Assistant Greens Superintendent

Under the direction of the Golf Course Superintendent, the Assistant Greens Superintendent supervises and participates in the management, maintenance, and improvement of the golf course.

Assist the golf course superintendent with planning, scheduling, and supervising golf course maintenance by:

- Directing maintenance operations during the absence of the superintendent; 
- Monitoring and communicating course conditions to the superintendent and golf shop staff; 
- Assisting with interviewing, hiring, and scheduling seasonal employees; 
- Training employees on the safe and efficient operation of equipment; 
- Delegating tasks to subordinate employees; 
- Ensuring work and tasks are accomplished according to plan and schedule; 
- Inspecting and recording inventories of fertilizers, chemicals, and other supplies as required; 
- Routinely inspecting facilities and infrastructure to ensure the presence of safe conditions; 
- Conducting soil and water sampling and testing as required; 
- Troubleshooting golf and equipment maintenance issues and suggesting remedies to management; 
- Continually monitoring and maintaining golf course marking and accessories to facilitate play; 
- Communicating equipment issues with the maintenance mechanic; 
- Recording daily irrigation programs and tasks completed; 
- Directing specific projects.

Performing equipment operation and maintenance tasks by:

- Applying fertilizers and/or chemicals using multiple methods including backpack, hand-held, walk-behind, and ground-driven equipment; 
- Mowing greens, tees, fairways, and rough; 
- Course set-up including repairing ball marks, cleaning playing surfaces, changing hole locations, and moving tee markers; 
- Maintaining hazards, including weeding, edging, cleaning, and raking sand traps; 
- Participating in cultivation and top dressing, trimming trees, landscaping; 
- Operating equipment such as pickup truck, tractor, snow blower, rototiller, multi-reeled mower, chain saw, backhoe, trencher, utility vehicles, walk-behind mowers, weed eaters, blowers, power tools associated with golf course maintenance; 
- Performing periodic preventative maintenance and service on equipment.

Participating in daily operation of irrigation system by:

- Regularly troubleshooting irrigation system and diagnosing and repairing faults as needed; 
- Determining daily water requirements and programming irrigation computer accordingly; 
- Performing spot watering operations as needed; 
- Monitoring computer, pumps, satellites, and other system components for faults and taking appropriate corrective action; 
- Installing irrigation improvements under the direction of the superintendent.

Maintain personal and golf course compliance with regulations and contribute to team effort by:

- Attending meetings and trainings as required; 
- Collecting garbage and cleaning shop area/restrooms as needed; 
- Representing the golf course at interdepartmental safety meetings and report back to superintendent / director of golf; 
- Performing other duties as assigned.