Department: Upton County Road & Bridge -McCamey Golf Course Maintenance
Position Summary: Must be able to complete various routine grounds keeping and equipment operating tasks in the maintenance of the Upton County Golf Course and performing related general labor functions.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Maintains golf course by mowing, trimming, top dressing, treating turf, maintenance of bunkers, hole changing, hedge trimming and general maintenance.
- Operating golf course equipment, tractors, loaders, backhoes, and other large equipment.
- Mowing of greens, tees, aprons and approaches to greens, roughs, and other areas of the golf course
Additional Responsibilities:
- Performs generalized maintenance and safety checks on equipment, including, refueling; greasing; changing filters; checking and changing oil; tires; other equipment and vehicle components: and, operates various hand and power tools in the performance of routine maintenance duties.
- Performs manual tasks, including: verifying greens, vertices tees and greens, roughs, and other areas of the golf course. Preparing and planting sod and seed to greens, tee and fairways as assigned.
- Ability to perform a variety of unskilled to semi-skilled golf course maintenance duties.
- Operates equipment in fighting wildfires. Performs flood control duties, as required. Other duties as assigned within the scope of this Department.
- Generalized maintenance on Upton County properties.
Working Conditions:
- Must be able to work in cold weather, windy conditions, and hot summer days; works around noisy conditions, such as heavy equipment, air compressors and trenchers.
Education:
- Requires a High School Diploma or GED
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to get into a machine such as: a Motor grader, Dozer, Compactor, Dump Truck or Water Truck.
- Able to raise arms to grab handles; lift knees to step up on machine; and, maneuver hands to grip handles.
- Able to hear and see in front and sides.
- Able to bend knees.
- Able to maneuver hands to work controls and steer.
- Able to use proper lifting techniques.
- Must be able to exert up to 75 lbs. of force occasionally and/ or up to 50 lbs. of force frequently, and/ or 25 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.
Special Conditions:
Must possess a valid Texas Driver’s License. Additional Texas Driver’s License Classifications may be required. Other physical requirements and special considerations may apply