Scope:
Maintain established quality, cleanliness and service standards of the Agronomy Dept.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist Equipment Manager in running and maintaining the shop and equipment of the Agronomy Dept.
- Set-up, check and maintain quality-of-cut daily as per SOP’s.
- Maintain shop organization and cleanliness.
- Maintain high levels of equipment cleanliness.
- Prepare equipment for use daily.
- Diagnose and repair equipment failures.
- Inspect equipment operation on the course, adjust as needed avoiding down time if possible.
- Maintain equipment outside of Agronomy to the highest level.
- Assist in operation of equipment when needed.
- Assist with employee operator training as needed.
- Attending club safety meetings and maintaining a safe work environment.
- Fabrication and welding repairs of equipment.
- Accurately order parts as needed.
- Run shops and maintenance on equipment when the Equipment Manager is off site.
Note: Other duties as assigned by supervisor or management.
Relationships:
Internal: Agronomy Dept. for effective communication.
External: Members/Guests: To provide excellent service.
Qualifications:
Education/Experience:
- Knowledge of golf course equipment maintenance and needs
Certification and/or License Requirement:
Valid state driver’s license and clean MVR report.
Skills:
- Must possess excellent oral and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to use a variety of equipment repair tools, and the making of various types of mechanical repairs.
- Ability to diagnose mechanical troubles and determine appropriate repairs.
- Requires a working knowledge of golf facility principles, practices and methods and understanding of the rules and strategies of the game of golf.
- Must be able to commit to hours of operation and understand that hours will fluctuate due to the needs of the club equipment.
- High level of confidence.
- Ability to read, comprehend and carry out instructions as well as communicate clear instructions.
- Must possess the ability to interact with members and staff on all levels in a professional, positive, and friendly manner.
- Working knowledge of safety around members, guests and staff.
- Position requires a highly professional demeanor with members, guests and staff, adaptability, flexibility, and adherence to a strict level of confidentiality.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
- Ability to instruct new workers in proper procedures of the Agronomy department.
- Ability to set-up and maintain quality of cut as per SOP’s
- Ability to learn and operate maintenance program.
- Requires working knowledge of the general operation of gasoline, electric, and diesel-powered equipment, the proper methods of servicing golf course equipment, and the repair and adjustment of power mowing equipment.
Working Conditions:
- Flexibility is required in working longer hours during peak times.
- Flexibility is required as the needs of the club change and requirements change.
- On-call for snow removal in the winter months.
- Come in early or work late as required.
- Weekend rotation with mechanic staff through summer months.
- Required to work in a fast-paced environment.
Physical/Cognitive Activities:
- Requires the ability to walk and stand for prolonged periods of time.
- Requires ability to bend, stoop, walk, lift, and carry items up to 50 pounds.
- Requires the ability to safely operate equipment, and both mechanical and hand tools.
- Requires working in an outdoor environment with fluctuating temperatures.
- Requires working in an outdoor environment on rugged un-even terrain.
- Requires ability to visually observe the condition of surroundings
Head Mechanic
This description of physical and mental activities is not intended to describe essential job functions. Rather, its purpose is to give the job applicant a feel for the physical and mental activities of the job to the end that an applicant with a disability can determine whether he or she will be able to do this job either with or without accommodations.
Travel Requirements:
Organizational Structure:
- Reports to: Director Agronomy
- Subordinates: Assistant Mechanic
- Job title also known as: Head Mechanic
This essential job function is a general representation of the duties and responsibilities commonly found in The Club at Las Campanas Inc. for this type of position. It is to be used as a guide for accomplishing company and departmental objectives and only covers the primary functions & responsibilities of the position. It is in no way to be considered as an all encompassing list of duties.
