Kankakee Country Club is excited to announce an opening for a Groundskeeper position. The Groundskeeper is a key member of the course maintenance team and is responsible for the landscaping and maintenance around the golf course.
Must possess the ability design, coordinate, and maintain landscaping on the golf course
Experience with operating greens/fairway mowers preferred
Must possess the ability to create spray programs for the golf course including greens, tees, fairways, roughs, and landscaping
Must possess the ability to operate all tools and equipment related to golf course operations
Ability to give oral and written instructions
Skilled in seeding, fertilizing, mulching, and general ground preparation for restoration and renovation
Must be dependable
Maintains clean and organized works areas on the golf course and maintenance facility
Mows greens, aprons, fairways, roughs, tees, and other areas
Waters tees, greens and fairways; operates irrigation heads in dry areas needing additional water
Repairs the irrigation system, pipes and irrigation heads as needed
Grades and prepares soil base, lays sod and seeds greens, tees and fairways
Trims and prunes hedges and shrubbery; cleans flower beds
Applies pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers to the golf course
Perform other duties assigned by supervisor or manager