IRRIGATION TECHNICIAN

Salary Range: Commensurate
Department: Maintenance
Reports To: Superintendent or First Assistant Superintendent
FLSA Status: Full Time, Non-Exempt

Summary: Perform the operation, installation, maintenance and repair of manual, semi-automatic and automatic irrigation systems. Install, maintain and repair drainage system. Water trees, fairways, greens and common areas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Assist Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent with preventive maintenance of the drainage system, irrigation system, and its components
Repair irrigation system defects
Assist Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent in maintaining parts inventory and make all irrigation orders with approval
Check irrigation system daily for leaks and dry areas
Record changes in irrigation system component routing or locations on the working copy of the system as-built drawings
Provide input on checking the moisture of the course and adjustment of the irrigation clocks
Grass cutting, edging, trimming in all areas
Change cups and markers, service ball washers, cart paths, and landscape areas
Clean and maintain the rest rooms when needed
Equipment operation
Other duties assigned by Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

High school education or equivalent required. Must have knowledge of the game of golf and a minimum of six months’ experience working on irrigation systems.

Language Skills:

Must be able to read, write, and speak English.

Mathematical Skill:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret data.

Reasoning Ability:

Must have the ability to solve simple problems.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Must have valid driver’s license and the ability to drive a standard transmission.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift/move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Must be able to perform physical tasks at least 90% of each day.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Must be able to work in temperatures exceeding 90 degrees in the summer and below 20 degrees in the winter.

This job description includes, but is not limited to, the duties and responsibilities noted above. The essential functions of this job description are not exhaustive and may be supplemented.