Equipment Technician

Schedule: 32-40/week (Full Time)

Compensation: $17.13-18.50

Job Overview: As the equipment technician you are responsible for maintaining repairing and troubleshooting all machinery. Ensuring that all machinery is safe operational and properly serviced. Also focusing on quality of cut to maintain playability of the course.

Key Responsibilities:
Equipment Maintenance & Repair: Inspects and repairs defects in gasoline diesel and electric-powered equipment. This includes mowers tractors utility vehicles aerifiers and handheld tools like blowers and trimmers.
Reel & Rotary Blade Servicing: A highly specialized task involving grinding sharpening and bench-setting reel mowers to exact heights to ensure precise mowing.
Works with head mechanic: On schedules for oil changes lubrication filter replacements and safety inspections to minimize downtime.
Shop: Maintains a clean organized work environment. This includes tracking parts inventory managing fluid levels (fuel oil).
Staff Training: Helps instruct grounds crew members on the safe operation and daily cleaning of equipment to prevent damage.
On-Course Support: Performing emergency repairs on the course and assisting with training staff on proper equipment operation
Record Keeping: Documents of all service records and inventory usage often using specialized computer software.

Qualifications Education & Experience:
Education: Most positions require a high school diploma or GED. Vocational training or certificates in turf or automotive mechanics are highly preferred.
Experience: 2 to 5 years of related mechanical experience specifically with turf or commercial equipment not required but preferred.
Must be willing to learn
Problem Solving: Ability to read and interpret service manuals blueprints and electrical/hydraulic schematics.
Independence: Often works with limited supervision and must prioritize tasks based on the daily needs of the golf course.

Physical Stamina:
The job is physically demanding requiring the ability to regularly lift up to 50100 pounds bend stoop and stand for long periods.
Working Conditions: work outdoors in various weather conditions (extreme heat cold rain and snow) and are exposed to noise fumes and hazardous chemicals like pesticides or fertilizers.

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an associate in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.

Required Experience:

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