Greenskeeper (Fall Internship)

Job DetailsJob Location: LOS ANGELES, CA 90077Salary Range: $21.00 - $21.60 HourlyJob Summary:  Maintenance of the golf course, clubhouse grounds and roadways of a leading country club.  Ideal candidates will have a positive attitude and be responsible by nature.  A successful candidate will be expected to manage work efficiently around member activities while executing daily tasks.  Person should be organized, clean, honest, self-motivated and a disciplined team member.     Job Tasks include, but are not limited to:   • Maintains landscape beds around clubhouse and club grounds. • Rakes and blows leaves. • Prepares and lays sod. • Rakes bunkers. • Trims trees and removes cuttings. • Loads and unloads materials. • Cleans gutters, drains, and culverts. • Waters plants; cuts grass, weeds, and bushes. • Repairs and maintains driving range tees. • Cleans equipment used in practice area. • Aerifies and spikes turfgrass areas. • Helps with drainage projects. • Assists in daily course set-up: moves tee markers and changes cups • Replenishes fuel levels, inspects and cleans equipment used daily; reports equipment problems to supervisors or mechanics immediately • Utilizes loaders to remove dirt, debris and other materials • Must have ability to safely operate trucks and light motorized equipment • Mows greens, tees, collars, approaches, rough and fairways • Aerates greens • Operates turf vac, loader-backhoe, fairway and rough aerifier • Verticuts tees and greens • Spikes greens • Operates portable pumps • Performs other appropriate tasks assigned by the maintenance foreman.QualificationsLicenses and Special Requirements: *      Valid Drivers License   Working Conditions: The scope of the golf course maintenance requires constant exposure to sunshine and outside elements. Spring / Summer: Outside temperature may be up to or exceed 90 degrees.  May be exposed to inclement weather conditions including, but not limited to, rain and wind. Fall / Winter: Outside temperatures may reach 40 degrees or below.  May be exposed to inclement weather including frost, rain and wind.   Physical Requirements: Able to lift and transport materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis and up to 70 pounds on an occasional basis.  Employees are encouraged to request assistance in lifting or carrying objects that weigh more than 55 pounds. Must be able to traverse up to five miles during the course of a workday. Must be able to move about a tee, fairway, or green by stooping, bending, or squatting frequently during the course of a workday.  May require periods of prolonged sitting or standing. Requires a full range of physical motion in order to operate manual, gasoline engine, and electrically powered tools and equipment, to move throughout the golf course, including climbing hills and slopes.