Our client, a global leading IT company, is recruiting for a Greenkeeper to join their business in Europe..
Position Title:
Greenkeeper
Position Type
1 year contract
Start Date:
ASAP
Location:
Europe - willing to work abroad
Contact:
Davor Molnar | +49 (0) 89 23 88 98 63
About the role
* A greenkeeper is a professional who maintains golf courses and sports grounds, including tasks like mowing turf, operating machinery, applying fertilizers, maintaining bunkers and landscaping, and adhering to health and safety protocols.
* Duties also involve setting flagsticks, moving tee markers, repairing equipment, and sometimes assisting with course design.
* This demanding role requires physical fitness, manual dexterity, and a strong work ethic, with work often including early mornings, weekends, and potential overtime.
Key Responsibilities
* Turf Maintenance: Mowing greens, fairways, and other areas; seeding, watering, fertilizing, and aerating turf.
* Course Upkeep: Raking bunkers, setting flagsticks, moving tee markers, and maintaining ponds and other landscaping features.
* Machinery Operation: Safely operating and maintaining hand tools, power equipment, and specialized machinery like sit-on mowers and tractors.
* Equipment Care: Performing minor repairs on equipment and maintaining its operational readiness.
* Health and Safety: Following all health and safety policies, using chemicals responsibly, and working safely with machinery and chemicals.
* Environmental Practices: Increasingly, maintaining courses in an environmentally sustainable and eco-friendly manner.
* Assistance with Design: Potentially helping in the design and construction of new course features like tees and bunkers.
Required Skills and Attributes
* Qualified greenkeepers with a minimum of 3 years golf course maintenance experience. Ideally experience gained on an 18-hole championship or tournament standard facility.
* Physical Fitness: Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull heavy objects, as well as stand and walk for extended periods.
* Manual Dexterity: Hand-eye coordination and the ability to perform repetitive motions.
* Technical Skills: Competence in operating and maintaining various types of machinery and equipment.
* Attention to Detail: Constant focus and a commitment to high-quality work.
* Work Ethic: Hard-working, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and willing to perform tasks in a diligent and professional manner.
* Teamwork: Ability to work cooperatively with other staff members.
* Flexibility: Willingness to work varying shifts, including early mornings, weekends, and potential overtime.