Greenkeeper

TASKS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides lawn care to grass areas such as greens, tees, fairways, semi-rough and driving ranges by mowing, seeding, top dressing, aerating, scarifying and fertilisation

• To identify and treat turf disease

• Ensures golf course exceeds requirements for all competitions

• Ensure all equipment is used in line with Health & Safety legislation

• Maintain bunkers, when necessary, by mowing, edging and raking

• Collects driving range balls when required

• Carries out any task relating to the maintenance of a golf course

EXPECTATIONS, SERVICE and TEAMWORK

• Provides other duties when required at the Roe Park Resort

• Provides value added service to customers/golfers by doing whatever

• reasonable and possible to exceed expectations

• Communicates effectively with customers and co-workers

• Demonstrates teamwork by co-operating and assisting co-workers when needed

• Performs other duties when required to provide service and team work

• Handles difficult situations effectively

  HEALTH and SAFETY

• Ensures that all potential and real hazards are reported and reduced immediately

• Ensures that emergency procedures are practised and enforced to provide for the security and safety of guests and employees

• Maintains a high standard of personal hygiene, clean uniform, appearance,body language and conduct

• Ensures all maintenance issues are dealt with as set out in the hotel procedures

• Maintains own working area, materials and resort property clean, tidy and in good shape; report defective materials and equipment to Head Greenkeeper

• Makes sure appropriate safety wear is worn when carrying out daily duties

• Ensures that machinery and equipment are parked/stored in the correct manner

• Drives machinery in a responsible and sensible manner

• Reports any hazards or injuries to the Head Greenkeeper

• Keeps machinery storage shed locked at all times when unattended

• Works in a safe manner that does not harm or injure self or others

MISCELLANEOUS

• Maintains driving range and surrounding areas

• Attends meetings and training sessions as required by the Head Greenkeeper

• Accepts flexible work schedule necessary for uninterrupted service when required

• Keeps Head Greenkeeper fully informed of all problems or unusual matters of significance

• Ability to come to work regularly and on time, to follow directions, to take criticism, to get along with co-workers/supervisors/mangers to treat co-workers, supervisors/managers and members/guests with respect and courtesy, and to refrain from abusive, insubordinate and /or violent behaviour

• Respects hotel property and that of guests and fellow employees

• Assists other departments when required

• May be required to carry out additional duties not listed to suit the business demands.

• Continuously seeks to endeavour professionalism in own job function

• Knows:

• Hotel fire, bomb and emergency procedures

• Hotel health and safety policies and procedures