Golf Maintenance Mechanic

Job Title

Under the direction of the Golf Course Maintenance Superintendent this non-exempt position is responsible for performing tasks involving physical labor, semi-skill and skill diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining golf course equipment, including mowers, trucks, golf cars and support equipment and vehicles.

Essential Functions

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Repairs and maintains golf course equipment. Performs basic oil changes, grinds mower reels, and rebuilds engines, transmission and drive trains.
• Performs complex mechanical duties including troubleshooting equipment problems and mower adjustments.
• Maintains detailed records on all changes, repairs or modifications to equipment and related supplies and tools.
• Requests and/or places orders for parts and supplies.
• Operates and/or field tests all equipment to ensure safe and efficient operations.
• Regulates employee use of equipment.
• Diagnoses and observes mechanical devices in operation and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
• Diagnoses, services and repairs various systems and components that are found on pieces of heavy and light equipment and vehicles to maintain equipment and vehicles in safe operating condition.
• Identifies and repairs problems by performing routine to technical diagnostics including mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic, given equipment available.
• Implements and monitors a preventive maintenance program to assure cost-effective maintenance and a scheduled maintenance program, to provide maintenance by manufacturers' specifications.
• Performs preventive maintenance of light to heavy equipment including changing oil and filters, lubricating and checking fluids, belts, hoses, tires, and brake systems.
• Maintains a complete inventory system through recording all expenditures and income of each vehicle, maintenance, equipment, gasoline, repair parts, and supplies, etc.
• Monitors user departments by analysis of vehicle and equipment utilization and evaluation of equipment specifications.
• Welds, replaces parts, repairs parts, and diagnoses vehicles for minor body and fender work.
• Ensures that all safety policies and regulations are followed and adhered to by self, others, and the public.
• Maintains tools, equipment and/or shop area to ensure the availability of tools, equipment and safety within the workspace. Organizes and cleans working environment, assuring safety and orderliness.
• Performs work according to service manuals, schematics and hydraulic flow charts.
• Trains other employees in performing in mechanical repairs such as preventive maintenance including changing oil and filters, and lubricating and checking fluids, belts, hoses, tires, and brake systems.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS:

• Performs other related duties as required.

SUPERVISORY FUNCTIONS:

• None.

Minimum Qualifications

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Valid Driver's License.

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

PREFERRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; and two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

This position is not eligible for benefits.