Assistant Golf Course Superintendent

Assistant Golf Course Superintendent

Norton Country Club is seeking a motivated, dependable, and experienced Assistant Golf Course Superintendent to join our Golf Course Maintenance Department.

The Assistant Superintendent will work directly with the Golf Course Superintendent to oversee the daily maintenance and presentation of the golf course, practice areas, landscaping, and club grounds. This position plays an important role in maintaining the high-quality playing conditions and appearance expected by our members and guests.

The ideal candidate will have strong turf-management knowledge, leadership skills, attention to detail, and a willingness to work hands-on with the grounds maintenance team.

Key responsibilities include assisting the Golf Course Superintendent with daily golf course maintenance operations, helping supervise, train, and direct seasonal and full-time groundskeeping employees, planning and assigning daily maintenance tasks to grounds staff, maintaining greens, tees, fairways, roughs, bunkers, and practice areas, operating and overseeing the safe operation of mowers, tractors, utility vehicles, aerators, sprayers, and other turf equipment, assisting with mowing schedules and turf-management practices, performing and overseeing aeration, verticutting, topdressing, seeding, fertilization, and other cultural practices, assisting with irrigation system operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs, monitoring turf conditions and identifying disease, insect, drainage, irrigation, and other turf-related issues, assisting with chemical and fertilizer applications in accordance with applicable laws, label requirements, and club policies, maintaining landscaping, trees, shrubs, flower beds, and other club grounds, maintaining bunkers, cart paths, drainage areas, and course surroundings, assisting with golf course setup and preparation for daily play, tournaments, outings, and special events, helping prepare the course for seasonal openings, winter conditions, and spring recovery, assisting with snow, storm, and weather-related cleanup when necessary, maintaining accurate records of maintenance activities, chemical applications, equipment maintenance, and other departmental activities, inspecting equipment and ensuring proper cleaning, lubrication, and routine maintenance, coordinating with the Superintendent regarding equipment repairs and replacement needs, maintaining a clean, organized, and safe maintenance facility, enforcing proper safety procedures and PPE requirements, reporting injuries, hazards, equipment problems, and unsafe conditions immediately, and performing other duties as assigned by the Golf Course Superintendent or management.

Qualifications include a minimum of 2–3 years of golf course, turf management, landscaping, or related grounds maintenance experience preferred, previous supervisory or crew-leadership experience preferred, knowledge of golf course turf maintenance and agronomic practices, ability to operate commercial grounds and turf equipment, mechanical aptitude and ability to perform basic equipment maintenance, knowledge of irrigation systems and troubleshooting preferred, strong organizational and time-management skills, ability to communicate effectively with employees, management, members, and vendors, ability to work independently while also functioning effectively as part of a team, strong attention to detail and pride in maintaining quality playing conditions, valid driver's license required or preferred, Massachusetts pesticide applicator license or willingness to obtain one preferred.

Physical requirements include working outdoors for extended periods in varying weather conditions, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, climbing, and reaching frequently, lifting and carrying materials and equipment weighing up to approximately 50 pounds, operating machinery and equipment safely, working early mornings and extended hours during peak golf season, performing repetitive physical tasks, and working safely around moving equipment, fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation systems, and other maintenance materials.

Work schedule includes flexibility, particularly during the golf season, early morning shifts, weekends, holidays when required, overtime during peak seasons, tournament and special-event schedules, weather-dependent schedules, emergency or storm-related maintenance when necessary.

Leadership expectations include leading by example, maintaining professional relationships with employees and management, promoting teamwork and accountability, ensuring assigned work is completed correctly and efficiently, providing instruction and training to groundskeeping staff, monitoring employee performance and reporting concerns to the Superintendent, ensuring all employees follow safety procedures and properly use PPE, maintaining a professional appearance and attitude while representing Norton Country Club.

Safety and compliance include ensuring grounds staff follow all applicable Norton Country Club safety policies, equipment operating procedures, PPE requirements, chemical handling procedures, and applicable federal and Massachusetts regulations, reporting all accidents, injuries, property damage, equipment damage, chemical spills, and unsafe conditions promptly to management.

Ideal candidate is a hands-on golf course professional who enjoys working outdoors and takes pride in maintaining exceptional golf course conditions. Dependable and punctual, hardworking and motivated, organized and detail-oriented, comfortable leading a team, willing to work hands-on alongside grounds staff, mechanically inclined, knowledgeable about turf and golf course maintenance, able to work independently, flexible with scheduling, committed to providing members and guests with an exceptional golf course experience.

Compensation: 50-75K based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits: 401(k), dental insurance, health insurance, life insurance, paid time off, retirement plan.