Irrigation Technician- Golf Course

Convenient location: close to Ruskin, Brandon, Bradenton, Parrish & Wimauma area.

Full-time position: Health Care benefits offered, sick pay, vacation and holiday pay.

Wage depends on experience.

Irrigation Technician

Objective: Manage, maintain, and enhance the irrigation system to ultimately improve golf course conditions.

Summary: Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the golf course irrigation system. Reports to the Golf Course Superintendent.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Must be able to perform routine irrigation checks using tablets, digital clocks, and satellite boxes.

• Ability to add or relocate irrigation heads, replace valves, change nozzles, and run basic irrigation piping as necessary.

• Must be proactive in locating wet and or dry spots to adjust times as necessary.

• Maintains a proper inventory of products.

• Performs preventive maintenance.

• Keeps the satellites clean and debris free.

• Repairs the irrigation system, pipes and irrigation heads as needed.

• Ability to supervise a small labor force for special projects.

• Maintains direct communication with all supervisors listed above.

• Attends applicable training seminars and classes to keep knowledge current.

• Communicates daily to the Golf Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent.

• Assists Golf Course superintendent with additional duties as necessary.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education/Experience:

• High School diploma or general education degree.

• Prefer golf course experience.

• 3 years irrigation experience.

• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to understand, interpret and follow a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to feel, handle and operate; reach with hands and arms; and see, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, bend, push, pull, reach and occasionally lift and/or move 50lbs.

Work Environment:

Outside work for extended periods of time and precautions should be taken. Ability to work in all kinds of weather. Often required to walk, stand, bend, stoop, kneel.

Additional Comments:

• Must be at least 18 years old, be able to work overtime, weekends, and holidays.

• Must be on call for emergencies after hours.

• Shift starts at approx. 6:00 am.