GOLF - Golf Superintendent

at  Great Blue Resorts

Great Blue Resorts owns and operates 10 private resort lakefront properties located throughout Ontario’s cottage country. These properties offer outright ownership of beautiful pre-manufactured seasonal recreational cottages. Our resorts have full facilities including community areas, swimming pools, splash pads, multi-sports courts, playgrounds and beaches.

Position Overview
The Golf Superintendent is responsible for developing a dedicated team to assist in caring for the golf course. Reporting to the General Manager, the Superintendent will be a proven leader in the industry and will have had a successful track record in the areas of turf grass management, human resources and financial management.
Skills
1. A degree in turf management or a diploma combined with equivalent experience
2. A minimum of five years of golf course maintenance experience
3. Knowledge and experience of golf course operation
4. Extensive knowledge of equipment, materials, and supplies used in golf course grounds maintenance
5. Advanced knowledge of agronomy and turf grass management
6. Possess expert knowledge of golf course watering principles and practices.
7. Possess excellent management skills including communication, financial management and people management
8. Ability to work independently
9. A thorough understanding of the game of golf
10. Knowledge of Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and Operational Health and Safety (OHS) practices
11. Must possess logical and scientific thinking to solve problems.
12. Ability to carry out and communicate to others detailed, written or verbal instructions, as well as to retrieve information from technical courses.
13. Ability to perform heavy physical labor. May be required to work in an environment that includes such activities as bending, lifting, stooping, kneeling, climbing, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling and grasping for up to 5 hours without sitting. May need to lift up to 100 lbs. occasionally and up to 50 lbs. frequently.
Certifications and Associations
1. First Aid and (CPR) certification
2. Pesticide Applicator  certification
3. Valid drivers license
4. Member of Golf Course Superintendent Association of Canada
Responsibilities/Accountabilities

Player Satisfaction

• Promote player satisfaction through quality maintenance and communications.
• Respond to internal and external customer inquiries

Safety

• Thoroughly assist in all safety training needs and procedures.
• Establishing, promoting and enforcing safety practices in accordance with local, state and federal regulations.
• Insure that personal protective equipment is worn as prescribed and required.

Administration

• Plan and coordinate all maintenance and project work on the golf course to ensure a high standard
• Plan, schedule and monitor all daily operations including insuring adequate staffing schedules for daily needs as well as coordinating vacations.
• Prepare and maintain annual budget for the maintenance and capital improvement of the golf course
• Participate in long-term planning meetings
• Keeps record for supplies, daily logs, application records, weather condition records and personnel records including verifying departmental staff timecards.
• Operate this department within all company, county, provincial and federal regulations and guidelines. Ensure all requirements are met in yearly environmental audit (IPM accreditation, record keeping).
• Perform all functions within the departmental operating budget..

Daily Operations

• Fills in to perform all functions and routine golf course maintenance activities
• Oversees the cleanliness of the golf course equipment and maintenance facility, including the entire compound.
• Oversees the cleanliness of the golf course and club grounds.
• Is capable of the proper application of pesticides and fertilizers.
• Have a strong understanding and continue to expand in turf grass culture, course conditioning, course construction and reconstruction, and up to date rules of golf, the proper use of fertilizers and pesticides as well as staying up to date on new golf course equipment, including irrigation equipment.
• Competent to perform all duties or tasks relative to the Irrigation Technician I and II positions.
• Operate satellite controllers, including with hand-helds, if applies.
• Uses Site Docs for assigning daily turf tasks and compliance.
• Expert at identifying water drought stress areas on turf grass.
• Perform basic irrigation head repairs, if necessary.
• Know golf course and club grounds irrigation systems in detail.
• Continue to locate and mandate proper leveling of valve boxed, sprinkler heads and quick couplers.
• Perform proper irrigation related pipe repairs, when required.
• Oversee fill in, compact and resetting of sod after repairs.
• Supervise and instruct Irrigation Foreman, Technicians I and II in proper irrigation methods, when applies.
• Be capable of assisting in trouble shooting wiring problems.
• Ability to visually inspect golf course conditions and report findings.

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Team

• Orientates each individual crewmember to obtain a thorough understanding of their job classification, objectives and duties
• Works with key staff members to constantly improve the golf course, club grounds, maintenance facility and compound, plus all safety programs
• Meets with General Manager and Golf Professional weekly
• Continues educational development by reading selected materials, attending local turf seminars and playing golf.
• Schedule and supervise the daily operations of the maintenance crew.
• Train, motivate and supervise the staff in a capable manner.
• Makes recommendations with personnel matters such as wages, reviews, warnings and terminations.

Communication

• Communicates in a professional manner including to subordinates, management, other staff on property, suppliers, as well as member and other guests and potential guests.

Equipment

• Competent to operate computerized irrigation control system, if applies.
• Basic knowledge of the mechanical, hydraulic and electrical components involving the ongoing pump station maintenance.
• Basic understanding Oversee proper trimming of off-shoot pump station add-ons such as added filtration, pH control, chlorine injection and fertigation systems.
• Performs tasks that are necessary to keep maintenance facility and equipment clean, organized and safe on a daily basis.
• Inspects all equipment and tools that are assigned to specific tasks and reports any deficiencies to the Equipment Head Mechanic
• Know locations of all heads, valves and quick couplers.

This job description does not state or imply that the above duties and responsibilities are the only duties associated with this position. An employee holding this position may be required to perform other, on the job-related duties as requested. Requirements may be subject to modification only to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.
Great Blue Resorts is committed to employment equity regardless of national or ethnic origin, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability. Great Blue Resorts welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process