Golf Course Maintenance Worker - Seasonal

Job Title

Golf Course Maintenance Worker

Job Description

Salary: $15.00/hr. minimum - $21.63/hr. max (Depending on qualifications)

Responsible for performing manual labor and use tools and equipment required to care for and maintain the Mesquite Municipal Golf Course. Assist in construction and maintenance of golf landscape operations. Operate, clean, and maintain golf course equipment. General supervision is provided by the Golf Course Superintendent.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

All behaviors comply with the Code of Conduct and Rules of Behavior outlined in chapter 8 of the General Government Policies and Procedures Manual.

Adheres to assigned work schedule as outlined in city and department attendance policies and procedures.

Operate a variety of landscaping and lawn equipment to care for and maintain the golf course such as edger, line trimmer, push lawnmower, utility cart, greens mowers, fairway mowers and rough mowers and other various equipment.

Operates maintenance equipment to maintain golf course landscaping, equipment includes mowers, tractors, utility vehicles, aerifiers, and various hand tools.

Mows, edges, aerates, and fertilize greens and fairways. Applies fertilizers as necessary. Documents products applied and rates of application.

Plants and maintains trees, shrubs, perennial beds, flower beds, and native plants.

Troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs irrigation system.

Landscape Construction - soil preparation, fine grading, sod/seed installation, shrubs, perennial and flower bed installation.

Responsible for trash collection and removal on course, cart paths, drainage systems, and open space.

Minimum Job Requirements

Education: Formal or informal education or training which ensures the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance.

Experience: Six months of increasingly responsible experience performing maintenance work involving the operation of park maintenance equipment.

Licenses and Certificates: Possession of a valid driver's license.

Work Schedule: 20-30 hours per week, 5:00am - 1:30pm, Monday thru Friday, including weekends and holidays.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Part Time and Seasonal Employees: Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS): All employees appointed to positions designated to work 1,000 hours or more per year must participate in TMRS. TMRS is a qualified tax-deferred retirement plan under Section 401 of the IRS. Seven (7) percent of gross earnings are deducted each payroll as a pre-tax deduction and deposited into the member account. When an employee becomes vested and retires, the City provides 2-to-1 matching contributions. Contribution to Social Security Administration is mandatory at a current rate of 6.2%.