Greenskeeper
1 week ago
**CFMWS - WHERE PURPOSE MEETS PASSION**
CFMWS. A job with purpose. Our 4000+ person strong organization champions a healthy, fun, creative and active lifestyle for Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans and their families. Help us deliver a variety of recreation and fitness programs, offer family support, organize charity events and make sure our members access retail, travel and banking discounts and customized financial services. At Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS), we love what we do. And we live it too.
**THE ROLE**
As a greenskeeper, you will be trained on different equipment to maintain all playing surfaces on the golf course. You will maintain greens, tee box areas, turf on fairways, sand traps and rough. You will perform basic horticultural duties such as planting and pruning trees, shrubs and flowers, creating, maintaining flowerbeds, spreading topsoil, laying sod, planting flowers and assist with the construction of a landscape and related structures.
You will also be responsible for maintaining and repairing golf course buildings, structures and accessories such as fences, benches and stakes, removing rocks from fairways and repairing and filling fairway and tee divots.
**QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED** Education, Certifications and Licenses**
High school diploma AND some years of experience in landscaping
OR
An acceptable combination of education, training, and experience will also be considered
AND
Valid Driver’s Licence (Manitoba)
**Experience**
In landscaping or grounds maintenance
In operating specialized turf care equipment
**Competencies**
Client focus, organizational knowledge, communication, innovation, teamwork and leadership
**LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS**
English Essential, Bilingual (French and English) an asset
Reading: Advanced
Writing: Functional
Oral: Advanced
**BENEFITS AVAILABLE** Health Benefits**: Employee and Family Assistance Program
**Work Life Balance**: Vacation pay.
**Retirement Planning**: Group Savings Plans.
**Learning and Development**: Free second language training.
**OTHER INFORMATION**
Be able to perform moderate lifting, carrying, pulling and/or pushing (i.e. more than 10 lbs/4.5 kg but less than 50 lbs/23kg).
This is an on-site position with an assigned work location.
**START DATE**
June 20, 2025.
**INCLUSION AND ACCOMMODATION**
Job Reference: CFMWS14619