Greenskeeper

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)

About the role

• A greenkeeper is a professional who maintains golf courses and sports grounds, including tasks such as 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 operational readiness.
• Health and Safety: Following all health and safety policies, using chemicals responsibly, and working safely with machinery and chemicals.
• Environmental Practices: Maintaining courses in an environmentally sustainable and eco-friendly manner.
• Assistance with Design: Potentially helping in the design and construction of new course features such as tees and bunkers.

Required Skills and Attributes

• Qualified greenkeepers with a minimum of 3 years golf course maintenance experience; ideally on an 18-hole championship or tournament standard facility.
• Physical Fitness: Ability to lift, carry, push, pull heavy objects, stand and walk for extended periods.
• Manual Dexterity: Hand-eye coordination and ability to perform repetitive motions.
• Technical Skills: Competence in operating and maintaining various types of machinery and equipment.
• Attention to Detail: Constant focus and commitment to high-quality work.
• Work Ethic: Hard-working, self-motivated, enthusiastic, willing to perform tasks diligently and professionally.
• Teamwork: Ability to work cooperatively with other staff members.
• Flexibility: Willingness to work varying shifts, including early mornings, weekends, and potential overtime.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Other

Industries

Construction and Architecture and Planning

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