Greenkeeper

3 days ago


Dundee, United Kingdom Away Resorts Full time

**Greenkeeper**

**Location**: Piperdam Leisure Resort, Dundee, DD2 5LP, Nr Birkhill (What3Words: exams.firework.tadpole)

**Job Type**: 40 Hours per week; Variable seasonal contract
**Remuneration**: £12.50 per hour

**What we need, in a nutshell**
Our guests and members at Piperdam love a round of golf, and we need an greenkeeper to ensure our 9 and 18-hole courses are always in top-notch condition. If you have a passion for greenkeeping, experience maintaining golf courses, and a knack for precision and detail, we would love to hear from you.

**Who are we?**

**What you’ll be doing**

As part of the team, you’ll be working to ensure that our golf courses are maintained to the highest standards, creating an exceptional playing experience for all our guests and members. Key responsibilities include:

- Daily Course Maintenance: Preparing the course each day, including mowing greens, fairways, and tees; raking bunkers; and setting up tee markers and hole positions to ensure the course is ready for play.
- Turf Management: Carrying out aeration, scarification, top-dressing, fertilisation, and overseeding to promote healthy turf growth.
- Irrigation Management: Monitoring and maintaining the irrigation systems to ensure optimal moisture levels across the course.
- Pest and Disease Control: Identifying and treating turf diseases and pests to keep the course in pristine condition.
- Health and Safety: Conducting regular inspections of the lakes, bunkers, and life-preserving equipment to ensure compliance with safety standards.
- Landscaping and Presentation: Caring for bushes, trees, and ornamental areas, maintaining flowerbeds, and keeping all front-of-house areas litter-free to create a great first impression.
- Equipment Maintenance: Keeping machinery, tools, and ride-on equipment cleaned, checked, and well maintained to ensure they function effectively.
- Team Collaboration: Working closely with the greenkeeping team and other departments to maintain exceptional standards and improve member and guest experiences.
- Membership Engagement: Supporting the team in enhancing memberships and fostering a welcoming golfing community.

**Skills, experience and qualities you’ll need**

If you can match the skills, experience and qualities listed below, we’d love to hear from you:

- Greenkeeping expertise, including experience with course setup, turf care, and presentation standards.
- Proficiency with ride-on machinery, such as mowers, aerators, and tractors.
- A keen eye for detail and pride in presenting the course at its best.
- The ability to work independently as well as part of a team, solving problems as they arise.
- Good communication skills, with the confidence to collaborate with colleagues and other departments.

You will need a full driving licence too and it would be the icing on the cake if are good at general maintenance repairs.

**What we can offer you**
- Competitive Pension
- Discounts on Away Resorts Holidays
- On Park Discounts
- Awards and Recognition

Want to join our team? Here’s how to apply

**Our Promise to You**

Holiday Heroes come with all sorts of different super-powers, and we welcome them all
We embrace diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities. From our investors to our teams, we love that everyone comes from different backgrounds, allowing us to grow and inspire each other. We’ll never accept any form of discrimination and we’ll forever strive not just for our product to be unique but our people too. After all, wouldn’t it be boring if we were all the same? In short, we want you to bring your whole self to work

Good Luck

INDHP


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