Greenskeeper

Property Description:


Franklin Canyon Golf Course, located among gently rolling hillsides, mature oaks, and majestic gum trees just north of San Francisco in Hercules, California, provides an outstanding test for golfers of all skill levels. The 6,594-yard championship course designed by legendary golf course architect Robert Muir Graves features many fun and challenging holes highlighted by two ponds, several tight doglegs, and large undulating greens that encourage precise tee shots to keep your score low and test your golf skills. Each hole at Franklin Canyon Golf Course is truly unique and refreshing. At Franklin Canyon Golf Course, we exceed our guests' expectations through our attention to detail, outstanding course and clubhouse conditions, and professional service.

Position Summary:


The Greenskeeper at Franklin Canyon Golf Course plays a critical role in maintaining the beauty, playability, and safety of the golf course. This highly hands-on position involves mowing, trimming, and caring for greens, tees, fairways, and roughs, as well as maintaining bunkers, irrigation systems, and landscaping features. Greenskeepers help prepare the course for daily play, tournaments, and special events, ensuring it meets the high standards expected by golfers. This position requires teamwork, attention to detail, and a commitment to providing excellent on-course experience for all guests.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Bring carts from cart shelter to cart staging area. Ensure that carts are clean, operating properly
• Maintain course accessibility and appearance using power and hand tools to perform duties such as mowing, weeding, edging, course setup, raking sand traps, blowing, sod installation, planting trees, shrubs and flowers.
• Maintain the appearance and functionality of each hole by changing the cups, tee markers and tee towels, emptying trash and maintaining ball washers
• Operate and maintain utility vehicles and equipment, following company safety standards and manufacturer's recommendations
• Operates tractor to till, cultivate, and grade new turf areas, to apply prescribed amounts of lime, fertilizer, insecticide, and fungicide, and to mow rough and fairway areas at designated cut, exercising care not to injure turf or shrubs.
• Operates hand or power mower to cut turf on green and tee areas.
• Connects hose and sprinkler systems at designated points on course to irrigate turf.
• Digs and rakes ground to prepare new greens, grades and cleans traps, and repairs roadbeds.
• Plants, trims, and sprays trees and shrubs.
• Follows safety regulations

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to frequently sit, stand, bend, kneel, walk and crouch
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., and to lift overhead and push/pull, move lighter objects.
• The co-worker can be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wildlife such as snakes, scorpions, spiders, bees and hornets

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in turf management, landscaping, or grounds maintenance preferred
• Ability to operate and maintain turf equipment and power tools safely
• Knowledge of basic irrigation systems and course maintenance practices is a plus
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions, including early mornings and weekends
• Physical ability to perform heavy lifting, walking, bending, and repetitive tasks
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Positive attitude and ability to work collaboratively with team members

Classification:


Non-Exempt, Part-Time, Non-Seasonal

Starting Pay:


$18-20 per hour


KemperSports Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer