Mechanical Greenskeeper

Description

Position Summary

The Mechanical Greenskeeper supports the safe, efficient, and high-quality operation of the Lake Almanor Country Club golf course. This hands-on position combines golf course maintenance duties with the inspection, maintenance, and repair of turf equipment, utility vehicles, small engines, and related machinery.

The ideal candidate is mechanically skilled, dependable, safety-conscious, and willing to assist with all aspects of golf course maintenance. This position requires early-morning, weekend, and holiday availability during the golf season.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Equipment Maintenance and Repair

• Inspect,      diagnose, maintain, and repair golf course maintenance equipment,      including mowers, tractors, utility vehicles, aerators, sprayers, blowers,      chainsaws, and other small-engine equipment.
• Perform      routine preventive maintenance, including oil changes, lubrication, filter      replacement, belt adjustment, battery service, tire repair, and fluid      checks.
• Inspect      and maintain hydraulic, electrical, fuel, cooling, braking, and mechanical      systems.
• Sharpen,      grind, adjust, and maintain mower reels, bedknives, rotary blades, and      other cutting equipment.
• Maintain      accurate equipment service, repair, inspection, and parts records.
• Monitor      equipment hours and establish preventive-maintenance schedules in      coordination with the Golf Course Superintendent.
• Identify      needed parts, supplies, and repairs and obtain approval before placing      orders or arranging outside service.
• Maintain      an organized inventory of commonly used parts, fluids, tools, and      supplies.
• Keep      the maintenance shop, fuel-storage areas, tools, and workspaces clean,      secure, and compliant with applicable safety requirements.
• Remove      unsafe equipment from service and promptly notify the Golf Course      Superintendent.
• Assist      with winterization, seasonal start-up, and storage of golf course      equipment.

Golf Course Maintenance

• Operate      greens, tees, fairway, rough, and rotary mowers.
• Mow,      roll, aerate, top-dress, seed, fertilize, and water turf areas as      assigned.
• Change      cups, move tee markers, maintain bunkers, and prepare the golf course for      daily play and special events.
• Assist      with irrigation-system inspections, adjustments, maintenance,      troubleshooting, and repairs.
• Perform      landscaping duties, including trimming, pruning, planting, weed removal,      debris removal, and general grounds maintenance.
• Assist      with drainage, erosion-control, tree, cart-path, and course-improvement      projects.
• Respond      to weather-related conditions, including frost, wind, rain, snow, fallen      trees, and irrigation emergencies.
• Safely      load, transport, and operate equipment throughout the golf course and LACC      property.
• Perform      other golf course, grounds, and facility-maintenance duties as assigned.

Safety Responsibilities

• Follow      all LACC safety policies and applicable federal, state, and local      requirements.
• Operate      machinery only after receiving appropriate training and authorization.
• Use      required personal protective equipment.
• Follow      established procedures for hazardous materials, fuel, batteries, oils,      chemicals, and waste disposal.
• Immediately      report injuries, spills, equipment damage, unsafe conditions, and      workplace hazards.
• Follow      lockout/tagout and other applicable equipment-safety procedures.
• Maintain      current knowledge of equipment manuals, safety instructions, and      manufacturer recommendations.