule; maintain accurate records of all chemical and fertilizer applications.
• Supervise and perform a variety of skilled duties involved in trouble shooting, identifying, and resolving malfunctions in the computerized irrigation system.
• Responsible for repair and maintenance of irrigation system, leveling of heads and sprinklers, proper rotation, and spray of sprinklers.
• Surveying plants, trees, shrubs, and turf for disease, insect damage, and other pests; accurately diagnosing diseases so that proper action can be taken.
• Operates light, medium, and heavy equipment. Assists with maintenance on equipment.
• Assists department personnel and county agencies with special events and work assignments as needed.
• Performs related duties as required.

Required Education and Experience:

• High school diploma (or GED equivalent)
• Associates Degree or 2 years of College Bell Nob Maintenance Tech
• One (1) to three (3) years of experience in grounds maintenance
• Any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities

Required Licenses or Certifications:

• Class C driver's license

Knowledge of:

• English grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Principles and practices of basic bookkeeping
• Modern office procedures, methods, and computer equipment
• Pesticides and proper implementation of chemicals
• Fertilization applications and calibration of equipment
• Grounds maintenance equipment
• Principles and practices of turf management
• Computerized irrigation system installation, design, and maintenance

Skill in:

• Interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective and appropriate working relationships
• Performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature
• Performing basic mathematical functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, and ratios
• Communication, both oral and written
• Operating manual and power grounds and landscape equipment and tools

Ability to:

• Meet schedules and deadlines of the work
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions
• Accurately organize and maintain paper documents and electronic files
• Maintain the confidentiality of information and professional boundaries
• Perform diagnostic on plant disease and insect damage / infiltration
• Conduct training sessions
• Read and understand mechanical drawings
• Provide leadership and direction to assigned seasonal staff

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The position involves heavy physical demands, such as exerting up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.

Campbell County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.