Golf Course Maintenance Worker

About the role

The City of Farmington is seeking 8 Golf Course Maintenance Workers at the Pinion Hills Golf Course. This seasonal position offers a hiring range of $12.00 per hour, with varying days and hours worked.

Responsibilities

• Performs turf maintenance functions including operating related equipment such as tractors, riding mowers, hand mowers, weed eaters, edgers, blowers, and sand pros.
• Lifts over 50 pounds to unload and load mowers.
• Works a varied schedule, including weekends and holidays.
• Keeps clubhouse, driving range, and maintenance areas neat and orderly.
• Operates motor vehicles to assist in department business.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with employees, officials, and the public.
• Drives City vehicles such as pick-up trucks and one-ton trucks.
• Changes putting green cups, top dresses greens, and other turf areas.
• Seeds and irrigates turf areas.
• Applies fertilizer and cleans golf course facilities and restrooms.
• Buys golf carts up to the pro shop in the morning and cleans, fuels, and checks carts after each use.
• Often performs work on hands and knees.
• Operates noisy, self-propelled mowing equipment.
• Works around the public in a safe and courteous manner.

Qualifications

• Extensive background checks required.
• Valid New Mexico driver’s license with acceptable driving record for past three years or state of current residency.
• Experience in installation and repair of sprinkler systems.
• Knowledge of lawn care or turf maintenance chemicals.
• Knowledge of golf etiquette helpful.
• Ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely.
• Ability to operate noisy equipment for extended periods of time.
• Ability to understand and follow oral instructions.
• Ability to tolerate weather extremes for extended periods of time.
• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other City personnel, and the public.
• Ability to operate tools and equipment listed.

Tools and Equipment Used

• Pickup truck
• Lawn and landscaping equipment, including tractors, mowers, airifiers, chain saws, edgers, weed trimmers, electric motors, pumps, sprinklers, irrigation systems
• Miscellaneous hand and power tools for turf maintenance.

Physical Demands

• Regularly reaches with hands and arms.
• Frequently stands, walks, and uses hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls.
• Occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds and occasionally lifts and/or moves more than 100 pounds, with assistance.
• Sits, climbs, balances, stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls.
• Talks or hears.
• Uses close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.