Golf Course Grounds Crew

Description

Our Company

There’s no organization quite like the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation (TRMF). We’re a premiere tourism operation—and we’re a 501c(3) non-profit. We welcome hundreds of thousands of guests to an exciting, diverse lineup of entertainment, historical, and educational attractions—and we work tirelessly to connect people to Medora for positive life changing experiences. 

TRMF was established in 1986—but our story begins before that. In 1962, nationally-renowned businessman Harold Schafer took an interest in a historic old town named Medora. He loved its history, its striking location, and its potential to inspire others. So he began revitalizing the old town: he restored a historic hotel, brought the Medora Musical to town, and so much more. 

It was 1986 when the Schafer family, with Harold ready to retire from business, donated all they’d created in Medora to establish the non-profit Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation. 

In the years since, we’ve grown from a staff of a handful of folks to more than 90 full-time employees, with hundreds more seasonal workers and over 650 volunteers. We’ve awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of scholarships to our staff. The Medora Musical has earned the attention of The New York Times. And we’ve earned a reputation as the #1 tourism and hospitality provider in North Dakota. 

We are a team of people who draw inspiration from Medora. We deeply respect this place, and the people we meet here. We deliver excellence in hospitality. We work with creativity and integrity. We’re a family that values family. 

We are the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation. 

Summary/Objective

As a member of the Bully Pulpit Golf Course team, a Golf Course Grounds Crew member will have a primary day-to-day responsibility to perform landscaping tasks using power equipment and hand tools to assist in golf course turf maintenance, course setup and irrigation.

Duties/Responsibilities

Safely operate equipment and accessories as trained and assigned including, but not limited to, greens mowers, rotary mowers, tri-plex mowers, vertical mowers, line trimmers, edgers, utility vehicles, back-pack blowers, aerifiers, spikers, mechanical top dressers, sod cutters, mechanical bunker rakes, tractors, sweepers, blades, loaders, trenchers, chain saws, and miscellaneous hand tools.

Excavates and backfills ditches and trenches with hand tools and assists with watering the roughs.

Plans and cultivates lawns, turf or gardens and, based on landscaping designs, determines further work that should occur.

Cuts and trims golf course greens, fairways, trees, weeds, brush, tees, and roughs.

Applies growth enhances and disease inhibitors to greens and tees.

Grades and prepares base, lays sod, and sees greens, tees and fairways.

Prepares chemicals as needed for application by mixing according to directions.

Applies fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs or trees by spraying or spreading.

Where artificial turf is used, periodically replaces cushion pads; vacuums and disinfects turf after use.

Properly care for assigned equipment by inspecting machinery before and after each use, cleaning machinery after each use, making necessary minor adjustments to equipment and reporting machinery/equipment problems to the mechanic.

Maintain maintenance and fluid use logs (gas and oil) on assigned equipment.

Maintains the cleanliness of all golf course equipment and participates in daily setup for play.

Assists with loading and unloading materials used for the golf course.

Performs regular and seasonal maintenance on irrigation system including ay necessary winterizing procedures.

Participates in workplace safety training sessions.

Performs other related duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Requirements

Required Skills/Abilities

Attention to detail

Ability give and/or follow verbal or written instructions.

Requires the ability to safely operate trucks and motorized equipment.

Ability to operate power equipment and hand tools.

Good verbal communication skills.

Ability to analyze and solve problems.

Punctual and reliable.

Required Education and Experience

Requires the knowledge and safe operation of golf course maintenance equipment.

Previous work on a golf course preferred, but not required.

Knowledge of horticulture is preferred.

Valid driver’s license and clean driving record preferred 

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional golf course and outdoor environment. This role routinely uses standard maintenan