Golf course superintendent

2 days ago

Canmore, Town of Canmore, Canada Kibbi Full-time $32,000 - $52,000 Contract

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

  • English

EDUCATION

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

EXPERIENCE

2 years to less than 3 years

ON SITE

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

  • Outdoors
  • All weather conditions

WORK SETTING

  • Golf course
  • Golf

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

  • Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
  • Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
  • Manage landscaping projects
  • Prepare proposals
  • Estimate costs
  • Survey and assess designated sites
  • Prepare contracts and tenders
  • Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
  • Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
  • Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
  • Assess the health of lawns
  • Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes
  • Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
  • Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
  • Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
  • Plant and move trees
  • Tree removal

COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE

  • MS Outlook

LANDSCAPING EXPERIENCE

  • Commercial and/or industrial construction
  • Park and recreation sites

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

  • Ability to work independently
  • Attention to detail
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

OWN TOOLS/EQUIPMENT

  • Steel-toed safety boots

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Punctuality

BENEFITS

HEALTH BENEFITS

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance