Job Vacancy: Greenkeeper at Foxhills Collection
Are you passionate about creating and maintaining beautiful golf courses Foxhills Collection is currently seeking a dedicated and skilled Greenkeeper to join our team and contribute to the upkeep of our stunning courses at our prestigious establishment.
Position: Greenkeeper
Location: Farleigh Golf Club - Warlingham Surrey
Type:Full-time
About Us:
Located in Warlingham Surrey and close to the borders of Kent and West Sussex Farleigh Golf Club is a quality recreation destination that provides a relaxed environment for golf dining and events.
Responsibilities:
- Switching and Brushing greens
- Mowing
- Scarifying turf
- Applying top dressing pesticides fertiliser
- Divotting
- Irrigating aerating turf
- Identifying and controlling pests diseases
- Marking of hazards out of bounds GUR
- Moving Tee blocks
- Changing holes
- Maintaining course furniture
- Reporting machine failures
- Laying drains
- Seedbed preparation
- Construction and maintenance of tees greens bunkers
- Establishing and maintaining trees
- Working within the clubs environmental policy
- Maintaining a clean and tidy working envionrment including sheds surrounds machinery and equipment.
- Working within Health & safety guidelines
- Reporting dangerous situations
- Drive all terrain vehicles
- To be courteous to our members and answer any questions they may have while on the course.
- To identify and notify senior members of staff about any disease or damage.
Requirements:
- Previous experience in greenkeeping
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to multitask and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Prepared to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Must work in a way that abides to all health and safety legislation.
- Be able to follow instruction and work well both independently and as part of a team
- Flexibility to work shifts including early mornings and weekends and holidays where needed
Benefits:
- Competitive salary package
- Company pension scheme Peoples Partnership
- Enhanced Company Sick Pay Maternity and Paternity
- Opportunities for career advancement and professional development.
- Complimentary Country Club Membership giving you access to facilities such as a newly refurbished gym pools spa fitness classes and more.
- Complimentary Country Club Membership for a partner/spouse and children after one years service.
- Staff discounts on dining including 50% off in in selected restaurants when on shift hotel stays spa treatments golf access and other amenities.
- Access to our exclusive Employee Engagement platform which offers discounts and/or cash back on over 900 retailers a wellbeing centre recognition awards and much more.
- Employee assistance program with 24/7 assistance available.
- Anniversary stay a complimentary one night stay and breakfast for two at Foxhills.
- Birthday breakfast a complimentary breakfast for you and one other at one of our restaurants.
- Colleague social events including an annual staff party
Foxhills Collection is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
Foxhills Collection is committed to the safeguarding children and young people.
Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
We endeavour to respond to all applicants but anticipate a large response to this advert so should this not be possible please assume you have been unsuccessful if we have not been in touch after 2 weeks.
This position requires the candidate to prove their right to work in the UK