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INTRODUCTION

LeTriomphe Golf & Country Club is seeking an Agronomy Superintendent! Qualified candidates will thrive in a hospitality environment and be highly focused on providing superior service.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General Purpose:

Oversees the maintenance and construction of the golf course and ensures that turfgrass is repaired and maintained to established standards.

Essential Duties:

- Prepare and maintain the annual golf course maintenance budget and capital plans
- Plan, organize, and direct the maintenance and construction of putting greens, tees, fairways, roughs, and bunkers
- Supervise the planting and cultural practices involved in growing various turf grasses, trees, and ornamental plants
- Ensure that maintenance equipment is properly maintained
- Procure supplies and materials within budgetary limitations
- Maintain records of annual maintenance activities and costs; prepare reports
- Implement sound purchasing procedures utilizing preferred vendors when possible
- Reconcile and provide timely coding of all invoices, payroll, and other required documents
- Coordinate snow removal (depending upon facility location)
- Ensure all company policies and procedures are followed, including compliance with government regulations
- Ensure that they and all associates obtain proper training and/or licenses needed to perform job tasks safely and within city, state, and federal regulations; address all real or perceived environmental concerns directly
- Ensure proper mixing, calibration, and application of all chemical/fertilizers used on the course
- Manage department members that may include, but are not limited to: Assistant Superintendent, 2nd Assistant Superintendent, Head Mechanic, Environmental Technician, Equipment Operator, Foreman, Greenskeeper, and Irrigation Technician
- Assure that effective orientation and training are provided to each new associate; develop ongoing training programs
- Regular and reliable attendance
- Incorporate safe work practices in job performance

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience:

Associate's degree (AA) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, or three to four years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Degree preference in agronomy, horticulture, or plant/soil science.

Physical Demands:

- Regularly stands, walks, and sits
- Regularly uses hands, reaches with arms and hands, talks, or hears
- Occasionally climbs, balances, stoops, kneels, crouches, crawls, tastes, or smells
- Regularly lifts up to 50 pounds; occasionally lifts up to 100 pounds

Environment/Noise:

- Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, fumes, and/or airborne particles
- Frequently works in outdoor weather conditions
- Noise level is moderate

Certificates/Licenses:

- Valid Driver's License
- Pesticide Application License

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Job Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Preferences:

- Ability to read and speak English is required to perform the duties of the job (e.g., the associate is required to communicate with English-speaking customers or co-workers and the manuals for the equipment that the associate may use are in English)
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

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.