Location: Granville,OH, USA
Basic Function
Perform duties associated with ground management and maintenance. Use small and large equipment, including tractors, mowers, trimmers and other maintenance equipment.
Essential Job Functions
* Mow fairways and roughs with gang units and rotary units.
* Maintain the grounds by using various hand tools such as rakes, shovels, edgers and hand trimmers.
* Perform leaf pick-up, branch and debris pick-up and basic tree trimming.
* Edge bunkers and placing sand in traps.
* Prepare the Golf Course for the close of the season and the upcoming winter.
* Apply fertilizer and other chemicals as needed to the grounds and the overall course.
* Ensure that the equipment cooling systems are always working, refill fuel and oil
daily, clean equipment daily; and report equipment problems or failures to Equipment Manager immediately.
* Provide basic preventive maintenance on equipment as directed by the equipment
manager or assistant superintendent.
* Perform other duties as directed by his/her supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications
* High school diploma or equivalent.
* Must be able to receive written and oral instructions
* Lift up to 75 pounds.
* Must be physically able to work in extreme temperatures and undesirable weather conditions.
* Must have a valid Ohio Driver's license and be insurable through the University.
Preferred Qualifications
* Post high school study in landscaping, horticulture, turf management, botany or other related field.
* Two years of grounds keeping experience.
* Working knowledge in the use of herbicides and pesticides and irrigation systems. Experience in recycling and composting.