Assistant Golf Course Superintendent – Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club

Job Listing Posted:

Reports to: Director of Agronomy and Superintendent
Supervises: Groundskeepers, Irrigation Tech, Integrated Pest Management Tech and Landscape Tech
Classification: Full Time

Education and/or Experience
• Three years of experience in the maintenance, operation or management of a golf course and related facilities and equipment, including one year of supervisory experience.
• Undergraduate college or associate degree in turf agronomy or golf course maintenance.
Job Knowledge, Core Competencies and Expectations
• Knowledge of tools, methods and materials used in grounds and golf course construction, landscaped area maintenance work and building maintenance and improvement.
• Operate trucks and light motorized equipment.
• Knowledge of agronomy, turf grass science and the rules of golf.
• Working knowledge of basic electricity and hydraulics related to an irrigation system, including automatic valves and controllers and various types of pumps and pumping systems.
• Knowledge of and ability to perform required roles in emergency situations.
Job Summary (Essential Functions)
Supervise daily course maintenance and inspect course conditions.

Job Tasks/Duties
• Oversees and performs ongoing course maintenance activities including project and irrigation management.
• Completes minor repair on equipment.
• Operates and maintains equipment.
• Maintains equipment inventory.
• Trains personnel in ongoing course maintenance activities.
• Selects, trains, supervises, schedules and evaluates assigned personnel.
• Maintains parts and supplies inventory.
• Assists in the development of equipment purchase specifications.
• Performs safety orientation and ongoing safety training for all department staff.
• Supervises Maintenance Shop and runs operations in the absence of Director of Agronomy and Superintendent.
• Attends staff meetings.
• Performs other appropriate tasks assigned by the Director of Agronomy

Licenses and Special Requirements
• Pesticide Applicator’s certificate.
• Valid driver’s license.
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 including frequent lifting, bending, climbing, stooping and pulling.

Compensation will be commensurate with experience with a range of $60,000-$68,000.

Submit Resumes To:
Matt Kimball
Director of Agronomy
mkimball@pumpkinridge.com