Greenskeeper I

Salary: $18.30 - $27.45 Hourly
Location : Chaska Town Course, MN
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 26-00236
Department: Public Works
Division: Golf Maintenance
Opening Date: 08/14/2026
Closing Date: 9/7/2026 11:59 PM Central
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Golf Course Superintendent


Job Summary


The Greenskeeper I provides daily and seasonal maintenance for the The Loop & Chaska Town Golf Courses, including its structures, grounds, and entrance roads.

Responsibilities

1. Provides mowing and trimming of City's golf course property, including proper maintenance of bunkers and other course hazard areas.
2. Identifies course turf conditions and disease and responds accordingly, including the calibration and application of fertilizers and pesticides.
3. Assists in the maintenance and repair of course equipment and irrigation system, including sprinklers and associated parts.
4. Maintains all course structures and buildings (i.e. Clubhouse, practice facility).
5. Interacts with public, including course users and residents whose property borders on course; responds to concerns and questions regarding course maintenance.
6. Assists with supervision of seasonal and part-time crew members.
7. Occasional assistance with the Chaska Town Course.
8. Assists other departments as needed and as municipal employee maintains flexibility for on-call status.
9. Performs snow removal through use of tractors, trucks, snowplows, and snow loaders.
10. Performs all other related duties as requested or assigned.

Qualifications


Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• One or more years of greenskeeper experience desired

Other Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Class B MN Driver's License desired
• Ability to obtain Minnesota Pesticide Applicator's License
• Prior experience using light equipment and golf course motorized maintenance vehicles
• Available for seasonal overtime requirements

Equipment, Mental & Physical Demands

EQUIPMENT USED

• Mowers, trimmers, weed whips, woodchipper
• Sprinkler system
• Hand tools
• Snow removal equipment including plows, blowers, shovels

MENTAL & PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS
Mental Effort

• Significant attention to safety standards, procedures, and practices
• Meeting deadlines for daily course operation and special events
• Professional and appropriate responsiveness when interacting with the public
• Comfort working with heights and confined space

Physical Demands

• Proper and safe operation of both light and heavy equipment and tools
• Varying and some prolonged periods of riding, standing, walking, bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping, climbing, balancing, and lifting, carrying and moving objects 50+ lbs.

Working Conditions

• Outside in seasonal weather conditions, usually summer
• Golf course hazards including stray golf balls or clubs in play, uneven vehicle paths and course bunkers

City of Chaska offers a compete benefits package to full-time employees including:

• Medical Insurance (HSA and HRA options)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Medical & Dependent Care
• Long-Term Disability
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Employee, Spouse & Dependent Life Insurance
• Whole Life Insurance
• Nice Healthcare - Convenient Primary Care
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Other benefits offered:

• 11 Paid and 2 Floating Holidays per year
• Paid Personal Leave (PPL)
• Pension through PERA with Employer Match
• 457b Tax-Deferred Retirement Plan
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• Chaska Community Center: discounted Membership Rates
• Chaska Town Course & The Loop at Chaska: discounted green fees and merchandise
• Wellness Program
• Workout on Duty
• Cell Phone Allowance or City issued cell phone

01


Do you have a High School Diploma or G.E.D.?

• Yes, I have a high school diploma or G.E.D.
• No, I do not have a high school diploma or G.E.D.

02


Do you have a Minnesota Class B driver's license, or are you able to obtain one?

• Yes, I have a Minnesota Class B driver's license, or I am able to obtain one?
• No, I do not have a Minnesota Class B driver's license, nor am I able to obtain one?

03


Do you have one (1) or more years of Greenkeeper experience?

• Yes, I have one (1) or more years of Greenkeeper experience.
• No, I do not have one (1) or more years of Greenkeeper experience.

04


Do you have a MN Pesticide Applicator's License or the ability to obtain one within the first year of employment?

• Yes, I have a MN Pesticide Applicator's License or the ability to obtain one within the first year of employment.
• No, I do not have a MN Pesticide Applicator's License nor the ability to obtain one within the first year employment.

05


Do you have prior experience using light equipment and golf course motorized maintenance vehicles?

• Yes, I have prior experience using light equipment and golf course motorized maintenance vehicles.
• No, I don't have prior experience using light equipment and golf course motorized maintenance vehicles.

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